Switch PRNG from BSD random() to Mersenne Twister
random() may yield different pseudo-random number sequences for the
same seed on another system. For instance, at least some versions of
MinGW provide a random() in -liberty that differs from traditional BSD
(see commit c8231b12
). Rather inconvenient for regression testing.
MT19937 Mersenne Twister is a proven, high-quality PRNG. Actual code
is reference code provided by the inventors[*]. Quick tests show
performance comparable to random().
Like random(), MT is not cryptographically secure: observing enough of
its output permits guessing its state, and thus its future output. I
don't think players can do that.
Drop the copy of BSD random() we added for Windows.
Like the previous commit, this changes the server's die rolls, and
makes fairland create a different random map for the same seed. Update
expected smoke test results accordingly.
[*] mt19937ar.sep.tgz downloaded from
http://www.math.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~m-mat/MT/MT2002/emt19937ar.html
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. "$srcdir"/tests/test-common.sh
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# Currently expected to work only with a random() that behaves exactly
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# like the one on my development system.
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#
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if [ "`uname -s`" != "Linux" ] # lame approx. of "random() behaves like mine"
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create_sandbox
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