GNU bug report logs - #9103
23.3.50; random* from cl does not support the whole range of integers

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Reported by: Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 04:04:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in versions 28.0.50, 23.3.50

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Message #23 received at 9103 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
To: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>, Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>, 9103 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: 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

Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> 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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