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Item10779: Core should not call `srand()` to seed `rand()`

Priority: Normal
Current State: Closed
Released In: 1.1.4
Target Release: patch

Applies To: Engine
Component: FoswikiUsers
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Reported By: GeorgeClark
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Last Change By: GeorgeClark

Perl versions prior to 5.4 required srand() be called to seed the random number generator. Recent perl including those support by Foswiki automatically call srand() internally to seed the random generator algorithm using /dev/urandom or some other system source of randomness. It is recommended that srand() no longer be called.

-- GeorgeClark - 22 May 2011

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Summary	Core should not call `srand()` to seed `rand()`
ReportedBy	GeorgeClark
Codebase	1.1.3, trunk
SVN Range
AppliesTo	Engine
Component	FoswikiUsers
Priority	Normal
CurrentState	Closed
WaitingFor
Checkins	distro:ac601b374190 distro:90bfa775d2cd distro:4e41d403b6a0
TargetRelease	patch
ReleasedIn	1.1.4