Is there a UNIX SVR2 random/srandom equivalent?

[Edward C. Bennett]

In article <2399 at sun.uucp>, guy at sun.uucp (Guy Harris) writes:
> > > Does anyone know what I should use in place of random and srandom?
> > 
> > Lesson # 3.  Using the manual:
> 
> Using the System V manual isn't sufficient; you need the 4.2BSD manual to
> tell you what "random" does in the first place.  The guy may not have a
> 4.2BSD manual, in which case telling him to "use the manual" doesn't help
> much.
> 

	In particular, while BSD and sysV RNGs both return ints, you
must pay attention to what an int is. On a local VAX 11/750 an int is 4
bytes. On our 3B20S an int is 2 bytes.
	Usually this won't make any difference, but every now and then
you'll probably find a program where it does.

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Edward C. Bennett

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