Math-Random-MT-Perl version 1.04 ================================ Pure Perl implementation of the Mersenne Twister algorithm as implemented in C/XS in Math::Random::MT. The Mersenne Twister is a 32 bit pseudorandom number generator developed by Makoto Matsumoto and Takuji Nishimura. It is characterised by a very uniform distribution but is not cryptographically secure. The interface is the same as that of Math::Random::MT. The output is identical to the C/XS version. The tests are straight out of Math::Random::MT and they all pass. A script in /t called validate.pl tests the output of this module against the C version. No differences in output were detected in 10e8 trials with a single seed or 10e8 trials with 1000 random seeds. The only good reason to use this module is if you can't install Math::Random::MT or you want code to cut and paste into a project. SPEED Runs around 1/3-1/2 as fast as Math::Random::MT, however that still means a Benchmark random number generation speed of 100,000/sec on modest hardware, so this is unlikely to cause a significant bottleneck in most circumstances. INSTALLATION To install this module type the following: perl Makefile.PL make make test make install Substitute nmake for make on Win32. DEPENDENCIES None COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE Copyright (C) 2008 by Dr James Freeman This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself, either Perl version 5.8.8 or, at your option, any later version of Perl 5 you may have available.