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@@ -75522,6 +75522,14 @@ of these version values, the described behaviors are provided if is given an argument which is equal or lower. For instance .code "-C 103" selects the behaviors described below for version 105, but not those for 102. +.IP 243 +Two mistakes in the pseudo-random-number generator (PRNG) were discovered, +affecting \*(TX 243 and older. Using this compatibility value, or lower, will +restore the buggy behavior, allowing pseudo-random number sequences produced +by those older versions can be reproduced. The PRNG is intended to be an +implementation of the WELL-512 PRNG described by Panneton and L'Ecuyer. +The coding mistakes, however, resulted in the PRNG being an implementation of +something other than WELL-512. .IP 242 In \*(TX 242 and older, the instantiation of an object whose type inherits from the same supertype more than once resulted in duplicate execution |