pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt (misc.c float.c)

From: Tom Lane <tgl>
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Subject: pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt (misc.c float.c)
Date: 2000-08-07 00:51:15
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Date: Sunday, August 6, 2000 @ 20:51:14
Author: tgl

Update of /home/projects/pgsql/cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt
from hub.org:/home/projects/pgsql/tmp/cvs-serv7210/src/backend/utils/adt

Modified Files:
misc.c float.c

----------------------------- Log Message -----------------------------

Clean up bogosities in use of random(3) and srandom(3) --- do not assume
that RAND_MAX applies to them, since it doesn't. Instead add a
config.h parameter MAX_RANDOM_VALUE. This is currently set at 2^31-1
but could be auto-configured if that ever proves necessary. Also fix
some outright bugs like calling srand() where srandom() is appropriate.

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