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

2 files changed, 11 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/lib/test_server/src/test_server_ctrl.erl b/lib/test_server/src/test_server_ctrl.erl
index 8a46996bc3..cd08a25bd8 100644
--- a/lib/test_server/src/test_server_ctrl.erl
+++ b/lib/test_server/src/test_server_ctrl.erl
@@ -3163,11 +3163,17 @@ delete_prop([], Props) ->
 %% Shuffles the order of Cases.
 
 shuffle_cases(Ref, Cases, undefined) ->
-    shuffle_cases(Ref, Cases, ?now);
+    shuffle_cases(Ref, Cases, rand:seed_s(exsplus));
 
-shuffle_cases(Ref, [{conf,Ref,_,_}=Start | Cases], Seed) ->
+shuffle_cases(Ref, [{conf,Ref,_,_}=Start | Cases], Seed0) ->
     {N,CasesToShuffle,Rest} = cases_to_shuffle(Ref, Cases),
-    ShuffledCases = random_order(N, random:uniform_s(N, Seed), CasesToShuffle, []),
+    Seed = case Seed0 of
+	       {X,Y,Z} when is_integer(X+Y+Z) ->
+		   rand:seed(exsplus, Seed0);
+	       _ ->
+		   Seed0
+	   end,
+    ShuffledCases = random_order(N, rand:uniform_s(N, Seed), CasesToShuffle, []),
     [Start|ShuffledCases] ++ Rest.
 
 cases_to_shuffle(Ref, Cases) ->
@@ -3201,7 +3207,7 @@ random_order(1, {_Pos,Seed}, [{_Ix,CaseOrGroup}], Shuffled) ->
     Shuffled++CaseOrGroup;
 random_order(N, {Pos,NewSeed}, IxCases, Shuffled) ->
     {First,[{_Ix,CaseOrGroup}|Rest]} = lists:split(Pos-1, IxCases),
-    random_order(N-1, random:uniform_s(N-1, NewSeed),
+    random_order(N-1, rand:uniform_s(N-1, NewSeed),
 		 First++Rest, Shuffled++CaseOrGroup).
 
 
diff --git a/lib/test_server/src/test_server_node.erl b/lib/test_server/src/test_server_node.erl
index 4e6839fc6b..3419f3f5d0 100644
--- a/lib/test_server/src/test_server_node.erl
+++ b/lib/test_server/src/test_server_node.erl
@@ -619,8 +619,7 @@ do_quote_progname([Prog,Arg|Args]) ->
     end.
 
 random_element(L) ->
-    random:seed(os:timestamp()),
-    lists:nth(random:uniform(length(L)), L).
+    lists:nth(rand:uniform(length(L)), L).
 
 find_release(latest) ->
     "/usr/local/otp/releases/latest/bin/erl";