added TODO(17627): Consider adding randn(BigFloat)/randexp(BigFloat)

JuliaLang · Jul 26, 2016 · 3c91c92 · 3c91c92
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diff --git a/base/random.jl b/base/random.jl
@@ -1194,6 +1194,7 @@ Fill the array `A` with random numbers following the exponential distribution (w
 """
 function randexp! end
 
+# TODO(#17627): Consider adding BigFloat support to these functions as well.
 let Floats = Union{Float16,Float32,Float64}
     for randfun in [:randn, :randexp]
         randfun! = Symbol(randfun, :!)

diff --git a/test/random.jl b/test/random.jl
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ for rng in ([], [MersenneTwister()], [RandomDevice()])
         @test_throws MethodError r(Bool)
         @test_throws MethodError r(String)
         @test_throws MethodError r(AbstractFloat)
+        # TODO(#17627): Consider adding support for randn(BigFloat) and removing this test.
         @test_throws MethodError r(BigFloat)
 
         @test_throws MethodError r(Int64, (2,3))