Issue 678: Changes for [rand.req.eng]

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678. Changes for [rand.req.eng]

Section: 28.5.3.4 [rand.req.eng] Status: CD1 Submitter: Charles Karney Opened: 2007-05-15 Last modified: 2016-01-28

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Discussion:

Section 28.5.3.4 [rand.req.eng] Random number engine requirements:

This change follows naturally from the proposed change to seed_seq::randomize in 677.

In table 104 the description of X(q) contains a special treatment of the case q.size() == 0. This is undesirable for 4 reasons:

It replicates the functionality provided by X().
It leads to the possibility of a collision in the state provided by some other X(q) with q.size() > 0.
It is inconsistent with the description of the X(q) in paragraphs 28.5.4.2 [rand.eng.lcong] p5, 28.5.4.3 [rand.eng.mers] p8, and 28.5.4.4 [rand.eng.sub] p10 where there is no special treatment of q.size() == 0.
The proposed replacement for seed_seq::randomize given above allows for the case q.size() == 0.

See N2391 and N2423 for some further discussion.

Proposed resolution:

Adopt the proposed resolution in N2423.

[ Kona (2007): The LWG adopted the proposed resolution of N2423 for this issue. The LWG voted to accelerate this issue to Ready status to be voted into the WP at Kona. ]