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+/* random.c - Z-machine random number generator
+ * Copyright (c) 1995-1997 Stefan Jokisch
+ *
+ * This file is part of Frotz.
+ *
+ * Frotz is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Frotz is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA
+ */
+
+#include "frotz.h"
+
+static long A = 1;
+
+static int interval = 0;
+static int counter = 0;
+
+/*
+ * seed_random
+ *
+ * Set the seed value for the random number generator.
+ *
+ */
+
+void seed_random (int value)
+{
+
+ if (value == 0) { /* ask interface for seed value */
+ A = os_random_seed ();
+ interval = 0;
+ } else if (value < 1000) { /* special seed value */
+ counter = 0;
+ interval = value;
+ } else { /* standard seed value */
+ A = value;
+ interval = 0;
+ }
+
+}/* seed_random */
+
+/*
+ * z_random, store a random number or set the random number seed.
+ *
+ * zargs[0] = range (positive) or seed value (negative)
+ *
+ */
+
+void z_random ()
+{
+
+ if ((short) zargs[0] <= 0) { /* set random seed */
+
+ seed_random (- (short) zargs[0]);
+ store (0);
+
+ } else { /* generate random number */
+
+ zword result;
+
+ if (interval != 0) { /* ...in special mode */
+ result = counter++;
+ if (counter == interval) counter = 0;
+ } else { /* ...in standard mode */
+ A = 0x015a4e35L * A + 1;
+ result = (A >> 16) & 0x7fff;
+ }
+
+ store ((zword) (result % zargs[0] + 1));
+
+ }
+
+}/* z_random */