Re: [boost] [guid] - vversion 1, 4 and in one class?

From: Oliver.Kowalke_at_[hidden]
Date: 2007-02-26 01:17:40

Hello Andy,

> I am not very happy with the create_v1() function in 
> guid_v3.zip.  Really it just pretends to implement the 
> specification correctly.
Because MAC-address of the  nic isn't used?

> Thus I removed it.  guid_v5.zip has 
> create_v4 (random number based) and create_v5 (name
> based) implemented correctly.
> Both create_v4() and create_v5() can be obtained from static 
> functions,
> guid::create() - random number based (v4), and 
> guid::create(guid const&, 
> char const&, int) - name based (v5).

How is your implementation of uuid v4 unique in space (guids genereated
on several computers at the same time) and time?

Regards, Oliver