Re: Shock: rand function is not uniform!

On Mon 18 Feb, James Taylor wrote:
> On Fri 15 Feb, James Taylor wrote:
> > 
> > The rand() function as implemented in RISC OS Perl 1.13 for
> > the RiscPC is *not* uniform as it should be.
> 
> Err... It's been awfully quiet since I posted that.

Been busy

> Is there anybody there?

Yes

> Does anybody care?

Yes.  The rand function in the current riscos perl is based on the C
function"rand", which is well known to be less the ideal.  if/when we move
riscos perl to the more recent version which uses the C fucntion rand48 which
is more random.

> 
> > ...my own random number generator in Perl...
> > If anyone's interested, I can post it.
> 
> I take it the answer is no then?  :-(

Go ahead post it.

Richard

> 

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