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From: Tom Lane <[email protected]>
To: Carl Sopchak <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: What seed does random() use if setseed() is not called first?
Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2022 18:06:01 -0400
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Carl Sopchak <[email protected]> writes:
>     <p>Thank you for the quick reply!  But I wouldn't have bothered you
>       if the documentation stated something to the effect of "While it's
>       platform-dependent, if setseed() is not called, the random number
>       generator is generally seeded by whatever method the operating
>       system provides as a source of randomness, such as /dev/urandom on
>       Linux/Unix, or &lt;???&gt; on Windows."</p>

Hmm, I thought this already was documented, but it looks like not.
I'll see what I can do.

			regards, tom lane

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