Re: [boost] [uuid] uuid::create() is extremely slow

From: Andy (atompkins_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-06-04 12:44:17

"Gottlob Frege" <gottlobfrege_at_[hidden]> wrote in
news:97ffb310706011815p5704ca0ds9a6ceb09deeb21b6_at_[hidden]: 

> Would it make any sense for uuid::create() to just use the OS's
> function, for OSes that can create uuids?   (ie most OSes).
> 

The OS API on windows creates time-based uuids (I don't know about other
OSs, but expect the same).  The uuid::create() function creates
random-number-based uuids.  I do not want to mix these. 

In the future, I would like the uuid library to be able to create
time-based uuids.  I believe that calling OS funtions is a good solution
for that. 

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Andy.