[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #1423: MSVC uniform int workaround not required for VC++ 2008

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #1423: MSVC uniform int workaround not required for VC++ 2008
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-11-08 19:32:57

#1423: MSVC uniform int workaround not required for VC++ 2008
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 Reporter:  jrp_at_[hidden]  |        Type:  Bugs                   
   Status:  new                 |   Milestone:  Boost 1.35.0           
Component:  random              |     Version:  Boost Development Trunk
 Severity:  Showstopper         |    Keywords:                         
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 random.test fails to compile (http://tinyurl.com/2wevvb)

 One possible fix is at line 137 of uniform_int.hpp:
 {{{
 # if BOOST_WORKAROUND(_MSC_FULL_VER, BOOST_TESTED_AT(13102292)) &&
 BOOST_MSVC > 1300 && BOOST_MSVC < 1500

 }}}

 whereupon randon.test compiles and generates
 {{{
 Running 1 test case...
 Basic tests for rand48; seeding uses 1 words
 Basic tests for minstd_rand0; seeding uses 1 words
 Basic tests for minstd_rand; seeding uses 1 words
 Basic tests for ecuyer1988; seeding uses 2 words
 Basic tests for kreutzer1986; seeding uses 1 words
 Basic tests for hellekalek1995; seeding uses 1 words
 Basic tests for mt11213b; seeding uses 351 words
 Basic tests for mt19937; seeding uses 624 words
 Basic tests for lagged_fibonacci; seeding uses 607 words
 Basic tests for lagged_fibonacci607; seeding uses 1214 words
 Basic tests for ranlux3; seeding uses 24 words
 Basic tests for ranlux4; seeding uses 24 words
 Basic tests for ranlux3_01; seeding uses 24 words
 Basic tests for ranlux4_01; seeding uses 24 words
 Basic tests for ranlux64_3_01; seeding uses 48 words
 Basic tests for ranlux64_4_01; seeding uses 48 words
 Basic tests for taus88; seeding uses 3 words
 validating rand48: 1993516219
 validating minstd_rand: 399268537
 validating minstd_rand0: 1043618065
 validating ecuyer combined: 2060321752
 validating mt11213b: 3809585648
 validating mt19937: 4123659995
 validating kreutzer1986: 139726
 validating ranlux3: 5957620
 validating ranlux4: 8587295
 validating ranlux3_01: 0.355102
 validating ranlux4_01: 0.511843
 validating ranlux64_3_01: 0.838413
 validating ranlux64_4_01: 0.59839
 validating taus88: 3535848941
 validating lagged_fibonacci607: 0.401269
 testing uniform_int(1,2)
 testing uniform_int(1,6)
    ... has bucket[5] = 16420  (distance -246.667)
 testing uniform_int(0,1)
 testing uniform_int(-3,2)
    ... has bucket[0] = 16490  (distance -176.667)
    ... has bucket[4] = 16836  (distance 169.333)
 testing uniform_int(1,4)
 uniform_int(1,1) 1, 1, 1

 *** No errors detected

 EXIT STATUS: 0
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/1423>
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