[cfe-dev] [libcxx] random_device for Windows needs more storage

[Nico Rieck]

On 07.10.2013 23:37, Aaron Ballman wrote:
> I don't believe we should be using this function.  Technically, the
> documentation states this is available for use with the operating
> systems listed in the Requirements section, which only lists XP and
> Server 2003.  Relying on this outside of those platforms is not only
> bad form, but to boot, in order to use them, you need to dynamically
> load SystemFunction036 from AdvApi32.dll.

For newer SDKs, when targeting XP and up (_WIN32_WINNT >= 0x0501), 
ntsecapi.h defines it as a macro to SystemFunction036 so it works 
without any additional steps. And the documentation lists the minimum 
required OS version.

-Nico