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Improve generation of pseudo-random integers. (#99720, Morten Welinder
2002-12-10 Sebastian Wilhelmi <wilhelmi@ira.uka.de> * glib/grand.c (g_rand_int_range): Improve generation of pseudo-random integers. (#99720, Morten Welinder <terra@diku.dk>) * README.in, docs/reference/glib/running.sgml, docs/reference/glib/tmpl/random_numbers.sgml, docs/reference/glib/changes.sgml: Added notes about the new algorithm. 2CVS: ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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* glib/grand.c (g_rand_int_range): Improve generation of
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* README.in, docs/reference/glib/running.sgml,
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algorithm.
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* configure.in: use 0 instead of $defattr, as it isn't defined
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* configure.in: use 0 instead of $defattr, as it isn't defined
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* glib/grand.c (g_rand_int_range): Improve generation of
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pseudo-random integers. (#99720, Morten Welinder <terra@diku.dk>)
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* README.in, docs/reference/glib/running.sgml,
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docs/reference/glib/tmpl/random_numbers.sgml,
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docs/reference/glib/changes.sgml: Added notes about the new
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algorithm.
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2002-12-09 Sebastian Wilhelmi <wilhelmi@ira.uka.de>
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* configure.in: use 0 instead of $defattr, as it isn't defined
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* configure.in: use 0 instead of $defattr, as it isn't defined
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* glib/grand.c (g_rand_int_range): Improve generation of
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* README.in, docs/reference/glib/running.sgml,
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docs/reference/glib/tmpl/random_numbers.sgml,
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docs/reference/glib/changes.sgml: Added notes about the new
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algorithm.
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2002-12-09 Sebastian Wilhelmi <wilhelmi@ira.uka.de>
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* configure.in: use 0 instead of $defattr, as it isn't defined
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* configure.in: use 0 instead of $defattr, as it isn't defined
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* glib/grand.c (g_rand_int_range): Improve generation of
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* README.in, docs/reference/glib/running.sgml,
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docs/reference/glib/tmpl/random_numbers.sgml,
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docs/reference/glib/changes.sgml: Added notes about the new
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algorithm.
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* configure.in: use 0 instead of $defattr, as it isn't defined
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* README.in, docs/reference/glib/running.sgml,
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docs/reference/glib/tmpl/random_numbers.sgml,
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http://www.math.keio.ac.jp/~matumoto/emt.html
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http://www.math.keio.ac.jp/~matumoto/emt.html
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The original seeding algorithm, as found in GLib-2.0.x, can be used
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Also the pseudo-random integers generated by g_rand_int_range and
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g_random_int_range will have a slightly better equal distribution
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G_RANDOM_VERSION to the value of "2.0". Use the GLib-2.0 algorithm
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with the new version of GLib.
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only if you have sequences of numbers generated with Glib-2.0 that
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you need to reproduce exactly.
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The original algorithms, as found in GLib-2.0.x, can be used instead
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of the new ones by setting the environment variable G_RANDOM_VERSION
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to the value of "2.0".
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Use the GLib-2.0 algorithms only if you have sequences of numbers
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generated with Glib-2.0 that you need to reproduce exactly.
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How to report bugs
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How to report bugs
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GLib changed the seeding algorithm for the pseudo-random number
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GLib changed the seeding algorithm for the pseudo-random number
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generator Mersenne Twister, as used by <structname>GRand</structname>
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generator Mersenne Twister, as used by <structname>GRand</structname>
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and <structname>GRandom</structname>. This was necessary, because some
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and <structname>GRandom</structname>. This was necessary, because some
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seeds would yield very bad pseudo-random streams.
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seeds would yield very bad pseudo-random streams. Also the
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pseudo-random integers generated by
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<function>g_rand*_int_range()</function> will have a
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slightly better equal distribution with the new version of GLib.
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The original seeding algorithm, as found in GLib 2.0.x, can be used
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The original seeding and generation algorithms, as found in GLib
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instead of the new one by setting the environment variable
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2.0.x, can be used instead of the new ones by setting the environment
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<envar>G_RANDOM_VERSION</envar> to the value of '2.0'. Use the
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variable <envar>G_RANDOM_VERSION</envar> to the value of '2.0'. Use
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GLib-2.0 algorithm only if you have sequences of numbers generated
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the GLib-2.0 algorithms only if you have sequences of numbers generated
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with Glib-2.0 that you need to reproduce exactly.
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with Glib-2.0 that you need to reproduce exactly.
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If this environment variable is set to '2.0', the outdated
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pseudo-random number seeding algorithm from GLib-2.0 is used
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pseudo-random number seeding and generation algorithms from
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instead of the new better one. Use the GLib-2.0 algorithm only if
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GLib-2.0 are used instead of the new better ones. Use the GLib-2.0
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need to reproduce exactly.
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