--rand-type: use 'uniform' by default

By a popular request, change the default --rand-type value from 'special' to 'uniform'. Fixes GH-329.
akopytov · May 5, 2020 · 0bd7771 · 0bd7771
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diff --git a/src/sb_rand.c b/src/sb_rand.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static sb_arg_t rand_args[] =
 {
   SB_OPT("rand-type",
          "random numbers distribution {uniform, gaussian, special, pareto, "
-         "zipfian} to use by default", "special", STRING),
+         "zipfian} to use by default", "uniform", STRING),
   SB_OPT("rand-seed",
          "seed for random number generator. When 0, the current time is "
          "used as an RNG seed.", "0", INT),

diff --git a/tests/t/opt_help.t b/tests/t/opt_help.t
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ separately.
     --luajit-cmd=STRING             perform LuaJIT control command. This option is equivalent to 'luajit -j'. See LuaJIT documentation for more information
 
   Pseudo-Random Numbers Generator options:
-    --rand-type=STRING   random numbers distribution {uniform, gaussian, special, pareto, zipfian} to use by default [special]
+    --rand-type=STRING   random numbers distribution {uniform, gaussian, special, pareto, zipfian} to use by default [uniform]
     --rand-seed=N        seed for random number generator. When 0, the current time is used as an RNG seed. [0]
     --rand-spec-iter=N   number of iterations for the special distribution [12]
     --rand-spec-pct=N    percentage of the entire range where 'special' values will fall in the special distribution [1]