>  And it no longer crashes.

There's a little bit of luck involved in that. I use J on two computers, on
one j904 works just fine but on the other doing anything at all using
extended integers makes it crash.


On Thu, Feb 16, 2023 at 9:19 PM Mike Duvos <mdu...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks.  I got j904 installed from the zips.  Surprisingly, it is up to 58
> times faster doing modular exponentiation on large extended precision
> integers.  And it no longer crashes.
>
> On Thu, Feb 16, 2023 at 6:24 PM Devon McCormick <devon...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > It's probably blank because there is no all-in-one installer for 9.04.
> > Raul is correct that you have to install it from zips.
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 16, 2023 at 8:24 PM Raul Miller <rauldmil...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > I don't know why there's a link to a non-existent all in one page.
> > >
> > > For now, I think you have to install it from a zip archive:
> > > https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/System/Installation/J904/Zips
> > >
> > > I hope this helps,
> > >
> > > --
> > > Raul
> > >
> > > On Thu, Feb 16, 2023 at 7:50 PM Mike Duvos <mdu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I went to the Wiki page for j904 and clicked on the all-in-one
> > installer
> > > > for Windows, and it took me to a Wiki page with nothing on it.  Do I
> > have
> > > > to install it some other way?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, Feb 16, 2023 at 3:32 PM Raul Miller <rauldmil...@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > When I run (genkey 32) under j903, I get a crash.
> > > > >
> > > > > When I run (genkey 32) under j904, it works fine.
> > > > >
> > > > > A number of issues have been addressed in j904 (and it's almost
> ready
> > > > > for release). It might be worth upgrading.
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Raul
> > > > >
> > > > > On Thu, Feb 16, 2023 at 6:21 PM Mike Duvos <mdu...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I installed it a few weeks ago from the link in the wiki to the
> > most
> > > > > recent
> > > > > > stable version.  If I click on “about” in jqt , it says…
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Engine: j903/j64avx2/windows
> > > > > >
> > > > > > It said the beta was for “adventurous users.”
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Should I be running a different one?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Thu, Feb 16, 2023 at 3:01 PM Elijah Stone <
> elro...@elronnd.net>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > What version of je are you running?  I get innocuous results:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >     genkey 32
> > > > > > > 15970092203996114281 4061548213 3932020837
> > > > > > >     genkey 32
> > > > > > > 14979749644274477941 4038627851 3709118591
> > > > > > >     genkey 32
> > > > > > > 15125320685289546439 3974107847 3805966337
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > If you are not running the latest beta, I suggest doing so;
> among
> > > other
> > > > > > > things, support for extended-precision numbers was much
> improved.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Thu, 16 Feb 2023, Mike Duvos wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I wrote a brief J script to generate random RSA keys in
> various
> > > > > > > lengths.  I
> > > > > > > > put a copy in my Dropbox at the following URL…
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > https://www.dropbox.com/s/0y0tpgtjtv4vvd2/rsakeys.ijs
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > In this script is a function called “genkey” which crashes J.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > genkey =: 3 : 0"0
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > q =. p =. randprime y
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > while. q = p
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > do.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > q =. randprime y
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > end.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > if. p < q
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > do.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > 'p q'=. q,p
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > end.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > (p*q),p,q
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > )
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > randprime y returns a random prime of length y bits with the
> > > upper
> > > > > two
> > > > > > > bits
> > > > > > > > set as an extended precision integer.  It seems rock solid
> and
> > > has
> > > > > been
> > > > > > > > called millions of times without issue.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > genkey picks a prime, p, and another prime not equal to it,
> q,
> > > and
> > > > > swaps
> > > > > > > > them if necessary so p is the larger one.  It then returns a
> > > vector
> > > > > of
> > > > > > > > length 3, consisting of p*q, p, and q.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > If you load this script, and type “genkey 32”, you get a “J
> has
> > > > > stopped
> > > > > > > > working, reporting to Microsoft” dialogue box immediately.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > If I write another function, “keygen” which does the same
> thing
> > > as
> > > > > > > genkey,
> > > > > > > > but phrased slightly differently, it works perfectly.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > keygen =: 3 : 0"0
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > z =. ''
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > while. 2 > #z
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > do.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > z =. ~. z , randprime y
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > end.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > (*/z),\:~z
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > )
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > keygen 5#32
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > 13636890702424146503 3697445573 3688192411
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > 14042631972443509627 3975272443 3532495489
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > 15856784938324374101 4290006247 3696214883
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > 12482175669738327193 3743048207 3334762199
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > 14012721502477771067 4146478969 3379426643
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I’m new to J programming, so I’m sure I’ve just done
> something
> > > > > dumb.  Any
> > > > > > > > insights would be appreciated.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Thanks.
> > > > > > > >
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