Package: dieharder Version: 2.28.1-3 Severity: minor I found an issue of random number generator "uvag".
--- libdieharder/rng_uvag.c~ 2008-09-08 21:37:19.000000000 +0900 +++ libdieharder/rng_uvag.c 2011-06-23 12:03:27.225908700 +0900 @@ -138,11 +138,11 @@ * single seed, unsigned long int in type. Alex requires a key * string 256 characters long (that is, 64 uints long). We therefore * have to bootstrap off of an existing, deterministic GSL RNG to fill - * the seed string from a single permitted seed. Note that type 12 is + * the seed string from a single permitted seed. Note that type 13 is * the mt19937 generator, basically one of the best in the world -- not * that it matters. */ - seed_rng = gsl_rng_alloc(types[12]); + seed_rng = gsl_rng_alloc(types[13]); seed_seed = s; gsl_rng_set(seed_rng,seed_seed); random_max = gsl_rng_max(seed_rng); Also, I checked dieharder-3.31.1~20110601 (sid). While code is fixed, comment still says "type 12". -- System Information: Debian Release: 6.0.1 APT prefers stable-updates APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages dieharder depends on: ii libc6 2.11.2-10 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib ii libdieharder2 2.28.1-3 Random-number generator test libra ii libgsl0ldbl 1.14+dfsg-1 GNU Scientific Library (GSL) -- li dieharder recommends no packages. dieharder suggests no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org