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Re: [std-proposals] D4037R0 Allowing signed char and unsigned char in random number generation

From: Bjorn Reese <breese_at_[hidden]>
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2026 18:33:47 +0100
On 2/26/26 17:44, Jan Schultke via Std-Proposals wrote:

> In short, this allows std::uniform_int_distribution<unsigned char> and
> such things, which is currently IFNDR/compile-time UB.

How are 8-bit versions of "such things" expected to perform on
statistical tests for randomness?

Received on 2026-02-26 17:33:52