Re: Glib rand() function

[Sebastian Wilhelmi <wilhelmi ira uka de>]

Hi Derek,

>         Is rand() a system-independent function?  

No.

> Should there be
> 
> gint g_rand(void);
> void g_srand(guint seed);

In glib-1.3 there are such functions.
 
>         functions?  I'm writing a new data structure that might be a
> candidate for inclusion into Glib, but I need to use rand().  Considering
> that it returns an "int", I don't think rand is architecture independent.

Bye,
Sebastian
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