Re: [PATCH] random_normal function

Vik Fearing <vik@postgresfriends.org>

From: Vik Fearing <vik@postgresfriends.org>

To: Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>, Fabien COELHO <coelho@cri.ensmp.fr>

Cc: Paul Ramsey <pramsey@cleverelephant.ca>, Pgsql Hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>

Date: 2022-12-21T08:18:54Z

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Round off random_normal() test results one more decimal place.
- 02d552c4f422 16.0 landed
Remove pg_regress' never-documented "ignore" feature.
- bd8d453e9b5f 16.0 landed
Upgrade the random.sql regression test.
- 09d517773f60 16.0 landed
Invent random_normal() to provide normally-distributed random numbers.
- 38d81760c4d7 16.0 landed

On 12/19/22 04:36, Michael Paquier wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 17, 2022 at 05:49:15PM +0100, Fabien COELHO wrote:
>> Overall, I think that there should be a clearer discussion and plan about
>> which random functionS postgres should provide to complement the standard
>> instead of going there… randomly:-)
> 
> So, what does the specification tells about seeds, normal and random
> functions?


Nothing at all.
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Vik Fearing