Do all C++ STLs produce the same random numbers (for the same seed)?
Does this hold for all platforms?
Is this specified somewhere?
Do all C++ STLs produce the same random numbers (for the same seed)? Does
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Do all C++ STLs produce the same random numbers (for the same seed)?
Does this hold for all platforms?
Is this specified somewhere?
No, the standard does not require a specific implementation. Also, the only standard way to get random numbers are
randandsrand, and they are not part of what originally was the STL, but rather functions taken over from C.