From f1591529fb2a00f8d3539621b115f8856950b8f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tony Cook Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 11:51:45 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] perldelta for e7ab04ce5 --- pod/perldelta.pod | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod index cf52946..5171d97 100644 --- a/pod/perldelta.pod +++ b/pod/perldelta.pod @@ -27,6 +27,18 @@ here, but most should go in the L section. [ List each enhancement as a =head2 entry ] +=head2 rand() now uses a consistent random number generator + +Previously perl would use a platform specific random number generator, +varying between the libc C, C or C. + +This meant that the quality of perl's random numbers would vary from +platform to platform, from the 15 bits of C on Win32 to +48-bits on POSIX platforms such as Linux with C. + +Perl now uses its own internal C implementation on all +platforms. [perl #115928] + =head1 Security XXX Any security-related notices go here. In particular, any security -- 2.7.4