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11	why not using mt19937?	nobody	jmaurer	"{{{
i complie the random_demo.cpp, everything is ok.
( VC6 + SP5 )

following is code:

/* boost random_demo.cpp profane demo
 *
 * Copyright Jens Maurer 2000
 * Permission to use, copy, modify, sell, and 
distribute this software
 * is hereby granted without fee provided that the 
above copyright notice
 * appears in all copies and that both that copyright 
notice and this
 * permission notice appear in supporting 
documentation,
 *
 * Jens Maurer makes no representations about the 
suitability of this
 * software for any purpose. It is provided ""as is"" 
without express or
 * implied warranty.
 *
 * $Id: random_demo.cpp,v 1.5 2001/05/31 17:19:14 
jmaurer Exp $
 *
 * A short demo program how to use the random number 
library.
 */

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <ctime>            // std::time

#include <boost/random/linear_congruential.hpp>
#include <boost/random/uniform_smallint.hpp>
#include <boost/random/uniform_01.hpp>

// try boost::mt19937 or boost::ecuyer1988 instead of 
boost::minstd_rand
typedef boost::minstd_rand base_generator_type;

// This is a reproducible simulation experiment.
void experiment(base_generator_type & generator)
{
  boost::uniform_smallint<base_generator_type> die
(generator, 1, 6);

  // you can use a STL Iterator interface
  for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
    std::cout << *die++ << "" "";
  std::cout << '\n';
}

int main()
{
  // initialize by reproducible seed
  base_generator_type generator(42);

  std::cout << ""10 samples of a uniform distribution 
in [0..1):\n"";
  boost::uniform_01<base_generator_type> uni
(generator);
  std::cout.setf(std::ios::fixed);

  // you can also use a STL Generator interface
  for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
    std::cout << uni() << '\n';

  // change seed to something else
  // Note: this is not the preferred way of hacking 
around missing std::
  generator.seed(
#ifndef BOOST_NO_STDC_NAMESPACE
		 std::
#endif
		 time(0));

  std::cout << ""\nexperiment: roll a die 10 times:\n"";
  base_generator_type saved_generator = generator;
  experiment(generator);

  std::cout << ""redo the experiment to verify it:\n"";
  experiment(saved_generator);

  // after that, both generators are equivalent
  assert(generator == saved_generator);

#ifndef BOOST_NO_OPERATORS_IN_NAMESPACE
  {
    // save the generator state for future use,
    // can be read again at any time via operator>>
    std::ofstream file(""rng.saved"", 
std::ofstream::trunc);
    file << generator;
  }
#endif
  // Some compilers don't pay attention to 
std:3.6.1/5 and issue a
  // warning here if ""return 0;"" is omitted.
  return 0;
}


however, i use 

typedef boost::boost::mt19937 base_generator_type;

this sentence instead of old

typedef boost::minstd_rand base_generator_type;

sentence, complier report error:
""
d:\project\boost_1_25_0
\boost\random\mersenne_twister.hpp(86) : error C2064: 
term does not evaluate to a function
        d:\project\boost_1_25_0
\boost\random\mersenne_twister.hpp(66) : see 
reference to function template instantiation 'void 
__thiscall boost::random::mersenne_twister<unsigned 
long,624,397,31,-1727483681,11,7,-1658038656,15,-
272236544,18,-9485417
30>::seed(const int &)' being compiled
""

i don't know why???who can tell me?

}}}"	Bugs	closed		random	None		Fixed