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Mathias

The implication from AARM A.5.2.32a is that you would be likely to get a
different sequence since it says:

"Implementation defined: The algorithms for random number generation."

Phil Slater


Mathias Dolidon wrote:

> I know that if I initialize a given generator with a given value, that
> my program is compiled by a given compiler and runs on a given machine,
> the output values of the genertor will always be the sames.Let's suppose
> I get 1 2 3 4 (let's don't make it complicated ;). If now I compile the
> same program with another compiler or I make it run on another computer
> (or both), will I still get 1 2 3 4 ? Or is this unspecified by the
> language ?
>
> Thank you,
> Mathias