Explictly use mt19937 random generator for boost 1.67. #2338
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This should fix #2284.
Boost 1.67 switched the default
boost::uuid::random_generator
fromboost::uuid::basic_random_generator<boost::mt19937>
toboost::uuid::random_generator_pure
which uses OS provided randomness.The new one doesn't accept a PRNG as constructor argument anymore. This PR switches back to the old behaviour explicitly.
It may actually be a good idea to switch to the new behaviour, but that would require some preprocessor checks to stay compatible with boost < 1.67. This PR doesn't change anything, it just chooses the old default explicitly.
Preprocessor checks can be added instead if that has the preference.