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> Hi,
>
> Currently, the rand_functions all have mt_ clones, which use a
> in-PHP-implementation (Mersenne-Twister) rather than an external
> implementation.
>
> This is IMHO a bit strange way of chosing between implementation. My
> suggestion is to make it only one familiy of functions, the implementation
> of which is determined by an ini-entry. (rand = system vs. rand = mt, or
> something like that, default: mt).
>
> The functionality is the same (*), and IMO it's a per-system-decision wether
> you want to use the mt-algorithms or the system ones. (usually mt, unless
> your system has a real good / very special one)
>
> For backwards compatibility, mt_* can be aliased to their normal
> equivalents.
Please don't. Ini settings that change semantics are a bother, and
people should be able to choose their random function.
- Stig
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Stig Sæther Bakken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Fast Search & Transfer ASA, Trondheim, Norway
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