From Prof Brian Ripley <ripley@stats.ox.ac.uk>  Mon Apr 26 18:10:32 1999
From: Prof Brian Ripley <ripley@stats.ox.ac.uk> (Prof Brian Ripley)
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 18:10:32 +0100 (BST)
Subject: [R] random sequence
Message-ID: <199904261710.SAA08747@toucan.stats.ox.ac.uk>

> Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 12:47:23 -0400
> From: Paul Gilbert <pgilbert@bank-banque-canada.ca>
> 
> >How can I get the same stream of random numbers in R and S?
> 
> I'd like to do this too.  I think you need to extract the RNG C code from R 
and
> compile then dynload it into S. If you get it working please let me know.


What exactly do you want?  My class exercise is to implement the
Wichmann-Hill algorithm in C/Fortran and use it with S-PLUS! But
while one is at it, why not use a decent generator with both?

Brian

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[R] random sequence
Prof Brian Ripley