On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 11:19 PM, Paulo van Breugel wrote: > On 22-07-14 22:58, Glynn Clements wrote: >> And when issue of usability doesn't even get considered until a few >> years later when the user (or a colleague) gets an email suggesting >> the results can't be be reproduced ...? >> >> I'm inclined to add both an option (to specify a seed, replacing the >> environment variable) and a flag (to seed from the system clock or >> whatever), and having the PRNG generate a fatal error if neither of >> those are used. >> >> That way, neither of the likely problems can arise by oversight. >> > > I guess there is a lot to say for both approaches, which is why I think the > suggestion of Markus is a very good one! +1 from me
It is indeed Glynn's suggestion (which I like, too). Markus _______________________________________________ grass-dev mailing list grass-dev@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-dev