Issue 2352: Is a default-constructed std::seed_seq intended to produce a predictable .generate()?

Title: Is a default-constructed std::seed_seq intended to produce a predictable .generate()?
Status: nad
Section: [rand.util.seedseq]
Submitter: Thomas Plum

Created on 2013-12-02.00:00:00 last changed 28 months ago

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msg12710 (view)

Date: 2022-08-24.00:00:00

[ 2022-08-24 Status changed: New → NAD. ]

Discussed in LWG telecon. The default constructor effects are clear. Implementations agree.

msg9619 (view)

Date: 2014-02-10.00:00:00

[ 2014-02-10 ]

Priority set to 2

msg6789 (view)

Date: 2013-12-02.00:00:00

With respect to class seed_seq [rand.util.seedseq], is a default-constructed std::seed_seq intended to produce a predictable .generate() sequence?

Implementations differ.

History
Date	User	Action	Args
2022-08-24 18:54:27	admin	set	messages: + msg12710
2022-08-24 18:54:27	admin	set	status: new -> nad
2018-01-22 19:10:31	admin	set	messages: + msg9619
2013-12-02 00:00:00	admin	create