From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Glenn Morris Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#9103: 23.3.50; random* from cl does not support the whole range of integers Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:58:36 -0400 Message-ID: <0i1uxnb69f.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1311026370 9714 80.91.229.12 (18 Jul 2011 21:59:30 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:59:30 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 9103@debbugs.gnu.org To: Leo Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Jul 18 23:59:21 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 1QivqR-00058S-Hn for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 18 Jul 2011 23:59:19 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:34278 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QivqQ-0000MP-Ps for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:59:18 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:40346) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QivqC-0000MF-71 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:59:05 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QivqB-0005UD-7o for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:59:04 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:49950) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QivqB-0005U9-4X for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:59:03 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QivqA-0007Fh-Et; Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:59:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Glenn Morris Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:59:02 +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=B9103.131102632427851 (code B ref 9103); Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:59:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 9103) by debbugs.gnu.org; 18 Jul 2011 21:58:44 +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 1Qivpr-0007FA-SL for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:58:44 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([140.186.70.10]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qivpq-0007Er-4X for 9103@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:58:42 -0400 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:46902) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qivpk-0002ze-DA; Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:58:36 -0400 X-Spook: halcon Montenegro ASO CISU defense information warfare X-Ran: XL (Glenn Morris's message of "Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:56:49 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus (www.gnus.org), GNU Emacs (www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:59:02 -0400 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) 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:49425 Archived-At: Glenn Morris wrote: > Why does random* even need to exist? What can it do that plain random > cannot? ...non-integer results, it seems.