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@@ -771,20 +771,10 @@ you can change a number of factors in the way perl is built by adding appropriate -D directives to your ccflags variable in config.sh. -For example, you can replace the rand() and srand() functions in the -perl source by any other random number generator by a trick such as the -following (this should all be on one line): - - sh Configure -Dccflags='-Dmy_rand=random -Dmy_srand=srandom' \ - -Drandbits=31 - -or you can use the drand48 family of functions with - - sh Configure -Dccflags='-Dmy_rand=lrand48 -Dmy_srand=srand48' \ - -Drandbits=31 - -or by adding the -D flags to your ccflags at the appropriate Configure -prompt. (Read pp.c to see how this works.) +Starting from Perl 5.005_53 you no more need to replace the rand() and +srand() functions in the perl source by any other random number +generator because Configure chooses the widest one available +(drand48(), srandom(), or rand()). You should also run Configure interactively to verify that a hint file doesn't inadvertently override your ccflags setting. (Hints files |