"Zeugswetter Andreas SB SD" <ZeugswetterA(at)spardat(dot)at> writes:
! } while (!(z > 0 && z < MAX_RANDOM_VALUE));
! } while (z == 0 || z == MAX_RANDOM_VALUE);
This seems fairly ugly, since it eliminates the original coding's
positive guarantee that the final result is in 0 < x < 1. Does your
compiler manage not to choke if we add a cast instead?
} while (!(z > 0 && z < (long) MAX_RANDOM_VALUE));
regards, tom lane