From: Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
To: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Cc: Leo <sdl.web@gmail.com>, 9103@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#9103: 23.3.50; random* from cl does not support the whole range of integers
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 09:44:28 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m2d3f7v7z7.fsf@linux-m68k.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m31uvn22an.fsf@stories.gnus.org> (Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen's message of "Sun, 11 Sep 2011 05:20:00 +0200")
Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:
> `random*' ends with
>
> (* (/ n '8388608e0) lim)
>
> if LIM isn't an integer. Anybody willing to hazard a guess why
> 8388608.0 was chosen?
Because that's the range of n.
Andreas.
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Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-07-17 4:03 bug#9103: 23.3.50; random* from cl does not support the whole range of integers Leo
2011-07-18 21:56 ` Glenn Morris
2011-07-18 21:58 ` Glenn Morris
2011-07-19 1:21 ` Leo
2011-07-19 1:28 ` Juanma Barranquero
2011-09-11 3:20 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2011-09-11 7:44 ` Andreas Schwab [this message]
2021-10-22 15:58 ` Stefan Kangas
2020-11-19 5:19 ` Stefan Kangas
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