[Mentalunix-developers] dev stuff + random number gen in C

[Jason A M. <jm...@in...>]

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I agree.  It's time to get going on this.  C, C++, Objective-C, whatever... I
can do 'em all.  Let's just get going.  :)

As far as random numbers in C, here's a quick sample of how you use the system
clock to generate a random seed:

/* Generate a random number and print it to the screen */

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <time.h>

int number;

void main(void)
{
   /* Use the time to seed the random number generator */
   srand((unsigned) time(NULL));

   /* Assign a random number using that seed to the 'number' variable */
   number = rand();

   /* Print the random number */
   printf("\nThe random number generated is %d.", number);
}

Pretty simple really.  The time function is really the best way to generate a
truly random number.

So anyway, just let me know what you guys want me to start working on and I'll
begin coding.

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Jason A Miller <jm...@in...>
Owner, in2linux.com
http://www.in2linux.com/
+1 (307) 637-0451

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