Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #7779: uniform_on_sphere returns -nan after many correct realizations when using single-precision floats

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #7779: uniform_on_sphere returns -nan after many correct realizations when using single-precision floats
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-12-10 14:16:51

#7779: uniform_on_sphere returns -nan after many correct realizations when using
single-precision floats
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  Reporter:  Robert Gantner <rngantner@…>          |       Owner:  no-maintainer
      Type:  Bugs                                  |      Status:  new          
 Milestone:  To Be Determined                      |   Component:  random       
   Version:  Boost 1.51.0                          |    Severity:  Problem      
Resolution:                                        |    Keywords:               
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Comment (by Robert Gantner <rngantner@…>):

 When using double precision, the same program leads to a realization
 composed of NaN's after 1573458057 realizations.

 Btw, there's an error in the program: it uses the default seed of 5489u
 since the generator is copied (forgot an & after `GeneratorType` on line
 13).

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/7779#comment:1>
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