From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#9103: 23.3.50; random* from cl does not support the whole range of integers Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 05:20:00 +0200 Message-ID: References: <0i1uxnb69f.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1315711745 627 80.91.229.12 (11 Sep 2011 03:29:05 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 03:29:05 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Leo , 9103@debbugs.gnu.org To: Glenn Morris Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Sep 11 05:29:00 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1R2aj5-0006sj-Dz for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 11 Sep 2011 05:28:59 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:58127 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R2aj4-0005de-W9 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 10 Sep 2011 23:28:58 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:60145) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R2aix-0005M5-8u for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 10 Sep 2011 23:28:53 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R2aiv-0001wo-9C for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 10 Sep 2011 23:28:51 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:34115) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R2aiv-0001wk-6R for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 10 Sep 2011 23:28:49 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1R2an0-0002sA-7C; Sat, 10 Sep 2011 23:33:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 03:33:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 9103 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 9103-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B9103.131571194110977 (code B ref 9103); Sun, 11 Sep 2011 03:33:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 9103) by debbugs.gnu.org; 11 Sep 2011 03:32:21 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1R2amK-0002qt-7l for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 10 Sep 2011 23:32:21 -0400 Original-Received: from hermes.netfonds.no ([80.91.224.195]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1R2amG-0002qU-OH for 9103@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 10 Sep 2011 23:32:18 -0400 Original-Received: from cm-84.215.51.58.getinternet.no ([84.215.51.58] helo=stories.gnus.org) by hermes.netfonds.no with esmtpsa (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1R2ai5-00080V-9a; Sun, 11 Sep 2011 05:27:57 +0200 In-Reply-To: <0i1uxnb69f.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> (Glenn Morris's message of "Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:58:36 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus/5.110018 (No Gnus v0.18) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-Now-Playing: Cocteau Twins's _Echoes in a Shallow Bay_: "Melonella" X-MailScanner-ID: 1R2ai5-00080V-9a MailScanner-NULL-Check: 1316316477.36246@DBAfV6S/4cLwVOLdIppiaA X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 23:33:02 -0400 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 1) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:50837 Archived-At: Glenn Morris writes: > Glenn Morris wrote: > >> Why does random* even need to exist? What can it do that plain random >> cannot? > > ...non-integer results, it seems. `random*' ends with (* (/ n '8388608e0) lim) if LIM isn't an integer. Anybody willing to hazard a guess why 8388608.0 was chosen? And would it make sense to just replace it all with a call to `random', and then make it into a floating point if it floats? -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/