On Thu, 3 Mar 2011 10:14:49 -0800 "Dick Bridges" <Dick.Bridges@wdc.com> wrote:
This is not a review, simply a question with regard to the default_random_generator constructor.
If I'm reading random.hpp correctly, there is no way for a user to provide the seed value - a useful feature for folks like myself that use PRNGs to model stochastic processes. We frequently need to repeat a particular sequence of 'random numbers'. Any chance the seed could be passed as a parameter defaulted to the existing hard coded time/clock?
You're reading it correctly, but those classes are only part of the story -- read on.
As long as I'm asking, perhaps the ability to provide a special-purpose generator of our own design?
You already can. :-) The random.hpp classes are there only for convenience. In all of the few functions that use a random generator, you can substitute any Boost.Random generator class, or any other class that has a similar interface. If you've got specialized random-number-generating hardware, the code will happily work with it, with nothing extra but a simple interface class.
I'd also like to express my appreciation for the effort you've obviously expended on this project.
Thank you.
And thank you as well, the appreciation is greatly appreciated. -- Chad Nelson Oak Circle Software, Inc. * * *