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AlanTheBeast

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fpc 3.2.0 (v. 3.0.4) - Random (changes?)
« on: July 10, 2020, 02:58:30 pm »
Did Random change at all?  Specifically, for a given Randseed, is the sequence of gen'd numbers the same?

Thx.

(Yes, I looked at the backwards compatibility list - no mention, but ...).
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Re: fpc 3.2.0 (v. 3.0.4) - Random (changes?)
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2020, 03:15:17 pm »
No, no changes at all. It is still the mersenne twister and conforms to that standard.
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Re: fpc 3.2.0 (v. 3.0.4) - Random (changes?)
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2020, 03:41:23 pm »
Thx.  Saves a lot of work!
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