From b47f2cd068fb14a27d3da6fb3d08305b7d7b354d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Roberto Ierusalimschy Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2018 14:56:42 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] Small improvements in the manual --- manual/manual.of | 12 +++++++----- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/manual/manual.of b/manual/manual.of index f92be508..659daa55 100644 --- a/manual/manual.of +++ b/manual/manual.of @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -@Ci{$Id: manual.of,v 1.175 2018/06/18 19:17:35 roberto Exp roberto $} +@Ci{$Id: manual.of $} @C{[(-------------------------------------------------------------------------} @manual{ @@ -4567,7 +4567,8 @@ This is the only option that can raise a memory error. } -This function returns 0 if given an invalid option in @id{what}. +This function returns 0 to signal an invalid option in @id{what}; +even then the valid options are handled correctly. } @@ -7488,7 +7489,7 @@ you should call @Lid{math.randomseed} explicitly. The results from this function have good statistical qualities, but they are not cryptographically secure. -(For instance, there are no garanties that it is hard +(For instance, there are no guarantees that it is hard to predict future results based on the observation of some number of previous results.) @@ -7496,8 +7497,9 @@ some number of previous results.) @LibEntry{math.randomseed (x [, y])| -Sets @id{x} and @id{y} as the @Q{seed} -for the pseudo-random generator: +The integer parameters @id{x} and @id{y} are +concatenated into a 128-bit @Q{seed} that +is used to reinitialize the pseudo-random generator; equal seeds produce equal sequences of numbers. The default for @id{y} is zero.