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RE: [fltk.coredev] Improve function Fl_X11_System_Driver::newUUID() - [General Use]

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RE: Improve function Fl_X11_System_Driver::newUUID() - [General Use] "MacArthur, Ian (Leonardo, UK)" Sep 30, 2020  
 
> I'd like to improve function Fl_X11_System_Driver::newUUID()
> that generates UUIDs having it call function uuid_generate() from libuuid
> when it's found at run-time. The code falls back to the present ad hoc method
> when uuid_generate() isn't available.
>
> That's in attached uuid_generate.patch.txt 
>
> The modified code can be tested adding
>     fprintf(stderr, "UUID=%s\n", Fl_Preferences::newUUID());
> as first statement in main() of test/preferences.cxx


Haven't tried it (Windows PC day today) but "visual inspection" looks fine, and the idea is sound in principle, so I’d say yes...



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