Re: [boost] [uuid] uuid::create() function

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-06-06 10:33:58

Jos Hickson wrote:
> On 05/06/07, Peter Dimov <pdimov_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> [snip] ... and if Engine
>> is a template parameter, we probably need to support engines that
>> only take a 32 bit seed anyway.
> 
> Isn't it the case that the maximum seed size is related (equal?) to
> the difference between the max and min values produced by a particular
> engine and also that all the engines in Boost Random provide the
> iterator version of seed?

The seed for mt19937 is 624 words.