random(x) for x in [2^31, 2^32)

[Phil Carmody <thefatphil@yahoo.co.uk>]

while(1,m=random(2^31);print(m))
4242106392
3984652624
3725604345
...

all too high


while(1,print(random(2^32-1)))
0
0
0
...

all suspiciously low.

2.2.6 on x86.

My alpha doesn't seem to have problems either there or at the
2^63..2^64-1 cutoff (assuming that 64-bits is a significant unit for an
alpha), but it's running only 2.1.5, alas.

Phil

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