[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #54342] rand() produces different results on octave 4.4.0 compared to earlier versions

[Ian McCallion]

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                 Summary: rand() produces different results on octave 4.4.0
compared to earlier versions
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: ianmcc
            Submitted on: Fri 20 Jul 2018 03:29:54 PM UTC
                Category: Octave Function
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Incorrect Result
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
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             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 4.4.0
        Operating System: Microsoft Windows

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Details:

These two statements:

   rand('state', Inf)
   rand

produce 0.63536 on Octave 4.4.0. But they produce 0.84442 on Octave 4.2.0 and
3.8.2.

Maybe rand state is not specified for Inf, but given it works it is a shame it
is not compatible between versions.

CIan




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