Re: Portable random number generator

I am collaborating on a rather large project with complicated XML
files (some objects nest ten levels deep) and corresponding data
handling challenges. I want to do proper testing of the (C++) code and
decided that the only way to go is random tests. So now I am looking
for a random number generator with the following properties:

1. Portability.
2. Random starting points.
3. Replicability on demand.

I presume this means that I would seed the RNG based on the clock, but
keep a copy of the seed that I could optionally use at the start in
case I found a problem on a previous run.

Statistical properties are of lesser importance.

I presume I am not the first person to attempt this and am hoping to
find some guidance here. Both C and C++ would be OK for the RNG, hence
the cross-post.

Thanks for any hints.