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Re: [Chicken-hackers] [PATCH] random returns the same number on x86_64 a


From: John Cowan
Subject: Re: [Chicken-hackers] [PATCH] random returns the same number on x86_64 all the time
Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2012 01:42:20 -0500
User-agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17)

Jim Ursetto scripsit:

> That makes no sense when you are asking for an integer between 0 and 2^62-1.

In that case the underlying interface should be asked to deliver two 32-bit
values.

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