Re: [boost] [random] fix assert in uniform_real.hpp

On 11 May 2007, at 23:13, Neal Becker wrote:

diff -r 5fcada374f41 boost/random/uniform_real.hpp --- a/boost/random/uniform_real.hpp Thu May 10 08:59:36 2007 -0400 +++ b/boost/random/uniform_real.hpp Fri May 11 11:12:44 2007 -0400 @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public: #ifndef BOOST_NO_LIMITS_COMPILE_TIME_CONSTANTS BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(!std::numeric_limits<RealType>::is_integer); #endif - assert(min_arg < max_arg); + assert(min_arg <= max_arg); }

// compiler-generated copy ctor and assignment operator are fine

This does not make sense to me. uniform_real should create numbers u that are min_arg <= u < maxarg Thus choosing minarg == maxarg does not make sense since the set of possible values would be empty. Matthias