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Article #2461Re: Battleship source for Unix w/curses
From: Tainter
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1986 17:41
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1986 17:41
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> That'll still have the same problem. getpid() will return the same pid
> each time the same user runs it, thus you would get the same seed for
> rand each time. Try srand(time()); instead.
> David C. Kovar
> USNET: {ihnp4|linus|decvax|cornell|astrovax}!dartvax!davidk%amber
> ARPA: davidk%amber%dartmouth@csnet-relay
> CSNET: davidk%amber@dartmouth
It will?! Really? Hay guys did you all know that UNIX always gives the same
process id to a program/user pair? Gosh, amazing.
Seriously, IGNORE KOVAR'S ADVICE!! He was obviously thinking of getuid().
--j.a.tainter
(Share and enjoy)/2 = Go stick your head in a pig.
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