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P4037R1 Supporting signed char and unsigned char in random number generation J. Schultke
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Mailing Date 2026-04 Post-Croydon
Author(s) Jan Schultke
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Abstract Support for `unsigned char` and `signed char` in distributions would be useful. The ability to generate random bytes or octets is extremely valuable for [fuzz testing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuzzing). For example, when testing an implementation of an [LZ77 or LZ78](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LZ77_and_LZ78) compression algorithm, a user would typically
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