[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #6801: mersenne_twister friend function operator==

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #6801: mersenne_twister friend function operator==
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-04-16 19:33:07

#6801: mersenne_twister friend function operator==
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 Reporter:  James Hirschorn <james.hirschorn@…>          |       Owner:  no-maintainer
     Type:  Bugs                                         |      Status:  new          
Milestone:  To Be Determined                             |   Component:  random       
  Version:  Boost 1.49.0                                 |    Severity:  Problem      
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 operator== does not return the correct value.

 I give an example of 2 equivalent mersenne_twister engines for which
 operator== returns a value of false.

 The problem is that operator== counts the high w-r bits of the first byte
 of the generator state.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/6801>
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