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

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Package: emacs;

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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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 9103 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#9103: 23.3.50; random* from cl does not support the whole range of integers
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:56:49 -0400

Leo wrote:

> As far as I can see, (random* most-positive-fixnum) only returns a 32bit
> integer on 64bit Emacs.

Why does random* even need to exist? What can it do that plain random
cannot?
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