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Subject: Re: Which library is time in?
Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2000 14:00:22 GMT
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Geek86 wrote:

> I looked at the DJGPP FAQ 22.23(How to produce random numbers) and it told
> me to set the srand by using the computer clock like this:
> srand(time(NULL));

If the code is intended to be portable then it's probably better to do

    srand((unsigned)time(NULL));

to prevent warnings on some compilers.

> But when I try to compile I get the error "called object is not a function".
> I assume its because I havent included the right library (?). Which library
> should I include?

In DJGPP, it's in libc.a, which is automatically used during linking.
You should #include <time.h> to get the appropriate prototype.

But your error message is caused by having a different definition (or
declaration) of time (or perhaps of srand) elsewhere in your code.
Seek it out with grep and change it to something that doesn't conflict
with a standard function.

S.