On Mon, 9 Jan 2023 at 15:26, Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote: > > Dean Rasheed <dean.a.rash...@gmail.com> writes: > > So IMO all pseudorandom functions should share the same PRNG state and > > seed-setting functions. That would mean they should all be in the same > > (new) C file, so that the PRNG state can be kept private to that file. > > I agree with this in principle, but I feel no need to actually reshuffle > the code before we accept a proposal for such a function that wouldn't > logically belong in float.c. > > > I think it would also make sense to add a new "Random Functions" > > section to the docs, and move the descriptions of random(), > > random_normal() and setseed() there. > > Likewise, this'll just add confusion in the short run. A <sect1> > with only three functions in it is going to look mighty odd. >
OK, that's fair enough, while we're just adding random_normal(). BTW, "UUID Functions" only has 1 function in it :-) Regards, Dean
