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diff --git a/doc/luaossl.tex b/doc/luaossl.tex index 5bdc67d..94ee18e 100644 --- a/doc/luaossl.tex +++ b/doc/luaossl.tex @@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ In the default CSPRNG engine this routine will also attempt to seed the system i Returns a cryptographically strong uniform random integer in the interval $[0, n-1]$. If $n$ is omitted, the interval is $[0, 2^{64}-1]$. -The routine operates internally on 64-bit unsigned integers.\footnote{Actually, \texttt{unsigned long long}.} Because neither Lua 5.1 nor 5.2 support 64-bit integers, it's probably best to generate numbers that fit the integral range of your Lua implementation. Lua 5.3 is expected to add a new arithmetic type for 64-bit signed integers in two's-complement representation. This new arithmetic type will be used for return values when available. +The routine operates internally on 64-bit unsigned integers.\footnote{Actually, \texttt{unsigned long long}.} Because neither Lua 5.1 nor 5.2 support 64-bit integers, it's probably best to generate numbers that fit the integral range of your Lua implementation. Lua 5.3 supports a new arithmetic type for 64-bit signed integers in two's-complement representation. This new arithmetic type will be used for argument and return values when available. \end{Module} |