Hi;
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> Da: Rob Weir
>>
>> 4) Replace rtl::math::random with the random nuber generator in APR. We
>> have a random number generator in SAL that we use for bookmarks in
>> documents and to seed the PRNG. APR has a crypto grade number generator
>> that could be used instead. This would add a SAL dependency on APR, but
>> it's likely that APR has functionality that would be interesting for the SAL module.
>>
>
> Is there an opportunity to also get functions for distributions other
> than uniform? A randomnormal(mean, stdev) function would be quite
> useful.
>
You can do that with the boost PRNG but it's somewhat broken and I won't
recommend it. The is more like a random device .. it's a real random number
generator that attempts to be naturally unpredictable.
>> 5) We use hypot a lot (look it up in opengrok), perhaps we should add an
>> implementation in SAL.
>>
>> Pedro.
>>
>> ps. If someone wants to open bugzilla issues for any of these, please
>> don't include me, I specifically don't have time for any of it.
>>
>
> I'd still recommend entering these ideas into Bugzilla, classified as
> a "task" and setting an appropriate "difficulty" level.
Feel free to do that but I don't want to have to remove myself from
any notifications because I don't want them at all. Please do NOT
include me.
If the tasks get forgotten, so be it, maybe they are not that useful
at all.
Pedro.
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