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    Add the init_by_array functionality from the reference implementation of · 80591652
    Jiri (George) Lebl authored
    Fri Dec 19 11:49:21 2003  George Lebl <jirka@5z.com>
    
            * glib/grand.c
              glib/grand.h (g_rand_new) (g_rand_new_with_seed)
              (g_rand_new_with_seed_array) (g_rand_set_seed_array):  Add
              the init_by_array functionality from the reference implementation
              of the mersenne twister (mt19937ar.c) and change the naming
              to fit with the rest of the grand API.  New functions are
              g_rand_new_with_seed_array, g_rand_set_seed_array.  This is only
              reliable/tested for the 2.2 version of the seeding as that's what
              the reference implementation uses.  Also modify g_rand_new to
              get 4 longs from /dev/urandom since that will always be available
              anyway and we get more entropy and if /dev/urandom is unavailable
              use also 4 longs for seeding using secs, usecs, getpid and getppid.
              For version 2.0 use only a simple seed again but be more careful
              about seeding with secs/usecs in this case.
    
            * glib/grand.c
              glib/grand.h (g_rand_copy):  Add g_rand_copy function to copy the
              current state of the random number generator.
    
            * glib/grand.c (g_rand_new):  Add testing for EINTR when reading
              from /dev/urandom
    
            * tests/rand-test.c: add testing of the array seeding stuff against
              the reference implementation, plus add statistical sanity check
              to see that the values outputted are truly kind of random.  And
              check that g_rand_copy truly copies the state by checking a few
              terms.
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