Package: libmath-random-perl / 0.71-3

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libmath-random-perl 0.71-3 3.0 (quilt)

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Patch File delta Description
pod errors.patch | (download)

Random.pm | 4 2 + 2 - 0 !
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

 fix pod errors
 Remove S<> stuff completely, as parsing this confuses some
 parsers.
random seed.patch | (download)

Random.pm | 7 6 + 1 - 0 !
Random.xs | 21 21 + 0 - 0 !
2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

 update seeding algorithm
 By default, this algorithm uses localtime to seed the random number
 generator, which provides poor randomness when Perl is executed many
 times sequentially. This patch replaces that with Don Armstrong's
 proposed solution, Perl_seed. See BTS#537952 for details.