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proc systemRandomInteger {{device "/dev/ |
proc systemRandomInteger {{device "/dev/random"}} { |
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set f [open $device "rb"] |
set f [open $device "rb"] |
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binary scan [read $f 4] "I" x |
binary scan [read $f 4] "I" x |
Revision as of 16:39, 11 January 2011
Random number generator (device) is a draft programming task. It is not yet considered ready to be promoted as a complete task, for reasons that should be found in its talk page.
If your system has a means to generate random numbers involving not only a software algorithm (like the /dev/random devices in Unix), show how to obtain a random 32-bit number from that mechanism.
PicoLisp
<lang PicoLisp>: (in "/dev/urandom" (rd 4)) -> 2917110327</lang>
PureBasic
PureBasic has the source for the random data is the "/dev/urandom" device on Linux or Mac OSX and the "Microsoft Cryptography API" on Windows. <lang PureBasic>If OpenCryptRandom()
MyRandom = CryptRandom(#MAXLONG) CloseCryptRandom()
EndIf</lang>
Tcl
<lang tcl>package require Tcl 8.5
- Allow override of device name
proc systemRandomInteger Template:Device "/dev/random" {
set f [open $device "rb"] binary scan [read $f 4] "I" x close $f return $x
}</lang> Usage: <lang tcl>% puts [systemRandomInteger] 636131349</lang>