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  then distributes streams to the members of a cluster, optionally
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  then distributes streams to the members of a cluster, optionally
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  setting the seed of the streams by \code{set.seed(iseed)} (otherwise
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  setting the seed of the streams by \code{set.seed(iseed)} (otherwise
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  they are set from the current seed of the master process: after
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  they are set from the current seed of the master process: after
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  selecting the L'Ecuyer generator).
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  selecting the L'Ecuyer generator).
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#ifdef unix
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#ifdef unix
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  Calling \code{mc.reset.stream()} after setting the L'Ecuyer random
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  Calling \code{mc.reset.stream()} after setting the L'Ecuyer random
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  number generator and seed makes runs from
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  number generator and seed makes runs from
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  \code{\link{mcparallel}(mc.set.seed = TRUE)} reproducible.  This is
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  \code{\link{mcparallel}(mc.set.seed = TRUE)} reproducible.  This is
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  done internally in \code{\link{mclapply}} and \code{\link{pvec}}.
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  done internally in \code{\link{mclapply}} and \code{\link{pvec}}.
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  (Note that it does not set the seed in the master process, so does not
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  (Note that it does not set the seed in the master process, so does not
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  affect the fallback-to-serial versions of these functions.)
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  affect the fallback-to-serial versions of these functions.)
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#endif
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#endif
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}
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}
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\value{
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\value{
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  For \code{nextRNGStream} and \code{nextRNGSubStream},
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  For \code{nextRNGStream} and \code{nextRNGSubStream},
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  a value which can be assigned to \code{.Random.seed}.
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  a value which can be assigned to \code{.Random.seed}.
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}
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}
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\references{
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\references{
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  L'Ecuyer, P. (1999) Good parameters and implementations for combined
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  L'Ecuyer, P. (1999) Good parameters and implementations for combined
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  multiple recursive random number generators.  \emph{Operations
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  multiple recursive random number generators.  \emph{Operations
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  Research} \bold{47}, 159--164.
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  Research} \bold{47}, 159--164.
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  L'Ecuyer, P., Simard, R.,  Chen, E. J. and Kelton, W. D. (2002)
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  L'Ecuyer, P., Simard, R.,  Chen, E. J. and Kelton, W. D. (2002)
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  An object-oriented random-number package with many long streams
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  An object-oriented random-number package with many long streams
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  and substreams.  \emph{Operations Research} \bold{50} 1073--5.
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  and substreams.  \emph{Operations Research} \bold{50} 1073--5.
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}
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}
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\author{
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\author{