Re: win32 random number generator

[Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>]

"Merlin Moncure" <merlin(dot)moncure(at)rcsonline(dot)com> writes:
> Looks like this in lrand48(void):
> //return ((long) _rand48_seed[2] << 15) + ((long) _rand48_seed[1] > 1);

> is supposed to be this:
> return (long)((unsigned long) _rand48_seed[2] << 15) + ((unsigned long)
> _rand48_seed[1] >> 1);

Hmm, _rand48_seed is unsigned short, so casting to either long or
unsigned long should zero-extend, and then it doesn't matter whether
the shifts think it's signed or not.  In short, that shouldn't change
the behavior unless your compiler is broken.

			regards, tom lane