GNU bug report logs - #9118
23.3.50; Don't seed the RNG in message-unique-id

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Packages: emacs, gnus;

Reported by: Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:43:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: wontfix

Found in version 23.3.50

Done: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #18 received at 9118 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 9118 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9118: 23.3.50; Don't seed the RNG in message-unique-id
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:24:36 +0200

Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com> writes:

> But you can arrange to seed it once when that file is loaded. No need to
> seed it every time.

Calling it once every time you send an email isn't really heavy usage of
the re-seeding.

> BTW, (random t) produces no random numbers.
>
> (loop repeat 5 collect (random t))
>
> =>
>
> (2265815277832325116 2265815277832325116 2265815277832325116
> 2265815277832325116 2265815277832325116)

Oops.  :-)  Fixed now.

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