[help-GIFT] Seeding of random number generator in GIFT

[David Squire]

Hi all,

It has been on my mind for some time to point out that the random number
generator is not seeded (with something like PID) each time that the GIFT
server is started. This means that I get the same sequence of "random"
images every time the server is restarted.

Whilst this is actually quite handy when doing development and debugging,
it is not desirable in a "public release" version. Might I suggest that an
appropriate line be added for this, and that a command line option be added
so that it could be disabled if desired when testing?

Cheers,

David


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