Merge branch 'bjorn/deprecate-random/OTP-12502'

* bjorn/deprecate-random/OTP-12502:
  Deprecate the 'random' module
  Eliminate mentions of 'random' in documentation
  mnesia tests: Replace 'random' with 'rand'
  percept tests: Replace 'random' with 'rand'
  system tests: Replace 'random' with 'rand'
  common_test tests: Replace 'random' with 'rand'
  gs: Remove the contribs directory
  wx: Replace 'random' with 'rand'
  stdlib tests: Replace 'random' with 'rand'
  kernel test: Replace 'random' with 'rand'
  debugger tests: Replace 'random' with 'rand'
  compiler tests: Replace 'random' with 'rand'
  Emulator test suite: Replace use of 'random' with 'rand'
  Use 'rand' instead of the obsolete 'random' module
  compile: Eliminate use of the obsolete 'random' module

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/lib/syntax_tools/src/erl_syntax_lib.erl b/lib/syntax_tools/src/erl_syntax_lib.erl
index 5b5b18d15b..58c4cc5244 100644
--- a/lib/syntax_tools/src/erl_syntax_lib.erl
+++ b/lib/syntax_tools/src/erl_syntax_lib.erl
@@ -359,9 +359,9 @@ new_variable_name(S) ->
 %% within a reasonably small range relative to the number of elements in
 %% the set.
 %%
-%% This function uses the module `random' to generate new
+%% This function uses the module `rand' to generate new
 %% keys. The seed it uses may be initialized by calling
-%% `random:seed/0' or `random:seed/3' before this
+%% `rand:seed/1' or `rand:seed/2' before this
 %% function is first called.
 %%
 %% @see new_variable_name/1
@@ -404,7 +404,13 @@ start_range(S) ->
 %% order, but (pseudo-)randomly distributed over the range.
 
 generate(_Key, Range) ->
-    random:uniform(Range).    % works well
+    _ = case rand:export_seed() of
+	    undefined ->
+		rand:seed(exsplus, {753,8,73});
+	    _ ->
+		ok
+	end,
+    rand:uniform(Range).			% works well
 
 
 %% =====================================================================