openbsd/src/lib/libc/stdlib/rand48.3, branch OPENBSD_7_9_BASEA mirror of https://github.com/libressl/openbsd.git
https://git.lua4.win/openbsd/atom?h=OPENBSD_7_9_BASE2025-06-13T18:34:00+00:00The mdoc(7) .Ft macro does not need quoting of its arguments, but about2025-06-13T18:34:00+00:00schwarze2025-06-13T18:34:00+00:00urn:sha1:d939c0f8976619330bcf368e12700a6ab1d14f99
10% of our manual pages using this macro employed useless quoting anyway.
Remove these quotes such that they do not incite fear, uncertainty,
and doubt in developers who happen to look at these pages.
jmc@ and tb@ agree with the direction.
drand48(3) returns values in [0.0, 1.0).2019-12-20T19:16:40+00:00tb2019-12-20T19:16:40+00:00urn:sha1:b2116ee7f867c3373e14c82f727d8d0021f69af5
From j@bitminer.ca with input from Andras Farkas, deraadt, joerg@netbsd
"fix however you feel best!" jmc
update NAME section to include all documented functions,2015-11-10T23:48:18+00:00jmc2015-11-10T23:48:18+00:00urn:sha1:8e64eed6d0727411f81f4ee68efcf0b0269ad2dd
or otherwise change Dt to reflect the name of an existing function;
feedback/ok schwarze
missing commas at the end of .Nm lines in the NAME section2015-09-10T13:44:19+00:00schwarze2015-09-10T13:44:19+00:00urn:sha1:9bd5156d5ac5b7fee521640d1cc0b65c5a54bda1Xr and Ox fixes;2014-12-09T21:55:39+00:00jmc2014-12-09T21:55:39+00:00urn:sha1:7b4389f21ce09e7d34ad8e9cedcf015c105d2bb1Change rand(), random(), drand48(), lrand48(), mrand48(), and srand48()2014-12-08T21:45:20+00:00deraadt2014-12-08T21:45:20+00:00urn:sha1:9736a7f2a9e739ee9fc431040def5680fbb8794a
to returning strong random by default, source from arc4random(3).
Parameters to the seeding functions are ignored, and the subsystems remain
in strong random mode. If you wish the standardized deterministic mode,
call srand_deterministic(), srandom_determistic(), srand48_deterministic(),
seed48_deterministic() or lcong48_deterministic() instead.
The re-entrant functions rand_r(), erand48(), nrand48(), jrand48() are
unaffected by this change and remain in deterministic mode (for now).
Verified as a good roadmap forward by auditing 8800 pieces of software.
Roughly 60 pieces of software will need adaptation to request the
deterministic mode.
Violates POSIX and C89, which violate best practice in this century.
ok guenther tedu millert
Warn people to use arc4random() in DESCRIPTION so they see it using2014-11-25T17:26:34+00:00millert2014-11-25T17:26:34+00:00urn:sha1:3fce341792eff20ef1312c370a194ff4da3e67ca
the same text from random.3.
obvious cases of missing .An;2014-09-08T01:27:54+00:00schwarze2014-09-08T01:27:54+00:00urn:sha1:048f1f25d005e2ac8c447305d3b4be5dd6f7d168
found with the new mandoc(1) MANDOCERR_AN_MISSING warning;
no text changes
Ouch... recommend arc4random, not random.2014-01-21T23:25:03+00:00deraadt2014-01-21T23:25:03+00:00urn:sha1:7d65e8fd4a57dbcd77c42bbff8ee7ed5ce9732e5
spotted by tedu
Use the fancy .In macro for includes. From Jan Klemkow. ok jmc schwarze2013-06-05T03:39:23+00:00tedu2013-06-05T03:39:23+00:00urn:sha1:2b7c3ac1a78656e1ad7e45f24ecbff6f63f289e4