README for Random-TelNo

This program creates a randomly generated Ofcom drama number

What is an Ofcom drama number?

Ofcom have a list of numbers which, for the forseeable future, will not be allocated to communication providers. What this means is that if you dial one of the drama numbers, you definitely will not be connected. The numbers are designed to give TV, and Radio shows real-looking numbers that cannot be dialed. They can, however, also be used for other purposes such as placeholder data that you don’t want people to be able to use, but you still need them to be a valid UK number.

Usage

The program includes a script random-phone-number which will generate a random phone number. Simply invoke this on the terminal.

Build Dependencies

• autoconf
• automake
• pkg-config
• texinfo
• guile-hall

Dependencies

• GNU Guile

Build Instructions

Build Instructions

This project uses Guile Hall. In order to build it, you must use the normal autoconf commands

autoreconf -vfi
./configure
make
sudo make install

There is also a guix.scm file for you so you can install the program via Guix if that’s something you’re interested in.

Issues & Bugs

If you encounter any bugs while using the progam, please just create an issue on GitHub.