NAME

kjb_seed_rand_with_tod - Sets seed for kjb_rand using the current time

SYNOPSIS

#include "l/l_sys_rand.h"

Example compile flags (system dependent):
  -DLINUX_X86_64 -DLINUX_X86_64_OPTERON  -DGNU_COMPILER 
   -I/home/kobus/include
   -L/home/kobus/misc/load/linux_x86_64_opteron -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
  -lKJB                               -lfftw3  -lgsl -lgslcblas -ljpeg  -lSVM -lstdc++                    -lpthread -lSLATEC -lg2c    -lacml -lacml_mv -lblas -lg2c      -lncursesw 


void kjb_seed_rand_with_tod(void);

DESCRIPTION

This routine sets the seed for kjb_rand with the current time. Normally one wants to either control the random number seed, or use use the default value of zero. If a semi-random seed is used, then reproducing the results will be very hard! However, if the program has to do something different on each invocation, then seeding with the time of day is one way to acomplish this.

NOTE

Since the user is normally exposed to the seeding options, this routine is rarely used by external modules.

DISCLAIMER

This software is not adequatedly tested. It is recomended that results are checked independantly where appropriate.

AUTHOR

Kobus Barnard

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