Re: [boost] [uuid] basic_random_generator doesn't produce a fullyrandomized uuid when sizeof(unsigned long) == 4

Subject: Re: [boost] [uuid] basic_random_generator doesn't produce a fullyrandomized uuid when sizeof(unsigned long) == 4
From: Sylvester-Bradley, Gareth (Gareth.Sylvester-Bradley_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-03-02 11:05:18

> This is definitely a mistake, since it means only about 4 billion 'til
> a collision, completely destroying the utility of random UUIDs.  Not
> to mention that shifting by >= the width isn't well-defined, which
> means there's no guarantee it even gives different UUIDs.

Right.

> Good catch.

Simplest patch could be just:

370a370
>                 i=0;

Best regards,
Gareth

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