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author | Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au> | 2001-11-20 00:29:04 +0100 |
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committer | Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au> | 2001-11-20 00:29:04 +0100 |
commit | 9b355757875b2233c0b29208b20d513d98314616 (patch) | |
tree | 74eb9b5de1f328653b57713780e309dafd17e6e0 /doc/projects.html | |
parent | bb78c424e18e669414511ea160949a86addda0c4 (diff) | |
download | gmp-9b355757875b2233c0b29208b20d513d98314616.tar.gz |
Move random number stuff across to the tasks file, with a view to
getting it done or mostly done.
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1 files changed, 1 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/doc/projects.html b/doc/projects.html index e65e7a7db..a0311cbe1 100644 --- a/doc/projects.html +++ b/doc/projects.html @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Copyright 2000, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc. <hr> <!-- NB. timestamp updated automatically by emacs --> <comment> - This file current as of 17 Oct 2001. An up-to-date version is available at + This file current as of 17 Nov 2001. An up-to-date version is available at <a href="http://www.swox.com/gmp/projects.html">http://www.swox.com/gmp/projects.html</a>. Please send comments about this page to <a href="mailto:bug-gmp@gnu.org">bug-gmp@gnu.org</a>. @@ -178,23 +178,6 @@ Copyright 2000, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc. <p> If the routine becomes fast enough, perhaps square roots could be computed using this function. -<p> <li> <strong>Random number generators</strong> - - <p> The implementation of the linear congruential generator is not - particularly fast. Perhaps a second seed areas within - <code>gmp_randstate_t</code> would save some copying, and perhaps a - special case for single (or single and double) limb moduli could avoid - lots of function calls. - - <p> More generator algorithms would be good. An additive style (delayed - Fibonacci or whatever it's called) ought to be fast. Blum-Blum-Shub - has been started, it needs a way to get large random primes. - - <p> Some random functions giving various distributions (normal, geometric, - etc) might be good. - - <p> More empirical tests of the generated numbers. - <p> <li> <strong>Test Suite</strong> <p> Add a test suite for old bugs. These tests wouldn't loop or use |