Use more portable random seed generation.

The new function md_random_seed() has replaced time() + getpid() and
similar methods.  Putting everything in mdport.c slightly reduces the
warnings and workarounds.
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John "Elwin" Edwards 2017-01-28 15:49:41 -05:00
parent c194ec3dc9
commit 62047972cc
29 changed files with 123 additions and 81 deletions

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@ -102,6 +102,7 @@
#include <limits.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <signal.h>
#include <time.h>
#define NOOP(x) (x += 0)
@ -415,16 +416,6 @@ md_getuid(void)
#endif
}
pid_t
md_getpid(void)
{
#ifdef _WIN32
return( _getpid() );
#else
return( getpid() );
#endif
}
char *
md_getusername(void)
{
@ -1612,3 +1603,16 @@ md_unlockfile(FILE *fp)
return ret;
}
unsigned int
md_random_seed(void)
{
unsigned int seed;
seed = (unsigned int) time((time_t *) NULL);
#ifdef _WIN32
seed += _getpid();
#else
seed += getpid();
#endif
return seed;
}