Re: [Review] UUID library (mini-)review starts today, November 23rd

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> From: boost-bounces <at> lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-bounces <at> lists.boost.org]
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> Behalf Of Manuel Fiorelli
> Sent: 29 November 2008 20:38
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> Subject: Re: [boost] [Review] UUID library (mini-)review starts today,
November 23rd
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> Having seen all these issues, I consider that the platform specific
> generator could be deferred until one discovers how to construct them
> correctly.
> 
> Isn't there some one, who knows how to get the MAC address?

There is plenty of info, it sounds as though getting a MAC address may be
iffy, and not portable.

So would it not still be useful to provide an implementation that only goes
as far as expecting a MAC address as a parameter?

Leaving the user to provide the MAC address.

That doesn't preclude later adding an overloaded function which does it
'automatically' - if that is ever possible/desirable.

Paul

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