NAME

       PGASetRandomSeed - set a seed for the random number generator.

DESCRIPTION

       The   default  is  to  use  a  random  seed.   Specifying  a  seed  exlicitly  allows  for
       reproducibility of runs.

INPUT PARAMETERS

       ctx    - context variable
       seed   - seed  for the random number generator

OUTPUT PARAMETERS

       none

SYNOPSIS

       #include "pgapack.h"
       void  PGASetRandomSeed(ctx, seed)
       PGAContext *ctx
       int seed

LOCATION

       random.c

EXAMPLE

       Example:
       PGAContext *ctx;
       :
       PGASetRandomSeed(ctx,1);

                                             05/01/95                         PGASetRandomSeed(5)