[mlpack-svn] [MLPACK] #182: Random number generators always use the same seed

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#182: Random number generators always use the same seed
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  Reporter:  march                           |        Owner:              
      Type:  enhancement                     |       Status:  closed      
  Priority:  minor                           |    Milestone:  mlpack 1.0.1
 Component:  mlpack                          |   Resolution:  fixed       
  Keywords:  random number boost srand seed  |     Blocking:              
Blocked By:                                  |  
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Changes (by rcurtin):

  * keywords:  => random number boost srand seed
  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  => fixed
  * milestone:  => mlpack 1.0.1


Comment:

 r11143 adds `mlpack::math::RandomSeed(const size_t)` which can be used to
 set the random seed.  The final thing to be done, then, is to add a --seed
 option to each program which uses randomnity.  I've not added a call to
 `RandomSeed()` to the `CLI` constructor and I think it's better that way.
 All the necessary programs (GMM, HMM, K-Means, RADICAL) now have that
 option.  As far as I know, our code is compatible across all relatively
 recent versions of Boost.Random (I went as far back as 1.39.0 and as far
 forward as 1.48.0).

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