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[bug-gsl] Bug in gsl_ran_chisq() (2008-02-28)

From: Pascal Vaudrevange <pascal.vaudrevange@........>
Subject: Bug in gsl_ran_chisq()
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:01:48 -0500
To: bug-gsl@gnu.org

Hi,

when using the random number generator gsl_rng_ranmar, a call to the distribution gsl_ran_chisq() results in an error. Using the generator gsl_rng_default works alright.

Sample code:
--- snip ---

#include<gsl/gsl_rng.h>
#include<gsl/gsl_randist.h>

int main(int argc, char * argv[]){
gsl_rng * ran_set;
const gsl_rng_type *gsltype = gsl_rng_ranmar;
int seed=0;
double x;

gsl_rng_env_setup();
ran_set=gsl_rng_alloc(gsltype);

gsl_rng_set(ran_set, seed);
x=gsl_ran_chisq(ran_set, 13.0);
return 0;
}
--- snip ---

Output:

pascal@octonion:~/projects/random/minimal_bug > gcc minimal_bug.c -lgsl -lgslcblas
pascal@octonion:~/projects/random/minimal_bug > ./a.out
gsl: ../gsl/gsl_rng.h:201: ERROR: invalid n, either 0 or exceeds maximum value of generator
Default GSL error handler invoked.
Aborted (core dumped)


Thanks,

Pascal