GNU bug report logs - #13768
--without-posix code uses scm_getpid() in libguile-2.0.2

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Package: guile;

Reported by: Jan Schukat <shookie <at> email.de>

Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 23:42:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Mark H Weaver <mhw <at> netris.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #10 received at 13768-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Andy Wingo <wingo <at> pobox.com>
To: Jan Schukat <shookie <at> email.de>
Cc: 13768-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#13768: --without-posix code uses scm_getpid() in
	libguile-2.0.2
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2013 20:21:54 +0100

On Wed 20 Feb 2013 00:38, Jan Schukat <shookie <at> email.de> 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.

Andy
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