> Alan Eldridge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > [...]
> > DESCRIPTION
> > These interfaces are obsoleted by random(3).
> > I wrote the random-wait patch, and it used random(3) if that was
> > available on the system.
> Yes, but if I remember correctly, your patch disabled the feature
> completely if random was missing. rand() is always available, so I
> switched to that.
> > We should not be using deprecated interfaces unless random() is not
> > available.
> rand() may have its problems with reentrance and use in multithreaded
> applications, but those are not relevant for Wget. rand() has made it
> to ISO C, it's universally available, and it's certainly not going
> anywhere.
rand() also has problems with randomness,
which may or may not be relevant for Wget.
John
