Subject: bug#13768: closed (Re: bug#13768: --without-posix code uses scm_getpid() in libguile-2.0.2)

From: [email-masked] (GNU bug Tracking System)
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2013 19:24:02 +0000

Your bug report

#13768: --without-posix code uses scm_getpid() in libguile-2.0.2

which was filed against the guile package, has been closed.

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Subject: Re: bug#13768: --without-posix code uses scm_getpid() in libguile-2.0.2
From: Andy Wingo <[email-masked]>
To: Jan Schukat <[email-masked]>
Cc: [email-masked]
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2013 20:21:54 +0100
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On Wed 20 Feb 2013 00:38, Jan Schukat <[email-masked]> writes:

> What happens is, in random.c in random_state_of_last_resort on line 668
> scm_getpid is used to seed the random generator. So either a
> preprocessor switch or a hand constructed scm like in scm_getpid
> (scm_from_ulong(getpid())) should be used there.

Fixed, thanks for the report.

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Subject: --without-posix code uses scm_getpid() in libguile-2.0.2
From: Jan Schukat <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:38:15 +0100
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I'm experimenting a little with statically linking a minimal build of 
libguile. So while no one really would want to build it it with 
--without-posix (except when you want the same functionality on all 
platforms including windows in your program), and this is a low priority 
bug and I can easily fix it myself for my purposes, it is still a bug.

What happens is, in random.c in random_state_of_last_resort on line 668 
scm_getpid is used to seed the random generator. So either a 
preprocessor switch or a hand constructed scm like in scm_getpid 
(scm_from_ulong(getpid())) should be used there.

Regards