Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 09:57:34 +0930 From: Greg 'groggy' Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> To: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/games/random random.c Message-ID: <20050623002734.GE37620@wantadilla.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <200506221524.j5MFO1V1045648@repoman.freebsd.org> References: <200506221524.j5MFO1V1045648@repoman.freebsd.org>
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--WG0/bXtUnGTsWt66 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On Wednesday, 22 June 2005 at 15:24:00 +0000, John Baldwin wrote: > jhb 2005-06-22 15:24:00 UTC > > FreeBSD src repository > > Modified files: > games/random random.c > Log: > Correct an error in the previous revision. RAND_MAX is the maximum value > for rand(3), not random(3). random(3) is defined to return values between > 0 and 2^31-1, so add a local RANDOM_MAX constant to this file that is > defined as 2^31-1 and use that in place of RAND_MAX. How much effect did this bug have on the results of random(3)? Greg -- The virus contained in this message was not detected. Finger grog@FreeBSD.org for PGP public key. See complete headers for address and phone numbers. --WG0/bXtUnGTsWt66 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFCugH2IubykFB6QiMRAjdAAJ9Hgzvajwrw7Lpb4HV2jnIqV9dYewCgiKKA gRe2WsunV4wihSVxS08reZk= =ahqb -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --WG0/bXtUnGTsWt66--
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