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From: Matt Dillon <dillon@earth.backplane.com>
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To: "Andrey A. Chernov" <ache@nagual.pp.ru>
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Subject: Re: rand.c patch for review (was: Re: cvs commit: ports/astro/xglobe/files patch-random)
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:Bad news: we can't implement r_rand() via random() algorithm because
:r_rand() keeps its state in extenal unsigned variable (not in big table
:needed for random()). So, I suggest again to use my patch since it _is_
:r_rand() compatible.
:
:--=20
:Andrey A. Chernov

    Ach, your right.  The best we can hope for with rand() is to have
    it produce a reasonable pseudo-random sequence.

						-Matt


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