Any enlightenment would be helpful, as I'm still firmly in the newbie
stages...
Thanks,
Bruce H. Nagel
lost...@innocent.com
Enlightenment lies within the Common Lisp HyperSpec, or CLHS as it's
commonly abbreviated (are you using CLisp from within Emacs via ilisp?
If so, take a look at one of the HyperSpec packages that will allow
you to look up symbols...)
The entry for MAKE-RANDOM-STATE reads:
HS> Creates a fresh object of type random-state suitable for use as the
HS> value of *random-state*.
HS> If state is a random state object, the new-state is a copy[5] of that
HS> object. If state is nil, the new-state is a copy[5] of the current
HS> random state. If state is t, the new-state is a fresh random state
HS> object that has been randomly initialized by some means.
Thus, something like
(setf *random-state* (make-random-state t))
is what you need...
Gabe Garza
>Enlightenment lies within the Common Lisp HyperSpec, or CLHS as it's
>commonly abbreviated (are you using CLisp from within Emacs via ilisp?
>If so, take a look at one of the HyperSpec packages that will allow
>you to look up symbols...)
Perhaps I lost patience in contemplating the koan; I was at least looking
in the right place. I was simply not applying the proper syntax.
Thank you for saving my forehead from impacting a wall; my walls are old
and have brick underneat the plaster. :)
Bruce H. Nagel
lost...@innocent.com
See the entry for the function random in the standard and follow the
links to the variable *random-state* and the function make-random-state.
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