Re: [Boost-users] [random] Bias in boost::random generators?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [random] Bias in boost::random generators?
From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-05-24 05:17:25

Tiago de Paula Peixoto:

> In any case, uniform_int<> and uniform_smallint<> are quite broken, if
> they can't be uniform for such a small range.

They are (quite broken).

http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2008/01/132347.php
http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2006/03/102027.php
http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2004/08/70611.php
http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2006/08/108839.php

Unfortunately, Jens Maurer has stopped maintaining Boost.Random, and random 
numbers are tricky enough so noone else with the sufficient expertise has 
taken over.