From 6c7ea007d01115b6727e16bb070abbcf2dbef5ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bruno Haible Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2023 16:51:02 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] doc: Mention an srandom limitation on OpenBSD. * doc/posix-functions/srandom.texi: Mention the OpenBSD limitation. --- ChangeLog | 5 +++++ doc/posix-functions/srandom.texi | 4 ++++ 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 6be74ca3c1..27c6791238 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2023-11-10 Bruno Haible + + doc: Mention an srandom limitation on OpenBSD. + * doc/posix-functions/srandom.texi: Mention the OpenBSD limitation. + 2023-11-10 Bruno Haible random tests: Add multithread-safety test. diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/srandom.texi b/doc/posix-functions/srandom.texi index 12df9161ae..395ce927a8 100644 --- a/doc/posix-functions/srandom.texi +++ b/doc/posix-functions/srandom.texi @@ -26,4 +26,8 @@ Cygwin 1.5.25. The parameter is @code{unsigned long} instead of @code{unsigned int} on some platforms: MidnightBSD 2.0. +@item +This function has no effect on some platforms: +OpenBSD 7.4. +This platform has, instead, a function @code{srandom_deterministic}. @end itemize -- 2.39.5