diff --git a/judges.html b/judges.html
index 7b108ee07..2ee5549dd 100644
--- a/judges.html
+++ b/judges.html
@@ -13,18 +13,22 @@ Contest
diff --git a/thanks-for-fixes.md b/thanks-for-help.md
similarity index 75%
rename from thanks-for-fixes.md
rename to thanks-for-help.md
index 7f7d937df..800efe4d1 100644
--- a/thanks-for-fixes.md
+++ b/thanks-for-help.md
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ on a winner by winner basis.
# 1984
-## [1984/anonymous](1984/anonymous/anonymous.c) ([README.md](1984/anonymous/README.md))
+## [1984/anonymous](/1984/anonymous/anonymous.c) ([README.md](/1984/anonymous/README.md))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this to work for macOS.
-The problem was to do with the way that the `read(2)` function was redefined.
+The problem was to do with the way that the `read(/2)` function was redefined.
With macOS the second arg needs to be a `void *` and this also necessitated some
-casts to `int` (on the second arg) in the call to `write(2)` (in `read()`).
+casts to `int` (on the second arg) in the call to `write(/2)` (in `read()`).
Later Cody corrected the mistake where the `"hello, world!"` string was on one
line rather than two lines which the author told us (Landon) that they liked.
@@ -45,16 +45,16 @@ Thus now it is like the original where the first line ends with `"hell\` and
the second line starts with `o, world!\n"`.
By request, the original code is provided as
-[anonymous.alt.c](1984/anonymous/anonymous.alt.c) so that one can look at it and
+[anonymous.alt.c](/1984/anonymous/anonymous.alt.c) so that one can look at it and
the famous tattoo which we also include here:
-
+
...which was done in 2005 by [Thomas
Scovell](https://web.archive.org/web/20070120220721/https://thomasscovell.com/tattoo.php).
-## [1984/decot](1984/decot/decot.c) ([README.md](1984/decot/README.md]))
+## [1984/decot](/1984/decot/decot.c) ([README.md](/1984/decot/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this to not require `-traditional-cpp` which some compilers like
clang do not support. Fixing `-traditional-cpp` is, as noted later on, very
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ cd 1984/decot ; make diff_orig_prog
```
-## [1984/laman](1984/laman/laman.c) ([README.md](1984/laman/README.md]))
+## [1984/laman](/1984/laman/laman.c) ([README.md](/1984/laman/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this to not crash when no arg is specified. Note that if the arg is
not a positive number it will not do anything useful or anything at all.
@@ -128,19 +128,19 @@ This was fixed on 30 October 2023 after the bug status was changed from INABIAF
(it's not a bug it's a feature) to bug.
-## [1984/mullender](1984/mullender/mullender.c) ([README.md](1984/mullender/README.md]))
+## [1984/mullender](/1984/mullender/mullender.c) ([README.md](/1984/mullender/README.md]))
-[Cody](#cody) provided an [alternate version](1984/mullender/mullender.alt.c), an
+[Cody](#cody) provided an [alternate version](/1984/mullender/mullender.alt.c), an
improved version of the judges, so that everyone can enjoy it with systems that
are not VAX/PDP. We also refer you to the [FAQ](faq.md) as there are some
winning entries that also let one enjoy it - with more to them of course!
Cody further added the second alt version,
-[mullender.alt2.c](1984/mullender/mullender.alt2.c) which is like the
-[1984/mullender/mullender.alt.c](1984/mullender/mullender.alt.c) except that it
+[mullender.alt2.c](/1984/mullender/mullender.alt2.c) which is like the
+[1984/mullender/mullender.alt.c](/1984/mullender/mullender.alt.c) except that it
starts over after it times out.
-Cody also added the [gentab.c](1984/mullender/gentab.c) file, fixed to compile
+Cody also added the [gentab.c](/1984/mullender/gentab.c) file, fixed to compile
(and work, though see [bugs.md](#1984mullender-readmemd)) with modern systems
and so that it would create the proper array (it had unbalanced '}'s), which the
author noted in their remarks (which Cody also found). As this file uses the old
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ Repo](https://github.com/dspinellis/unix-history-repo/tree/Research-Release).
# 1985
-## [1985/applin](1985/applin/applin.c) ([README.md](1985/applin/README.md]))
+## [1985/applin](/1985/applin/applin.c) ([README.md](/1985/applin/README.md]))
Both [Cody](#cody) and [Yusuke](#yusuke) fixed this; Yusuke got this to not crash and Cody fixed it
to work with macOS.
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ why?) but to make it more friendly to users Cody made it print a `\n` prior to
returning to the shell. The original version does not have this change.
-## [1985/august](1985/august/august.c) ([README.md](1985/august/README.md))
+## [1985/august](/1985/august/august.c) ([README.md](/1985/august/README.md))
[Cody](#cody), out of abundance of caution, added a second arg to `main()` because some
versions of clang object to the number of args of `main()`, saying that it must
@@ -185,14 +185,14 @@ be 0, 2 or 3. The version this has been observed in does not actually object to
1 arg but it is entirely possible that this changes so a second arg (that's not
needed and is unused) has been added just in case.
-Cody also added the script [primes.sh](1985/august/primes.sh) which allows one
+Cody also added the script [primes.sh](/1985/august/primes.sh) which allows one
to check the output for the first N prime numbers of the output, where N is
either the default or user specified. The inspiration was the previous 'try'
command he gave to have fun with finding primes that might seem unusual in a
way.
-## [1985/lycklama](1985/lycklama/lycklama.c) ([README.md](1985/lycklama/README.md]))
+## [1985/lycklama](/1985/lycklama/lycklama.c) ([README.md](/1985/lycklama/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this to compile with modern compilers. In the past one could get away
with defining some macro to `#define` and then use `#foo` to have the same
@@ -203,27 +203,27 @@ changed the `#o` lines to `#define`. Also `unistd.h` had to be `#include`d.
that Cody added. See the README.md for details.
-## [1985/shapiro](1985/shapiro/shapiro.c) ([README.md](1985/shapiro/README.md]))
+## [1985/shapiro](/1985/shapiro/shapiro.c) ([README.md](/1985/shapiro/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) added the alt code which allows one to resize the maze and he also added
-the [try.alt.sh](1985/shapiro/try.alt.sh) script that randomly selects sizes
+the [try.alt.sh](/1985/shapiro/try.alt.sh) script that randomly selects sizes
(five times) and compiles and runs it. After the five runs it prompts you to
enter a number, in an infinite loop, exiting if any non-digits are in input
(this includes negative numbers which in the code actually sets it back to 39,
the default).
-## [1985/sicherman](1985/sicherman/sicherman.c) ([README.md](1985/sicherman/README.md]))
+## [1985/sicherman](/1985/sicherman/sicherman.c) ([README.md](/1985/sicherman/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this _very twisted entry_ to not require `-traditional-cpp`. Fixing
`-traditional-cpp` is, as noted later on, very complicated, but Cody would like
to refer you to the original file
-[sicherman.orig.c](1985/sicherman/sicherman.orig.c) and he suggests that you
-then compare it to [sicherman.c](1985/sicherman/sicherman.c) for some good old
+[sicherman.orig.c](/1985/sicherman/sicherman.orig.c) and he suggests that you
+then compare it to [sicherman.c](/1985/sicherman/sicherman.c) for some good old
C-fashioned fun (alternatively, see below explanation)!
Later on Cody improved the fix so that it looks much more like the [original
-entry](1985/sicherman/sicherman.c). He did this several more times and it's
+entry](/1985/sicherman/sicherman.c). He did this several more times and it's
as close to the original as one can get without causing compiler errors.
To get this to all work the following changes were made. If you really want to
@@ -252,12 +252,12 @@ were actually not what they appear: the only arg that existed in `main()` was
- The macros `C` and `V` were changed to lower case. This is because it felt
like the `C=" ..`' part in `subr()` would be better to be upper case as it talks
about the language. Also in the second [alternate
-version](1985/sicherman/sicherman.alt2.c) (the first being the
+version](/1985/sicherman/sicherman.alt2.c) (the first being the
original code) which is in case a new version of clang ever objects to only one
arg in `main()` (which is not out of the realm of possibility), `main()` can
have `C` as `argc` to `main()` so it would read like it once did: `C manual`
albeit with a `,` separating the two. The [second
-alternate](1985/sicherman/sicherman.alt2.c) version is compiled
+alternate](/1985/sicherman/sicherman.alt2.c) version is compiled
in case the first does not. Originally the macros were kept the same and the
`C` in `subr()` was `c`. It feels better (in some ways) to make it so that the
`C` for the language is upper case though, and since it actually translated to
@@ -322,12 +322,12 @@ case as `c`.
# 1986
-## [1986/hague](1986/hague/hague.c) ([README.md](1986/hague/README.md]))
+## [1986/hague](/1986/hague/hague.c) ([README.md](/1986/hague/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) made this use `fgets()`.
-## [1986/holloway](1986/holloway/holloway.c) ([README.md](1986/holloway/README.md]))
+## [1986/holloway](/1986/holloway/holloway.c) ([README.md](/1986/holloway/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this to compile and work with clang (it already worked with gcc).
The problem was that clang is more strict about the type of second arg to
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ and then using `t` instead of `s` it compiles and runs successfully under clang
and gcc.
-## [1986/marshall](1986/marshall/marshall.c) ([README.md](1986/marshall/README.md]))
+## [1986/marshall](/1986/marshall/marshall.c) ([README.md](/1986/marshall/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) got this to compile and work with clang and gcc. He noted that he tried to
keep the ASCII art as close to the original as possible. The line lengths are
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ the same but some spaces had to be changed to non-spaces.
This fix was very interesting and quite amusing, showing up problems with two
different compilers. This is a brief summary but much more is explained in the
-[compilers.md](1986/marshall/compilers.md) file, giving which compilers had
+[compilers.md](/1986/marshall/compilers.md) file, giving which compilers had
which problems in which systems: the optimiser being enabled in one compiler let
it work but broke it in the other; and disabling it would let it work in the one
that didn't work but suddenly the one that worked wouldn't work. And by 'not
@@ -356,29 +356,29 @@ This problem was only after getting clang to compile, of course. It did not
compile it because it is more strict about the second and third args to `main()`
and the third arg was an `int`.
-We encourage you to read the [compilers.md](1986/marshall/compilers.md) file to
+We encourage you to read the [compilers.md](/1986/marshall/compilers.md) file to
see how odd this problem was and what Cody did to fix it, if nothing else but
for entertainment!
-## [1986/pawka](1986/pawka/pawka.c) ([README.md](1986/pawka/README.md))
+## [1986/pawka](/1986/pawka/pawka.c) ([README.md](/1986/pawka/README.md))
[Cody](#cody) noticed and fixed a funny mistake in the Makefile where a
`-Wno-strict-prototypes` was in the wrong location, suggesting that there is a
`-D` needed to compile the entry.
-## [1986/wall](1986/wall/wall.c) ([README.md](1986/wall/README.md]))
+## [1986/wall](/1986/wall/wall.c) ([README.md](/1986/wall/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this so that it does not require `-traditional-cpp`. This took a fair
bit of tinkering as this entry *very twisted*; fixing `-traditional-cpp` is, as
noted earlier, very complicated, but we encourage you to look at [original
-code](1986/wall/wall.orig.c) to see how different C was in 1986, as well as
+code](/1986/wall/wall.orig.c) to see how different C was in 1986, as well as
below.
[Yusuke](#yusuke) originally patched this to use `strdup()` on two strings and this let it
work with gcc but it still required `-traditional-cpp`. The [alternate
-code](1986/wall/wall.alt.c) is the version patched by Yusuke should you wish to
+code](/1986/wall/wall.alt.c) is the version patched by Yusuke should you wish to
try it with a compiler that has the `-traditional-cpp`. See the README.md file
for details.
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ Some of the changes required:
# 1987
-## [1987/heckbert](1987/heckbert/heckbert.c) ([README.md](1987/heckbert/README.md))
+## [1987/heckbert](/1987/heckbert/heckbert.c) ([README.md](/1987/heckbert/README.md))
[Cody](#cody) made this look more like the original entry by restoring the `#define` of
`define`. It's not used but it now looks closer to the original.
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ that for System V we had to do this) Cody added to the Makefile
`-Dindex=strchr`.
-## [1987/lievaart](1987/lievaart/lievaart.c) ([README.md](1987/lievaart/README.md))
+## [1987/lievaart](/1987/lievaart/lievaart.c) ([README.md](/1987/lievaart/README.md))
[Cody](#cody) added back the documented checks for invalid input which no longer worked
and instead resulted in either accepting the level, whether or not it was a
@@ -514,12 +514,12 @@ well (the one with the board and the one without, the entry itself with the
size constraints of the contest).
-## [1987/wall](1987/wall/wall.c) ([README.md](1987/wall/README.md]))
+## [1987/wall](/1987/wall/wall.c) ([README.md](/1987/wall/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) made this use `fgets(3)`.
-## [1987/westley](1987/westley/westley.c) ([README.md](1987/westley/README.md]))
+## [1987/westley](/1987/westley/westley.c) ([README.md](/1987/westley/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this for modern systems. The problem was `'assignment to cast is
illegal, lvalue casts are not supported'`. For the original file see the
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ unlikely(?) but nevertheless suggested case that `putchar()` is not available.
# 1988
-## [1988/dale](1988/dale/dale.c) ([README.md](1988/dale/README.md]))
+## [1988/dale](/1988/dale/dale.c) ([README.md](/1988/dale/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this twisted entry (as we called it :-) ) for modern compilers,
including making it no longer require `-traditional-cpp`. Fixing
@@ -615,21 +615,21 @@ See the README.md file for details on the original code, provided as an alt
version in case you have an older compiler or wish to try `-traditional-cpp`.
-## [1988/isaak](1988/isaak/isaak.c) ([README.md](1988/isaak/README.md]))
+## [1988/isaak](/1988/isaak/isaak.c) ([README.md](/1988/isaak/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this to work for modern systems. The problem was that the important
function, a redefinition of `exit()`, was not being called in `main()`. The
-original version is in [1988/isaak/isaak.alt.c](1988/isaak/isaak.alt.c). See the
+original version is in [1988/isaak/isaak.alt.c](/1988/isaak/isaak.alt.c). See the
README.md file for more details.
-## [1988/litmaath](1988/litmaath/litmaath.c) ([README.md](1988/litmaath/README.md))
+## [1988/litmaath](/1988/litmaath/litmaath.c) ([README.md](/1988/litmaath/README.md))
[Cody](#cody) added the alt code which is code that we suggested at the time of
publication, in the remarks, to help understand the entry, and for fun.
-## [1988/phillipps](1988/phillipps/phillipps.c) ([README.md](1988/phillipps/README.md]))
+## [1988/phillipps](/1988/phillipps/phillipps.c) ([README.md](/1988/phillipps/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this for modern systems. It did not compile with clang because it
requires the second and third args of `main()` to be `char **` but even before
@@ -648,14 +648,14 @@ same code. Additionally, `main()` returns `!pain(...)` like `main()` used to do
to itself and `pain()` does now.
-## [1988/reddy](1988/reddy/reddy.c) ([README.md](1988/reddy/README.md))
+## [1988/reddy](/1988/reddy/reddy.c) ([README.md](/1988/reddy/README.md))
[Cody](#cody) made this use `fgets(3)`.
-## [1988/spinellis](1988/spinellis/spinellis.c) ([README.md](1988/spinellis/README.md]))
+## [1988/spinellis](/1988/spinellis/spinellis.c) ([README.md](/1988/spinellis/README.md]))
-[Cody](#cody) provided an [alternate version](1988/spinellis/spinellis.alt.c) so that
+[Cody](#cody) provided an [alternate version](/1988/spinellis/spinellis.alt.c) so that
this will work with compilers like clang. An alternate version had to be
provided because not doing so would be tampering with the entry too much. It
would work but it would not show the same creativity and cleverness.
@@ -669,9 +669,9 @@ doing this) that with a slight modification this entry can be C++ instead. We do
thank him for this ghastly point! :-)
-## [1988/westley](1988/westley/westley.c) ([README.md](1988/westley/README.md]))
+## [1988/westley](/1988/westley/westley.c) ([README.md](/1988/westley/README.md]))
-The [original version](1988/westley/westley.alt.c), provided as alternate code,
+The [original version](/1988/westley/westley.alt.c), provided as alternate code,
was fixed by Misha Dynin, based on the judges' remarks, so that this would work
with modern C compilers. We encourage you to try the alternate version to see
what happens with current compilers! See the README.md files for details.
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ what happens with current compilers! See the README.md files for details.
[Cody](#cody) changed the `int`s to be `float` as that's what they are printed as: not
strictly necessary but nonetheless more correct, even if not warned against.
-Cody added the [try.sh](1988/westley/try.sh) script to show the magic of the
+Cody added the [try.sh](/1988/westley/try.sh) script to show the magic of the
entry as seeing the code with the result at once is far more beautiful.
@@ -687,17 +687,17 @@ entry as seeing the code with the result at once is far more beautiful.
# 1989
-## [1989/fubar](1989/fubar/fubar.c) ([README.md](1989/fubar/README.md]))
+## [1989/fubar](/1989/fubar/fubar.c) ([README.md](/1989/fubar/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) got this to work with modern systems. The main issues were that an
`#include` had to be added along with fixing the path (due to `.` not being in
`$PATH`) to files referred to in the code.
-## [1989/jar.1](1989/jar.1/jar.1.c) ([README.md](1989/jar.1/README.md]))
+## [1989/jar.1](/1989/jar.1/jar.1.c) ([README.md](/1989/jar.1/README.md]))
To prevent annoying output to `/dev/tty` we changed the code to simulate the
-output via `strings(1)` but [Cody](#cody) removed the ill-famed `useless use of cat` to
+output via `strings(/1)` but [Cody](#cody) removed the ill-famed `useless use of cat` to
shut [ShellCheck](https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck) up.
Why is it ill-famed? Because there is no such thing as a
useless cat, that's why! For instance, the fact they even exist is proof that
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ anyway, and since one may still run the code or the script (for the original
entry and the alt code) anyway, it works out well.
-## [1989/jar.2](1989/jar.2/jar.2.c) ([README.md](1989/jar.2/README.md]))
+## [1989/jar.2](/1989/jar.2/jar.2.c) ([README.md](/1989/jar.2/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this to work with modern compilers. Modern compilers do not allow
code like:
@@ -727,39 +727,39 @@ code like:
He notes that there _is_ a way to get it (or something close to it) to work. Do
you know how?
-Cody also provided the [try.sh](1989/jar.2/try.sh) script and the
-supplementary files [try.txt](1989/jar.2/try.txt),
-[fib.lisp](1989/jar.2/fib.lisp) and
-[chocolate_cake.lisp](1989/jar.2/chocolate_cake.lisp). The `try.txt` comes
+Cody also provided the [try.sh](/1989/jar.2/try.sh) script and the
+supplementary files [try.txt](/1989/jar.2/try.txt),
+[fib.lisp](/1989/jar.2/fib.lisp) and
+[chocolate_cake.lisp](/1989/jar.2/chocolate_cake.lisp). The `try.txt` comes
from the author and the `fib.lisp` comes from [Yusuke](#yusuke). Cody wrote the script and
offered us some chocolate cake :-) See README.md for details on how to use the
script.
-## [1989/ovdluhe](1989/ovdluhe/ovdluhe.c) ([README.md](1989/ovdluhe/README.md]))
+## [1989/ovdluhe](/1989/ovdluhe/ovdluhe.c) ([README.md](/1989/ovdluhe/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed an infinite loop where the program would print the same thing over
and over again, flooding the screen. The problem is that there was a `for` loop
that by necessity had to not have an increment stage but only in the `if` path
(in the loop itself) did the pointer get updated.
-Cody also provided an [alternate version](1989/ovdluhe/ovdluhe.alt.c) based on the
+Cody also provided an [alternate version](/1989/ovdluhe/ovdluhe.alt.c) based on the
author's remarks. See the README.md for details. The fix described above was
fixed in this version too, after it was discovered and fixed.
-## [1989/paul](1989/paul/paul.c) ([README.md](1989/paul/README.md]))
+## [1989/paul](/1989/paul/paul.c) ([README.md](/1989/paul/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed a segfault under macOS that prevented it from working. The problem
was that the int (from `#define f`) should be a long. This became apparent when
he was using lldb and saw that the type of a pointer was too `long` :-)
-Cody also provided the [alternate version](1989/paul/paul.alt.c)
+Cody also provided the [alternate version](/1989/paul/paul.alt.c)
which has the trace function that the author included but commented out. See the
README.md for details.
-## [1989/robison](1989/robison/robison.c) ([README.md](1989/robison/README.md]))
+## [1989/robison](/1989/robison/robison.c) ([README.md](/1989/robison/README.md]))
[Yusuke Endoh](#yusuke) fixed this to compile under modern systems. To see the changes
made, try:
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ cd 1989/robison ; make diff_orig_prog
(It adds the C token pasting operator `##` instead of `/**/`.)
-## [1989/tromp](1989/tromp/tromp.c) ([README.md](1989/tromp/README.md]))
+## [1989/tromp](/1989/tromp/tromp.c) ([README.md](/1989/tromp/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) and [Yusuke](#yusuke) fixed this entry: Yusuke fixed this to compile with gcc and Cody
fixed it for clang and made some other fixes as well.
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ IOCCC [Tetris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetris) working (this of course was
not his only reason :-) )
-## [1989/westley](1989/westley/westley.c) ([README.md](1989/westley/README.md]))
+## [1989/westley](/1989/westley/westley.c) ([README.md](/1989/westley/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this for clang, except that two versions generated by the program
cannot be compiled by clang due to inherent defects in the compiler and how the
@@ -862,10 +862,10 @@ in the working on version 2 and 3 or if in the fix for clang as well as version
To make use of this several scripts were added by Cody.
-The [compile.sh](1989/westley/compile.sh) script that removes the generated
+The [compile.sh](/1989/westley/compile.sh) script that removes the generated
code, rebuilds the program and regenerates the other code and then compiles it
will work for compilers like gcc and one can then use the
-[try.sh](1989/westley/try.sh) script to see example input and output.
+[try.sh](/1989/westley/try.sh) script to see example input and output.
The `compile.sh` script allows one to specify the compiler with the `CC`
environmental variable; see the README.md for details.
@@ -874,9 +874,9 @@ environmental variable; see the README.md for details.
# 1990
-## [1990/baruch](1990/baruch/baruch.c) ([README.md](1990/baruch/README.md]))
+## [1990/baruch](/1990/baruch/baruch.c) ([README.md](/1990/baruch/README.md]))
-[Cody](#cody) added an [alternate version](1990/baruch/baruch.alt.c) which allows Turbo-C
+[Cody](#cody) added an [alternate version](/1990/baruch/baruch.alt.c) which allows Turbo-C
and MSC to compile this code, based on the authors' remarks, except that Cody
did not change the `" #Q"` string as that showed worse looking output
instead of improved output though he has no way to test the compilers in
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ the variables, adding instead `-Wno-implicit-int`. The newline added by the
judges was retained.
-## [1990/cmills](1990/cmills/cmills.c) ([README.md](1990/cmills/README.md]))
+## [1990/cmills](/1990/cmills/cmills.c) ([README.md](/1990/cmills/README.md]))
[Yusuke](#yusuke) got this to work in modern systems (it previously resulted in a bus
error).
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ error).
[Cody](#cody) made this use `fgets(3)`.
-## [1990/dds](1990/dds/dds.c) ([README.md](1990/dds/README.md]))
+## [1990/dds](/1990/dds/dds.c) ([README.md](/1990/dds/README.md]))
[Yusuke](#yusuke) and [Cody](#cody) in conjunction fixed this for modern systems (both fixed a
different compiler error but more fixes were also made).
@@ -912,12 +912,12 @@ operator itself.
Cody fixed another compiler error by removing the erroneous prototype to
`fopen()`. Cody also changed a `char *` used for file I/O to be a proper `FILE
-*` and fixed a typo in [LANDER.BAS](1990/dds/LANDER.BAS).
+*` and fixed a typo in [LANDER.BAS](/1990/dds/LANDER.BAS).
Cody also made this use `fgets(3)`.
-## [1990/dg](1990/dg/dg.c) ([README.md](1990/dg/README.md]))
+## [1990/dg](/1990/dg/dg.c) ([README.md](/1990/dg/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this for modern systems. There were two problems to be resolved.
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ The second problem was suggested by the judges at the time of judging, to do
with if the C preprocessor botches single quotes in cpp expansion.
-## [1990/jaw](1990/jaw/jaw.c) ([README.md](1990/jaw/README.md]))
+## [1990/jaw](/1990/jaw/jaw.c) ([README.md](/1990/jaw/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed the script to work properly in modern environments including writing
to and extracting from `stdout` and relying on the exit code in the commands to
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ allow for `&& ...`.
He also changed the `perror(3)` call to `fprintf(3)` because in macOS when errno
is 0 it shows what looks like an error.
-He added the [try.sh](1990/jaw/try.sh) to run the commands that we suggested at
+He added the [try.sh](/1990/jaw/try.sh) to run the commands that we suggested at
the time.
NOTE: as `btoa` is not common we used a ruby script from [Yusuke](#yusuke) but with a minor
@@ -955,20 +955,20 @@ fix applied by Cody that made the program just show `oops` twice from invalid
input but which now works.
-## [1990/pjr](1990/pjr/pjr.c) ([README.md](1990/pjr/README.md]))
+## [1990/pjr](/1990/pjr/pjr.c) ([README.md](/1990/pjr/README.md]))
-[Cody](#cody) added the [alt code](1990/pjr/pjr.alt.c) which was suggested by the judges
+[Cody](#cody) added the [alt code](/1990/pjr/pjr.alt.c) which was suggested by the judges
in the case that your compiler cannot compile `X=g()...` but it actually does
something else and is recommended by the author as well.
-## [1990/scjones](1990/scjones/scjones.c) ([README.md](1990/scjones/README.md]))
+## [1990/scjones](/1990/scjones/scjones.c) ([README.md](/1990/scjones/README.md]))
[Yusuke](#yusuke) suggested `-ansi` to get the entry to compile due to trigraphs and [Cody](#cody)
suggested `-trigraphs`. Both work but we used Yusuke's idea.
-## [1990/tbr](1990/tbr/tbr.c) ([README.md](1990/tbr/README.md]))
+## [1990/tbr](/1990/tbr/tbr.c) ([README.md](/1990/tbr/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this to work with modern compilers; `exit(3)` returns void but the
function was used in a binary expression so this wouldn't even compile.
@@ -982,11 +982,11 @@ Additionally, Cody fixed the shortened version provided by the author in the
same way as the original entry, first the compile fix and then later on making
it look more like the original by redefining `exit` and also redefining `gets()`
to be `fgets()` in the same way that the original entry is. This way the [alt
-version](1990/tbr/README.md#alternate-code) is equivalent in function, like the
+version](/1990/tbr/README.md#alternate-code) is equivalent in function, like the
author intended, but more compact.
-## [1990/theorem](1990/theorem/theorem.c) ([README.md](1990/theorem/README.md]))
+## [1990/theorem](/1990/theorem/theorem.c) ([README.md](/1990/theorem/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this to compile with modern systems.
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ used in order to get this to work initially (prior to this output was there but
incomplete).
-## [1990/stig](1990/stig/stig.c) ([README.md](1990/stig/README.md))
+## [1990/stig](/1990/stig/stig.c) ([README.md](/1990/stig/README.md))
[Cody](#cody) fixed the paths in the Makefile so that this would build in Linux (it
worked fine in macOS).
@@ -1033,11 +1033,11 @@ He also changed the Makefile to use `bash` not `zsh` as not all systems have
`zsh` and the Makefile actually sets `SHELL` to `bash`.
-## [1990/westley](1990/westley/westley.c) ([README.md](1990/westley/README.md]))
+## [1990/westley](/1990/westley/westley.c) ([README.md](/1990/westley/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this for modern systems. It had `1s` in places for a short int which
was changed to just `1`. Since it's instructional to see the differences he has
-provided an alternate version, [westley.alt.c](1990/westley/westley.alt.c), which
+provided an alternate version, [westley.alt.c](/1990/westley/westley.alt.c), which
is the original code.
He also changed the `argc` to be an `int`, not a `char`, even though it might
@@ -1053,9 +1053,9 @@ original code.
# 1991
-## [1991/ant](1991/ant/ant.c) ([README.md](1991/ant/README.md]))
+## [1991/ant](/1991/ant/ant.c) ([README.md](/1991/ant/README.md]))
-[Cody](#cody) added [alt code](1991/ant/ant.alt.c) that will be a bit easier to use for
+[Cody](#cody) added [alt code](/1991/ant/ant.alt.c) that will be a bit easier to use for
those familiar with vim in the following ways:
- Use `0` to go to first column.
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ those familiar with vim in the following ways:
The other keys were left unchanged.
-## [1991/brnstnd](1991/brnstnd/brnstnd.c) ([README.md](1991/brnstnd/README.md]))
+## [1991/brnstnd](/1991/brnstnd/brnstnd.c) ([README.md](/1991/brnstnd/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this for modern systems. There were two invalid operands to binary
expression (`char *` and `void` and `int` and `void`) to resolve and
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ Later on, Cody added back the macro `#define D define` to make it look ever so
slightly more like the original, even though it's unused.
-## [1991/buzzard](1991/buzzard/buzzard.c) ([README.md](1991/buzzard/README.md]))
+## [1991/buzzard](/1991/buzzard/buzzard.c) ([README.md](/1991/buzzard/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this so that the coordinates being specified would not crash the
program. This happened because the function that calls `atoi(3)` took an arg
@@ -1092,13 +1092,13 @@ Cody also made the file name in the code (which is the default maze file) not
hard-coded but instead be `__FILE__`.
Finally Cody added the [alternate
-version](1991/buzzard/README.md#alternate-code) which will possibly feel more at
+version](/1991/buzzard/README.md#alternate-code) which will possibly feel more at
home with those familiar with vi(m) (it certainly does feel more at home with
him): `k` for forward, `h` for left and `l` for right. This version also has a
more useful way to exit, just entering `q` followed by enter.
-## [1991/davidguy](1991/davidguy/davidguy.c) ([README.md](1991/davidguy/README.md]))
+## [1991/davidguy](/1991/davidguy/davidguy.c) ([README.md](/1991/davidguy/README.md]))
As some systems like macOS can be particular about not declaring functions [Cody](#cody)
added to the Makefile some `-include` options. These appear to not be strictly
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ necessary but it was done due to other syscalls being a problem not being
declared first.
-## [1991/dds](1991/dds/dds.c) ([README.md](1991/dds/README.md]))
+## [1991/dds](/1991/dds/dds.c) ([README.md](/1991/dds/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed a segfault that prevented this entry from working in any condition
and he also made it work for clang. He also added checks for NULL `FILE *`s.
@@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@ was pondered and changed numerous times and ultimately that problem with this
entry was fixed. It has not been done in all.
-## [1991/fine](1991/fine/fine.c) ([README.md](1991/fine/README.md))
+## [1991/fine](/1991/fine/fine.c) ([README.md](/1991/fine/README.md))
[Cody](#cody) made it look much more like the original entry even after the fix that
increased the count in characters from 80 to 106, getting it back down to just
@@ -1252,13 +1252,13 @@ which also resolved the warning described above. This was by more clever use of
the Makefile which now has a `-DB=(int)b` so that `B` can be used in place where
`(int)b` used to be necessary.
-Cody also added the [try.sh](1991/fine/try.sh) script which feeds the program
+Cody also added the [try.sh](/1991/fine/try.sh) script which feeds the program
some fun input for fun but mostly different output. He added a great string from
Brian Westley and Cody also added several of his own (can you figure out exactly
which ones? :-) )
-## [1991/rince](1991/rince/rince.c) ([README.md](1991/rince/README.md))
+## [1991/rince](/1991/rince/rince.c) ([README.md](/1991/rince/README.md))
[Cody](#cody) fixed it so that the messages that show if you won or lost will be seen
after the end of the game. The reason it did not work before is curses was ended
@@ -1267,13 +1267,13 @@ original entry Cody left the message before ending curses in and printed another
message of the same kind after `endwin()` was called with the exception that he
added a newline at the end of the screen to be more user friendly.
-Cody also added [two alt versions](1991/rince/README.md#alternate-code), one to
+Cody also added [two alt versions](/1991/rince/README.md#alternate-code), one to
remove the maximum number of moves you may make and another to let you configure
the maximum number of moves, even if that is making it harder to win. Naturally
the above fix was applied to these versions too.
-## [1991/westley](1991/westley/westley.c) ([README.md](1991/westley/README.md]))
+## [1991/westley](/1991/westley/westley.c) ([README.md](/1991/westley/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed a segfault in this program which prevented it from working. The
problem was that the read-only char array `char *z[]` was being written to. The
@@ -1298,7 +1298,7 @@ should have been removed.
# 1992
-## [1992/adrian](1992/adrian/adrian.c) ([README.md](1992/adrian/README.md]))
+## [1992/adrian](/1992/adrian/adrian.c) ([README.md](/1992/adrian/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed the code so that it will try opening the file the code was compiled
from (`__FILE__`), not `adgrep.c`, as the latter does not exist: `adgrep` is
@@ -1313,14 +1313,14 @@ was never fixed in any of the files, not the code or the documentation, and thus
was entirely incorrect code. A fun fact is that one can do:
```c
-W= fopen(wc>= 2 ? V[1] : __FILE__,"rt");if(!W)exit(1);
+W= fopen(wc>= 2 ? V[1] : __FILE__,"rt");if(!W)exit(/1);
```
but one _CANNOT_ do:
```c
-W= fopen(wc>= 2 ? V[1] : __FILE__,"rt");if(!W)exit(1);
-if (W==NULL)exit(1);
+W= fopen(wc>= 2 ? V[1] : __FILE__,"rt");if(!W)exit(/1);
+if (W==NULL)exit(/1);
```
because `adwc.c` will be empty! The difference is it is on a newline, the check.
@@ -1368,7 +1368,7 @@ These fixes are complex changes due to the way the program and Makefile generate
the additional tools.
-## [1992/albert](1992/albert/albert.c) ([README.md](1992/albert/README.md]))
+## [1992/albert](/1992/albert/albert.c) ([README.md](/1992/albert/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this to compile with modern systems. Note that in 1996 a bug fix was
applied to the code, provided as the alt code as that version is not obfuscated.
@@ -1378,7 +1378,7 @@ is not the correct header file now (at least in some systems?) and a non-void
return void.
-## [1992/ant](1992/ant/ant.c) ([README.md](1992/ant/README.md]))
+## [1992/ant](/1992/ant/ant.c) ([README.md](/1992/ant/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed the Makefile so that the program will actually work with it (or at
least the rule to clobber files and link `am` to `ant`). The issue was that the
@@ -1397,18 +1397,18 @@ The author stated that in some systems like DOS with Turbo C, it might be
necessary to include `time.h` so Cody did this as well.
-## [1992/buzzard.1](1992/buzzard.1/buzzard.1.c) ([README.md](1992/buzzard.1/README.md))
+## [1992/buzzard.1](/1992/buzzard.1/buzzard.1.c) ([README.md](/1992/buzzard.1/README.md))
-[Cody](#cody) added a check for the right number of args, exiting 1 if not enough (2)
+[Cody](#cody) added a check for the right number of args, exiting 1 if not enough (/2)
used. This was not originally done but at a time it was changed to be considered
a bug so it was fixed at that point as it only took a few seconds and had to be
verified that it was consistent with the [bugs.md](/bugs.md) file.
-He also added the [try.sh](1991/buzzard.1/try.sh) script to try out some
+He also added the [try.sh](/1991/buzzard.1/try.sh) script to try out some
commands that we suggested and some additional ones that provide for some fun.
-## [1992/gson](1992/gson/gson.c) ([README.md](1992/gson/README.md]))
+## [1992/gson](/1992/gson/gson.c) ([README.md](/1992/gson/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed a crash that prevented this entry from working in some cases in some
systems (like macOS) by disabling the optimiser in the Makefile.
@@ -1427,28 +1427,28 @@ redirecting a dictionary file as part of the command line. This also makes it
possible for longer strings to be read (in case the `gets(3)` was not used in a
loop).
-Cody also added the [mkdict.sh](1992/gson/mkdict.sh) script that the author
+Cody also added the [mkdict.sh](/1992/gson/mkdict.sh) script that the author
included in their remarks. See the README.md for its purpose. It was NOT fixed
for [ShellCheck](https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck)
because the author deliberately obfuscated it so **PLEASE DO NOT
FIX THIS**.
-## [1992/imc](1992/imc/imc.c) ([README.md](1992/imc/README.md]))
+## [1992/imc](/1992/imc/imc.c) ([README.md](/1992/imc/README.md]))
-The original code, [imc.orig.c](1992/imc/imc.orig.c), assumed that `exit(3)`
+The original code, [imc.orig.c](/1992/imc/imc.orig.c), assumed that `exit(3)`
returned a value but this will cause problems where `exit(3)` returns void. The
source code was modified to avoid this problem but like [Cody](#cody) did with other fixes
he made this more like the original by redefining `exit` to use the comma
operator so that it could be used in binary expressions.
-## [1992/kivinen](1992/kivinen/kivinen.c) ([README.md](1992/kivinen/README.md]))
+## [1992/kivinen](/1992/kivinen/kivinen.c) ([README.md](/1992/kivinen/README.md]))
It was observed that on modern systems this goes much too quick. [Yusuke](#yusuke) created
a patch that calls `usleep(3)` but [Cody](#cody) thought the value was too slow so he
made it a macro in the Makefile `Z`, defaulting at 15000. This was made an [alt
-version](1992/kivinen/kivinen.alt.c) and it is recommended one use the alt
+version](/1992/kivinen/kivinen.alt.c) and it is recommended one use the alt
version first. See the README.md file to see how to reconfigure it.
Cody also made the fixed version (the code relied on `exit(3)` returning to use
@@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@ Yusuke also noted that there is a bug in the program where right after starting
it moves towards the right but if you click the mouse it goes back.
-## [1992/lush](1992/lush/lush.c) ([README.md](1992/lush/README.md]))
+## [1992/lush](/1992/lush/lush.c) ([README.md](/1992/lush/README.md]))
[Yusuke](#yusuke) supplied a patch which makes this work with gcc. Due to how it works (see
Judges' remarks in the README.md file) this will not work with clang.
@@ -1482,31 +1482,31 @@ NOTE: this entry cannot work with clang due to different compiler messages. See
[bugs.md](/bugs.md) for details.
-## [1992/marangon](1992/marangon/marangon.c) ([README.md](1992/marangon/README.md))
+## [1992/marangon](/1992/marangon/marangon.c) ([README.md](/1992/marangon/README.md))
[Cody](#cody) made this more portable by changing the `void main()` to be `int main()`.
-## [1992/nathan](1992/nathan/nathan.c) ([README.md](1992/nathan/README.md))
+## [1992/nathan](/1992/nathan/nathan.c) ([README.md](/1992/nathan/README.md))
[Cody](#cody) added the original file back as it was deemed that the export restrictions
should no longer be a cause of concern for this entry. Doing this did require a
-change to Cody's [2020/ferguson2](2020/ferguson2/README.md) entry as it's
+change to Cody's [2020/ferguson2](/2020/ferguson2/README.md) entry as it's
referenced.
Cody cynically noted that if he goes quiet, for instance if he no longer
participates in the IOCCC, that it must be our fault! :-)
-Cody also added the [try.sh](1992/nathan/try.sh) script that runs a few commands
+Cody also added the [try.sh](/1992/nathan/try.sh) script that runs a few commands
that we suggested as well as one he provided.
-## [1992/vern](1992/vern/vern.c) ([README.md](1992/vern/README.md]))
+## [1992/vern](/1992/vern/vern.c) ([README.md](/1992/vern/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed an infinite loop if one were to input numbers < `0` or > `077`. The
problem was that it tried to use `scanf(3)` with the format specifier `"%o %o"` in a
loop, reading again if `scanf(3)` did not return 2 (that was not a problem in
-that `scanf(2)` will not return until the number of specifiers have been
+that `scanf(/2)` will not return until the number of specifiers have been
processed or some error occurs) or a function it called returned non-zero.
Instead the fix involves the `scanf(3)` specifiers being `"%4s %4s" on two
@@ -1515,7 +1515,7 @@ new char arrays (always cleared in the beginning of the loop) and then using
both numbers (using `"%o %o"` does not solve the problem).
-## [1992/westley](1992/westley/westley.c) ([README.md](1992/westley/README.md]))
+## [1992/westley](/1992/westley/westley.c) ([README.md](/1992/westley/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this to work for clang by changing the third and fourth arg of
`main()` to be `char **` inside `main()`; clang requires args 2 - 4 to be `char
@@ -1536,12 +1536,12 @@ the final loop it prints another newline. This fix has another bonus in that
resizing the terminal after running it should not mess up the display either,
unless of course it becomes too small.
-Cody added the scripts [whereami.sh](1992/westley/whereami.sh) and
-[whereami.alt.sh](1992/westley/whereami.alt.sh) which correspond to the entry and
+Cody added the scripts [whereami.sh](/1992/westley/whereami.sh) and
+[whereami.alt.sh](/1992/westley/whereami.alt.sh) which correspond to the entry and
the alt code but first check that the number of columns is at least 80 and if
not it is an error.
-Cody added the [try.sh](1992/westley/try.sh) script that shows the different
+Cody added the [try.sh](/1992/westley/try.sh) script that shows the different
cities that the author recommended one try as well as the one recommended by the
judges (approximate judging location), labelling each city and printing a
newline before the next city. The try.sh script uses the `whereami.sh` and
@@ -1551,18 +1551,18 @@ first tries to make it executable and if it fails to do so it just uses
(or `COLUMNS=80 ./whereami.sh` etc.) but this is a feature, not a bug.
Cody also added an arg check because the program and the
-[alternate version](1992/westley/westley.alt.c) might have crashed or
+[alternate version](/1992/westley/westley.alt.c) might have crashed or
[nuked](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapon) the [entire
world](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth) or just the
[USA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States), respectively, without enough
-args (2). And not that we need the help or anything for this :-) but we
+args (/2). And not that we need the help or anything for this :-) but we
encourage you to try the original without two args :-)
# 1993
-## [1993/cmills](1993/cmills/cmills.c) ([README.md](1993/cmills/README.md]))
+## [1993/cmills](/1993/cmills/cmills.c) ([README.md](/1993/cmills/README.md]))
[Yusuke](#yusuke) suggested that with modern systems this goes too fast so he added a call
to `usleep(3)` in a patch he made. [Cody](#cody) made it configurable at compilation by
@@ -1570,12 +1570,12 @@ using a macro. This is in the alt version which is the recommended one to try
first.
-## [1993/dgibson](1993/dgibson/dgibson.c) ([README.md](1993/dgibson/README.md]))
+## [1993/dgibson](/1993/dgibson/dgibson.c) ([README.md](/1993/dgibson/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed the script to work which assumed that `.` is in the path.
-## [1993/jonth](1993/jonth/jonth.c) ([README.md](1993/jonth/README.md]))
+## [1993/jonth](/1993/jonth/jonth.c) ([README.md](/1993/jonth/README.md]))
Both [Cody](#cody) and [Yusuke](#yusuke) fixed this so that it will work with modern systems. Yusuke
provided some fixes of the X code and Cody fixed the C pre-processor directives
@@ -1591,32 +1591,32 @@ and expect `G;` to equate to `int i, j;` (though it's now a long) and `K` to mea
prepended to them.
-## [1993/leo](1993/leo/leo.c) ([README.md](1993/leo/README.md]))
+## [1993/leo](/1993/leo/leo.c) ([README.md](/1993/leo/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this to work with modern compilers. This involved different header
files for functions.
-## [1993/lmfjyh](1993/lmfjyh/lmfjyh.c) ([README.md](1993/lmfjyh/README.md]))
+## [1993/lmfjyh](/1993/lmfjyh/lmfjyh.c) ([README.md](/1993/lmfjyh/README.md]))
-[Cody](#cody) added an [alternate version](1993/lmfjyh/lmfjyh.alt.c) which does what the
+[Cody](#cody) added an [alternate version](/1993/lmfjyh/lmfjyh.alt.c) which does what the
program did with gcc < 2.3.3. See the README.md file for details and for why
this was made the alternate version, not the actual entry.
-## [1993/plummer](1993/plummer/plummer.c) ([README.md](1993/plummer/README.md]))
+## [1993/plummer](/1993/plummer/plummer.c) ([README.md](/1993/plummer/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) added check for two args.
-Cody also added an [alternate version](1993/plummer/plummer.alt.c) which uses
+Cody also added an [alternate version](/1993/plummer/plummer.alt.c) which uses
`usleep()` so you can see what is happening with faster systems. This version
also checks for two args. See the README.md files for details.
-## [1993/rince](1993/rince/rince.c) ([README.md](1993/rince/README.md]))
+## [1993/rince](/1993/rince/rince.c) ([README.md](/1993/rince/README.md]))
[Yusuke](#yusuke) supplied a patch to get this to work in modern systems. This fix also
-applies the compatibility issue of `select(2)` described in the README.md file.
+applies the compatibility issue of `select(/2)` described in the README.md file.
[Cody](#cody) added a call to `endwin()` to help with terminal sanity after the program
ends.
@@ -1628,12 +1628,12 @@ slow down but Cody did it in such a way that makes it easy to configure at
compile time. See the README.md for details.
-## [1993/schnitzi](1993/schnitzi/schnitzi.c) ([README.md](1993/schnitzi/README.md]))
+## [1993/schnitzi](/1993/schnitzi/schnitzi.c) ([README.md](/1993/schnitzi/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) made this use `fgets(3)` not `gets(3)`.
-## [1993/vanb](1993/vanb/vanb.c) ([README.md](1993/vanb/README.md]))
+## [1993/vanb](/1993/vanb/vanb.c) ([README.md](/1993/vanb/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this to work with clang. The problem was that the third arg to main()
was not a `char **`. Instead `O5()` (which was `main()` via `-DO5=main`) is now
@@ -1665,7 +1665,7 @@ this code. Other code is also described there.
# 1994
-## [1994/dodsond2](1994/dodsond2/dodsond2.c) ([README.md](1994/dodsond2/README.md))
+## [1994/dodsond2](/1994/dodsond2/dodsond2.c) ([README.md](/1994/dodsond2/README.md))
[Cody](#cody) fixed an infinite loop that could happen when you shoot an arrow
and end up having no arrows, thus making one force quit the game. The problem
@@ -1696,7 +1696,7 @@ counter for how many you have found and how many you shot in addition to the two
that already existed, how many you had and how many were stolen.
-## [1994/horton](1994/horton/horton.c) ([README.md](1994/horton/README.md))
+## [1994/horton](/1994/horton/horton.c) ([README.md](/1994/horton/README.md))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this to check that four args were specified. With the use of the C
pre-processor macro and inclusion of stdlib.h in the Makefile the layout of the
@@ -1708,14 +1708,14 @@ Cody also fixed the Makefile which was causing alt code to be compiled when it
shouldn't be.
-## [1994/ldb](1994/ldb/ldb.c) ([README.md](1994/ldb/README.md]))
+## [1994/ldb](/1994/ldb/ldb.c) ([README.md](/1994/ldb/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this so it would compile and work with modern compilers. The problem
was that `srand()` returns void but it was used in a `||` expression. Thus the
comma operator was needed.
Cody also fixed it for clang under Linux which objected to incompatible pointer
-type (because `time(2)` takes a `time_t *` which in some systems is a `long *`
+type (because `time(/2)` takes a `time_t *` which in some systems is a `long *`
but what was being passed to it is an `int`).
Cody also changed the entry to use `fgets(3)` instead of `gets(3)`. This one has
@@ -1731,12 +1731,12 @@ program chooses that line it might print the first 231 characters or it might
print (up to) the next 231 characters and so on.
-## [1994/schnitzi](1994/schnitzi/schnitzi.c) ([README.md](1994/schnitzi/README.md]))
+## [1994/schnitzi](/1994/schnitzi/schnitzi.c) ([README.md](/1994/schnitzi/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) added two alt versions, [one which uses
-`fgets()`](1994/schnitzi/schnitzi.alt.c) but when fed its own source code cannot
+`fgets()`](/1994/schnitzi/schnitzi.alt.c) but when fed its own source code cannot
generate code that compile and another [one with a bigger buffer
-size](1994/schnitzi/schnitzi.alt2.c) which, when fed its own source code, will
+size](/1994/schnitzi/schnitzi.alt2.c) which, when fed its own source code, will
generate compilable code but not with the same buffer size but rather the
original buffer size. Cody explains this in the at [1994/schnitzi in
bugs.md](/bugs.md#1994-schnitzi).
@@ -1749,7 +1749,7 @@ details. Later on, if nobody takes up the task, Cody might resume it, but for
now there is more important work to do so that the next contest can run.
-## [1994/shapiro](1994/shapiro/shapiro.c) ([README.md](1994/shapiro/README.md]))
+## [1994/shapiro](/1994/shapiro/shapiro.c) ([README.md](/1994/shapiro/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed a bug on systems where `EOF != -1`. The problem is that `getc()` and
the related functions do not return `-1` on EOF or error but rather `EOF`.
@@ -1761,7 +1761,7 @@ For an interesting problem that occurred here and what was done to solve it,
check the [bugs.md](bugs.md) file.
-## [1994/tvr](1994/tvr/tvr.c) ([README.md](1994/tvr/README.md]))
+## [1994/tvr](/1994/tvr/tvr.c) ([README.md](/1994/tvr/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) made this use `fgets(3)` instead of `gets(3)`. In this case the newline had
to be terminated but it was a pretty straightforward fix. `gets()` was defined
@@ -1771,17 +1771,17 @@ more like the original entry this was done in the Makefile.
Note that the alt code does not use `fgets(3)` but rather `gets(3)`.
-## [1994/weisberg](1994/weisberg/weisberg.c) ([README.md](1994/weisberg/README.md]))
+## [1994/weisberg](/1994/weisberg/weisberg.c) ([README.md](/1994/weisberg/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) changed the Makefile to make this program more user friendly and easier to
use with other tools as well by making the program output not a space after each
number but rather a newline.
-## [1994/westley](1994/westley/westley.c) ([README.md](1994/westley/README.md]))
+## [1994/westley](/1994/westley/westley.c) ([README.md](/1994/westley/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) converted the spoiler compiler options (provided by the author) to be
-compiler commands and added a script [spoiler.sh](1994/westley/spoiler.sh) to
+compiler commands and added a script [spoiler.sh](/1994/westley/spoiler.sh) to
automate the spoiler commands to make it easier to see the game in action from
start to finish.
@@ -1789,12 +1789,12 @@ start to finish.
# 1995
-## [1995/cdua](1995/cdua/cdua.c) ([README.md](1995/cdua/README.md]))
+## [1995/cdua](/1995/cdua/cdua.c) ([README.md](/1995/cdua/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this so that it would work with macOS. Once it could compile it
additionally segfaulted under macOS which he also fixed.
-Cody also provided the [Alternate code](1995/cdua/cdua.alt.c) for fun :-) ) (in
+Cody also provided the [Alternate code](/1995/cdua/cdua.alt.c) for fun :-) ) (in
particular to make it easier to see the program do what it does in systems that
are too fast ... if there is such a thing anyway :-) ). See the README.md for
details on this.
@@ -1807,27 +1807,27 @@ an error but it's entirely possible that they will eventually make the defect
function as the error message claims.
-## [1995/dodsond1](1995/dodsond1/dodsond1.c) ([README.md](1995/dodsond1/README.md]))
+## [1995/dodsond1](/1995/dodsond1/dodsond1.c) ([README.md](/1995/dodsond1/README.md]))
-[Cody](#cody) added the [try.sh](1995/dodsond1/try.sh) script that uses the text file he
+[Cody](#cody) added the [try.sh](/1995/dodsond1/try.sh) script that uses the text file he
provided which is input we suggested one try with the entry.
-## [1995/esde](1995/esde/esde.c) ([README.md](1995/esde/README.md]))
+## [1995/esde](/1995/esde/esde.c) ([README.md](/1995/esde/README.md]))
-[Cody](#cody) added the [try.sh](1995/esde/try.sh) script.
+[Cody](#cody) added the [try.sh](/1995/esde/try.sh) script.
-## [1995/garry](1995/garry/garry.c) ([README.md](1995/garry/README.md]))
+## [1995/garry](/1995/garry/garry.c) ([README.md](/1995/garry/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed the alt code so that it will compile with modern compilers. The
problem was a missing `int` for the `f` variable. He felt it was even more
important that it works because the layout does indeed look to him like a rat is
dropping core :-), something that the judges suggested.
-Cody also renamed `garry.test.sh` to [try.sh](1995/garrytry.sh) and improved it
+Cody also renamed `garry.test.sh` to [try.sh](/1995/garrytry.sh) and improved it
to to make sure the program is compiled before trying to use it and he also
-added the [try.alt.sh](1995/garry/try.alt.sh) script to use the alt version,
+added the [try.alt.sh](/1995/garry/try.alt.sh) script to use the alt version,
though the alt version is not as important as alt code in other entries.
The reason the alt script was added rather than using an environmental variable
@@ -1836,13 +1836,13 @@ to specify which one to use is to make it easier on the user as typing
running `./try.alt.sh`.
-## [1995/leo](1995/leo/leo.c) ([README.md](1995/leo/README.md]))
+## [1995/leo](/1995/leo/leo.c) ([README.md](/1995/leo/README.md]))
At our change in how to deal with spoilers, [Cody](#cody) uudecoded the spoiler provided
-by the author, putting it in [spoiler1.md](1995/leo/spoiler1.md).
+by the author, putting it in [spoiler1.md](/1995/leo/spoiler1.md).
-## [1995/makarios](1995/makarios/makarios.c) ([README.md](1995/makarios/README.md))
+## [1995/makarios](/1995/makarios/makarios.c) ([README.md](/1995/makarios/README.md))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this so that it will compile with versions of clang that has a defect
which only allows `main()` to have 0, 2 or 3 args. This is done by a new
@@ -1850,9 +1850,9 @@ function (`pain()` as it's annoying that clang is this way :-) ) that `main()`
calls which has the four args.
-## [1995/vanschnitz](1995/vanschnitz/vanschnitz.c) ([README.md](1995/vanschnitz/README.md))
+## [1995/vanschnitz](/1995/vanschnitz/vanschnitz.c) ([README.md](/1995/vanschnitz/README.md))
-[Cody](#cody) added the authors' [spoiler as a C file](1995/vanschnitz/spoiler.c) as in
+[Cody](#cody) added the authors' [spoiler as a C file](/1995/vanschnitz/spoiler.c) as in
2023 we have decided that in most cases all the code should be available for the
wider audience, without having to extract it. The exception is when the files
are created by the entry or the entry decrypts the text or whatever else.
@@ -1861,21 +1861,21 @@ are created by the entry or the entry decrypts the text or whatever else.
# 1996
-## [1996/august](1996/august/august.c) ([README.md](1996/august/README.md]))
+## [1996/august](/1996/august/august.c) ([README.md](/1996/august/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed a segfault in this program that prevented it from working right and
also fixed an infinite loop in the try commands. The problem with the infinite
loop is that the file `august.oc` had to have lines starting with `#` removed
-and it was not being done. After this is done with say `sed(1)` (like `sed -i''
+and it was not being done. After this is done with say `sed(/1)` (like `sed -i''
'/^#/d' august.oc` which has been added to both the remarks and the try.sh
script as described below) the code can proceed. This problem existed in macOS.
-Cody also added the [try.sh](1996/august/try.sh) script that runs all the
+Cody also added the [try.sh](/1996/august/try.sh) script that runs all the
commands given in the try section to simplify it as there are quite a lot of
commands.
-## [1996/dalbec](1996/dalbec/dalbec.c) ([README.md](1996/dalbec/README.md]))
+## [1996/dalbec](/1996/dalbec/dalbec.c) ([README.md](/1996/dalbec/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) proposed a fix for this to compile with clang and Landon implemented it
after some discussion (though Cody changed the function name). The reason Cody
@@ -1892,9 +1892,9 @@ numbers on the same line. This was not put in an alternate version but perhaps
it should be.
-## [1996/eldby](1996/eldby/eldby.c) ([README.md](1996/eldby/README.md]))
+## [1996/eldby](/1996/eldby/eldby.c) ([README.md](/1996/eldby/README.md]))
-[Cody](#cody) provided an [alternate version](1996/eldby/eldby.alt.c) which uses
+[Cody](#cody) provided an [alternate version](/1996/eldby/eldby.alt.c) which uses
`usleep()` in between writing the output to make it easier to see what is going
on with faster systems and importantly also for those who are sensitive to text
flashing by rapidly (it affects him too but he also thinks it moves too fast
@@ -1902,13 +1902,13 @@ nowadays anyway). We recommend that you try the alternate version first due to
these reasons.
-## [1996/gandalf](1996/gandalf/gandalf.c) ([README.md](1996/gandalf/README.md]))
+## [1996/gandalf](/1996/gandalf/gandalf.c) ([README.md](/1996/gandalf/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this to compile and work with modern systems. As he loved the
references in the code that could not compile he just commented out as little as
possible to get this to compile.
-Cody also added the rather useful [try.sh](1996/gandalf/try.sh) script to
+Cody also added the rather useful [try.sh](/1996/gandalf/try.sh) script to
really demonstrate the different ways of running the program ends up showing
either different output or the same output that we briefly pointed out.
@@ -1916,12 +1916,12 @@ BTW: it is perilous to try the patience of
[Gandalf](https://www.glyphweb.com/arda/g/gandalf.html). Go ahead, try it! :-)
-## [1996/huffman](1996/huffman/huffman.c) ([README.md](1996/huffman/README.md]))
+## [1996/huffman](/1996/huffman/huffman.c) ([README.md](/1996/huffman/README.md]))
-[Cody](#cody) added the [try.sh](1996/huffman/try.sh) script.
+[Cody](#cody) added the [try.sh](/1996/huffman/try.sh) script.
-## [1996/jonth](1996/jonth/jonth.c) ([README.md](1996/jonth/README.md]))
+## [1996/jonth](/1996/jonth/jonth.c) ([README.md](/1996/jonth/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this to not segfault under macOS. The problem was that the function
pointer `w`, which points to `XCreateWindow()`, did not specify the parameters of
@@ -1930,7 +1930,7 @@ the function in the pointer assignment.
NOTE: if there is no X server running this program will still crash.
-## [1996/schweikh1](1996/schweikh1/schweikh1.c) ([README.md](1996/schweikh1/README.md]))
+## [1996/schweikh1](/1996/schweikh1/schweikh1.c) ([README.md](/1996/schweikh1/README.md]))
The author stated that `-I/usr/include` is needed by gcc in Solaris because
`errno.h` has two identical extern declarations of `errno`. That leads to an
@@ -1942,15 +1942,15 @@ the Makefile despite the fact that very few probably use Solaris nowadays.
-## [1996/schweikh2](1996/schweikh2/schweikh2.c) ([README.md](1996/schweikh2/README.md]))
+## [1996/schweikh2](/1996/schweikh2/schweikh2.c) ([README.md](/1996/schweikh2/README.md]))
-[Cody](#cody) added the [try.sh](1996/schweikh2/try.sh) script with a few commands to try
+[Cody](#cody) added the [try.sh](/1996/schweikh2/try.sh) script with a few commands to try
along with a shorter version of something the author suggested one try (it is
suggested that one try the longer version too but it will run in an infinite
loop so having it in a script is less desired).
-## [1996/westley](1996/westley/westley.c) ([README.md](1996/westley/README.md]))
+## [1996/westley](/1996/westley/westley.c) ([README.md](/1996/westley/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed a segfault in this entry as well as it displaying environmental
variables. Although the scripts showed correct output, it somewhat lessened the
@@ -1959,12 +1959,12 @@ interspersed with the output of the program. With the fix they no longer have
this problem. If `argc < 5` (`argv[4]` is referenced) it will not do anything
and it will not segfault either - this was caused by the body of the for() loop
which is now empty (it doesn't appear to be needed at all at least modernly).
-Note that you should check the [westley.alt.c](1996/westley/westley.alt.c) file
+Note that you should check the [westley.alt.c](/1996/westley/westley.alt.c) file
when reading the author's comments. To see how to use the original, see the
README.md file.
-Cody also added the two scripts, [try.sh](1996/westley/try.sh) and
-[try.alt.sh](1996/westley/try.alt.sh) to show automate showing the different
+Cody also added the two scripts, [try.sh](/1996/westley/try.sh) and
+[try.alt.sh](/1996/westley/try.alt.sh) to show automate showing the different
clocks, both with the fixed version and the original (alt) version.
Also, to fix any potential problem with displaying in GitHub the scripts
@@ -1977,17 +1977,17 @@ Later Cody made the entry look more like the original, removing the `argc` in
# 1998
-## [1998/banks](1998/banks/banks.c) ([README.md](1998/banks/README.md]))
+## [1998/banks](/1998/banks/banks.c) ([README.md](/1998/banks/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) set up the Makefile to have an alt build (using the same code) for those
who do not have a page up or page down key and added the
-[keysym.h](1998/banks/keysym.h) header file as a reference for other keys one
+[keysym.h](/1998/banks/keysym.h) header file as a reference for other keys one
can use if they wish to modify the controls. One can certainly do this even if
they do have page up and page down but this gives a default for those who don't
have them like with Macs.
-## [1998/bas1](1998/bas1/bas1.c) ([README.md](1998/bas1/README.md]))
+## [1998/bas1](/1998/bas1/bas1.c) ([README.md](/1998/bas1/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody), out of an abundance of caution, added a second arg to `main()` as some
versions of clang whine about the number of args on top of what type they are
@@ -1997,19 +1997,19 @@ quite possible they will 'fix' this defect it would be better to have this not
be a problem at such a time.
-## [1998/bas2](1998/bas2/bas2.c) ([README.md](1998/bas2/README.md]))
+## [1998/bas2](/1998/bas2/bas2.c) ([README.md](/1998/bas2/README.md]))
-[Cody](#cody) added the [try.sh](1998/bas2/try.sh) script which runs some default actions
+[Cody](#cody) added the [try.sh](/1998/bas2/try.sh) script which runs some default actions
as well as allowing one to pass in different file names or strings.
-## [1998/chaos](1998/chaos/chaos.c) ([README.md](1998/chaos/README.md]))
+## [1998/chaos](/1998/chaos/chaos.c) ([README.md](/1998/chaos/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) added a call to `endwin()` to restore terminal sanity (echo etc.) when
exiting the program (in both versions).
-## [1998/df](1998/df/df.c) ([README.md](1998/df/README.md]))
+## [1998/df](/1998/df/df.c) ([README.md](/1998/df/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) changed a `int *` used for `fopen(3)` to be a `FILE *` to be more correct
and prevent any possible problems in some systems (which has happened).
@@ -2020,33 +2020,33 @@ and by changing the typedef `lint` (to `int` - see the code for why this has to
be done in modern systems) to be `_int`.
-## [1998/dlowe](1998/dlowe/dlowe.c) ([README.md](1998/dlowe/README.md]))
+## [1998/dlowe](/1998/dlowe/dlowe.c) ([README.md](/1998/dlowe/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) made the program more portable by changing the void return type of `main()`
to be `int` (in both versions).
-Cody added the scripts [try.sh](1998/dlowe/try.sh),
-[pootify.sh](1998/dlowe/pootify.sh) and
-[pootify.cgi.sh](1998/dlowe/pootify.cgi.sh) for a fun example use of the
+Cody added the scripts [try.sh](/1998/dlowe/try.sh),
+[pootify.sh](/1998/dlowe/pootify.sh) and
+[pootify.cgi.sh](/1998/dlowe/pootify.cgi.sh) for a fun example use of the
program, a local pootifier of web pages and a CGI pootifier. It should be noted
that the CGI version might have an issue with modern systems; see [historical
-remarks](1998/dlowe/README.md#historical-remarks) for more details on the
+remarks](/1998/dlowe/README.md#historical-remarks) for more details on the
pootify scripts.
-## [1998/dloweneil](1998/dloweneil/dloweneil.c) ([README.md](1998/dloweneil/README.md]))
+## [1998/dloweneil](/1998/dloweneil/dloweneil.c) ([README.md](/1998/dloweneil/README.md]))
-[Cody](#cody) added [alt code](1998/dloweneil/dloweneil.alt.c) which has vi(m) movement
+[Cody](#cody) added [alt code](/1998/dloweneil/dloweneil.alt.c) which has vi(m) movement
(in addition to the other keys except for dropping it's not `d` but `j` or
space) keys as well as allowing one to quit the game.
-## [1998/dorssel](1998/dorssel/dorssel.c) ([README.md](1998/dorssel/README.md]))
+## [1998/dorssel](/1998/dorssel/dorssel.c) ([README.md](/1998/dorssel/README.md]))
-[Cody](#cody) added the [try.sh](1998/dorssel/try.sh) script.
+[Cody](#cody) added the [try.sh](/1998/dorssel/try.sh) script.
-## [1998/fanf](1998/fanf/fanf.c) ([README.md](1998/fanf/README.md))
+## [1998/fanf](/1998/fanf/fanf.c) ([README.md](/1998/fanf/README.md))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this to compile. The problem was the intermediate steps to get to the
final code that is compiled. The code is now what it essentially becomes when
@@ -2060,11 +2060,11 @@ possible though that this will change so it is fixed in case this happens. As it
is mostly just through the C pre-processor Cody added a new macro to do
translate to the rest of `main()`'s args.
-Cody also added the [try.sh](1998/fanf/try.sh) script to show the output of some
+Cody also added the [try.sh](/1998/fanf/try.sh) script to show the output of some
of the expressions that we selected.
-## [1998/schnitzi](1998/schnitzi/schnitzi.c) ([README.md](1998/schnitzi/README.md]))
+## [1998/schnitzi](/1998/schnitzi/schnitzi.c) ([README.md](/1998/schnitzi/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed invalid data types which prevented this entry from working, causing a
segfault. This showed itself in two parts which required two fixes, one for
@@ -2082,14 +2082,14 @@ doesn't crash. At this point since the author stated it has no `while`,
doing:
```c
-((V[1]&&((atoi(V[1])>0&&atoi(V[1])<27))||(exit(1),1)));
+((V[1]&&((atoi(V[1])>0&&atoi(V[1])<27))||(exit(/1),1)));
```
-Cody also added the [try.sh](1998/schnitzi/try.sh) script to help users try the
+Cody also added the [try.sh](/1998/schnitzi/try.sh) script to help users try the
commands that we recommended as well as some added by him.
-## [1998/schweikh1](1998/schweikh1/schweikh1.c) ([README.md](1998/schweikh1/README.md]))
+## [1998/schweikh1](/1998/schweikh1/schweikh1.c) ([README.md](/1998/schweikh1/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this for modern systems (it did not work at all) and added an
alternate version that works with macOS. Cody also made it ever so slightly more
@@ -2098,7 +2098,7 @@ this not only lets it work with systems without `gcc` (though in macOS it does
exist but is actually `clang`) as `cc` always should.
Getting this entry to work was quite complicated but is also very interesting.
-To see how the macOS fixes works, see the [macos.md](1998/schweikh1/macos.md)
+To see how the macOS fixes works, see the [macos.md](/1998/schweikh1/macos.md)
file but do note that this includes spoilers for both versions! The fixes to get
it to work at all are described next.
@@ -2144,10 +2144,10 @@ MACRO value` it will work, assuming that compiler can run, of course.
Cody also added the perl script that the author provided that they used to
compute the character count in the code according to the contest rules of 1998
-in the file [charcount.pl](1998/schweikh1/charcount.pl).
+in the file [charcount.pl](/1998/schweikh1/charcount.pl).
-## [1998/schweikh2](1998/schweikh2/schweikh2.c) ([README.md](1998/schweikh2/README.md]))
+## [1998/schweikh2](/1998/schweikh2/schweikh2.c) ([README.md](/1998/schweikh2/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed the code to not trigger an internal compiler error in gcc:
@@ -2158,9 +2158,9 @@ in the file [charcount.pl](1998/schweikh1/charcount.pl).
:12:19: internal compiler error: invalid built-in macro "__FILE__"
```
-The string `"01\015"` had to be changed to `ONE(O(1,1,2,6,0,6))`. For an
+The string `"01\015"` had to be changed to `ONE(O(/1,1,2,6,0,6))`. For an
interesting historical explanation and further details and fun, see the
-[historical remarks](1998/schweikh2/README.md#historical-remarks) in the
+[historical remarks](/1998/schweikh2/README.md#historical-remarks) in the
README.md.
Cody also added an `int` after `register` in `main()` in case clang decides to
@@ -2168,9 +2168,9 @@ have a problem with that in the future which is not entirely out of the
question.
-## [1998/schweikh3](1998/schweikh3/schweikh3.c) ([README.md](1998/schweikh3/README.md]))
+## [1998/schweikh3](/1998/schweikh3/schweikh3.c) ([README.md](/1998/schweikh3/README.md]))
-[Cody](#cody) added the [alternate code](1998/schweikh3/README.md#alternate-code) which allows one
+[Cody](#cody) added the [alternate code](/1998/schweikh3/README.md#alternate-code) which allows one
to reconfigure the size constant in the rare case that the author wrote about
occurs.
@@ -2179,7 +2179,7 @@ of clang say that `main()` can only have 0, 2 or 3 args. These versions accept 1
arg but it is entirely possible that they fix this so this should prevent it
from breaking if that happens.
-Cody added the [try.sh](1998/schweikh3/try.sh) script to make it easier to try
+Cody added the [try.sh](/1998/schweikh3/try.sh) script to make it easier to try
the commands that we suggested. One command was not added, that of the to use
command.
@@ -2203,7 +2203,7 @@ There actually is a web page for the tool and this was added to the author
information for the entry. It has not been added to any JSON file.
-## [1998/tomtorfs](1998/tomtorfs/tomtorfs.c) ([README.md](1998/tomtorfs/README.md]))
+## [1998/tomtorfs](/1998/tomtorfs/tomtorfs.c) ([README.md](/1998/tomtorfs/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed the assumption that `EOF` is `-1` (the author noted that it assumes
it is `-1` and it's indeed a valid concern as the standard only guarantees that
@@ -2214,64 +2214,64 @@ the `EXIT_FAILURE` change was done by redefining `exit(3)` to be `exit(a) return
EXIT_FAILURE` and `1` was passed to it (`return` was used because the original
program had `return 1`).
-Cody also added the [try.sh](1998/tomtorfs/try.sh) script to try out a few
+Cody also added the [try.sh](/1998/tomtorfs/try.sh) script to try out a few
commands that we recommended.
# 2000
-## [2000/anderson](2000/anderson/anderson.c) ([README.md](2000/anderson/README.md]))
+## [2000/anderson](/2000/anderson/anderson.c) ([README.md](/2000/anderson/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) changed this entry to use `fgets(3)` instead of `gets(3)`. This involved
changing the `K` arg to `gets(3)` to `&K` in `fgets(3)`.
-Cody also added the [try.sh](2000/anderson/try.sh) script.
+Cody also added the [try.sh](/2000/anderson/try.sh) script.
-## [2000/bmeyer](2000/bmeyer/bmeyer.c) ([README.md](2000/bmeyer/README.md]))
+## [2000/bmeyer](/2000/bmeyer/bmeyer.c) ([README.md](/2000/bmeyer/README.md]))
-[Cody](#cody) added the [try.sh](2000/bmeyer/try.sh) script with some improvements to the
+[Cody](#cody) added the [try.sh](/2000/bmeyer/try.sh) script with some improvements to the
commands we recommended like not assuming the number of columns one has in their
terminal.
-## [2000/briddlebane](2000/briddlebane/briddlebane.c) ([README.md](2000/briddlebane/README.md]))
+## [2000/briddlebane](/2000/briddlebane/briddlebane.c) ([README.md](/2000/briddlebane/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this to compile in systems that require one to explicitly link in
`libm`.
-## [2000/dhyang](2000/dhyang/dhyang.c) ([README.md](2000/dhyang/README.md]))
+## [2000/dhyang](/2000/dhyang/dhyang.c) ([README.md](/2000/dhyang/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) made this more portable by changing the `void main` to `int main`.
-He also added the [try.sh](2000/dhyang/try.sh) script.
+He also added the [try.sh](/2000/dhyang/try.sh) script.
-## [2000/dlowe](2000/dlowe/dlowe.c) ([README.md](2000/dlowe/README.md]))
+## [2000/dlowe](/2000/dlowe/dlowe.c) ([README.md](/2000/dlowe/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this to compile with more recent perl versions; the symbol that's now
`PL_na` was once `na`. He notes that this entry crashes under macOS but it works
under Linux after this change.
-Cody also added the [try.sh](2000/dlowe/try.sh) script.
+Cody also added the [try.sh](/2000/dlowe/try.sh) script.
-## [2000/jarijyrki](2000/jarijyrki/jarijyrki.c) ([README.md](2000/jarijyrki/README.md]))
+## [2000/jarijyrki](/2000/jarijyrki/jarijyrki.c) ([README.md](/2000/jarijyrki/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) made it easier to compile this in some cases by adding `X11/` to the
includes of `Xlib.h` and `keysym.h`.
-## [2000/natori](2000/natori/natori.c) ([README.md](2000/natori/README.md]))
+## [2000/natori](/2000/natori/natori.c) ([README.md](/2000/natori/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this for modern compilers. Depending on the compiler it would either
segfault when run or not compile at all (gcc and clang respectively).
Cody also provided alternate code that supports the southern hemisphere.
-Cody also provided the [try.sh](2000/natori/try.sh) script that shows the Moon
+Cody also provided the [try.sh](/2000/natori/try.sh) script that shows the Moon
phase in artistic ways.
Later on Cody restored the `#include`s in the source code which had been changed
@@ -2281,19 +2281,19 @@ itself a one-line like the code is in the original entry. Now it looks much more
like the original entry but with the two fixes.
-## [2000/primenum](2000/primenum/primenum.c) ([README.md](2000/primenum/README.md]))
+## [2000/primenum](/2000/primenum/primenum.c) ([README.md](/2000/primenum/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) made this more portable by changing the `void main` to `int main`.
-Cody also added the [try.sh](2000/primenum/try.sh) script.
+Cody also added the [try.sh](/2000/primenum/try.sh) script.
-## [2000/rince](2000/rince/rince.c) ([README.md](2000/rince/README.md]))
+## [2000/rince](/2000/rince/rince.c) ([README.md](/2000/rince/README.md]))
-[Cody](#cody) added the [try.sh](2000/rince/try.sh) script.
+[Cody](#cody) added the [try.sh](/2000/rince/try.sh) script.
-## [2000/robison](2000/robison/robison.c) ([README.md](2000/robison/README.md]))
+## [2000/robison](/2000/robison/robison.c) ([README.md](/2000/robison/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed an infinite loop that occurred if invalid input was entered, flooding
the screen with:
@@ -2307,7 +2307,7 @@ on it to assign to the `int`s, much like with `1987/lievaart`. The strings are
`char[5]` and the `%` specifier is `%4s` which is enough for the game.
-## [2000/thadgavin](2000/thadgavin/thadgavin.c) ([README.md](2000/thadgavin/README.md]))
+## [2000/thadgavin](/2000/thadgavin/thadgavin.c) ([README.md](/2000/thadgavin/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed the code and added an appropriate make rule so that the
[SDL](https://www.libsdl.org) version works independent from the curses version
@@ -2350,11 +2350,11 @@ the curses and the SDL versions as Cody does not have a DOS system to test the
other version in.
-## [2000/tomx](2000/tomx/tomx.c) ([README.md](2000/tomx/README.md]))
+## [2000/tomx](/2000/tomx/tomx.c) ([README.md](/2000/tomx/README.md]))
-[Cody](#cody) added the [alt code](2000/tomx/README.md#alternate-code) based on the
+[Cody](#cody) added the [alt code](/2000/tomx/README.md#alternate-code) based on the
author's remarks with a fix for modern systems and he also added the two
-scripts, [try.sh](2000/tomx/try.sh) and [try.alt.sh](2000/tomx/try.alt.sh) for
+scripts, [try.sh](/2000/tomx/try.sh) and [try.alt.sh](/2000/tomx/try.alt.sh) for
the main code and the alt code respectively.
And although the scripts do `chmod +x` on the source code (see the README.md for
@@ -2364,7 +2364,7 @@ details) the source code is now executable by default.
# 2001
-## [2001/anonymous](2001/anonymous/anonymous.c) ([README.md](2001/anonymous/README.md]))
+## [2001/anonymous](/2001/anonymous/anonymous.c) ([README.md](/2001/anonymous/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed both the supplementary program and the program itself (both of which
segfaulted and once that was fixed only the binary was modified; it was not run
@@ -2445,12 +2445,12 @@ Cody also added a [program](anonymous.bed.c) like [anonymous.ten.c](anonymous.te
[Ten Green Bottles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Green_Bottles) but which
sings [Ten in the Bed](https://allnurseryrhymes.com/ten-in-the-bed/) instead.
-As well he added the [try.sh](2001/anonymous/try.sh) so that one can
+As well he added the [try.sh](/2001/anonymous/try.sh) so that one can
attempt to use the program as it was designed but if compiling as 32-bit fails
it will at least run the supplementary program as a 64-bit program directly.
-## [2001/bellard](2001/bellard/bellard.c) ([README.md](2001/bellard/README.md]))
+## [2001/bellard](/2001/bellard/bellard.c) ([README.md](/2001/bellard/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this to compile with clang but according to the author this will not
work without i386 Linux. It generates i386 32-bit code (not bytecode) but
@@ -2466,7 +2466,7 @@ case of `main()` this was not possible.
compilers besides what Cody did.
Cody entirely fixed the [supplementary
-bellard.otccex.c](2001/bellard/bellard.otccex.c) so it does not segfault and
+bellard.otccex.c](/2001/bellard/bellard.otccex.c) so it does not segfault and
works as well (it did not work at all). The main problem was that some ints were
being used as pointers. This includes, for example, an int used as a `char *`,
an int used as a function pointer and an int to access `argv` as well as there
@@ -2496,7 +2496,7 @@ compiler that does not support this would not work. Thus we use the modification
by Yusuke.
-## [2001/cheong](2001/cheong/cheong.c) ([README.md](2001/cheong/README.md]))
+## [2001/cheong](/2001/cheong/cheong.c) ([README.md](/2001/cheong/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this to work with clang by adding another function that is allowed to
have a third arg as an int, not a `char **`. He chose `pain()` because it's a four
@@ -2504,12 +2504,12 @@ letter word that would match the format and because it's pain that clang forces
this. :-) This fix makes a point of the author's notes on portability no longer
valid, BTW.
-Cody also added the [try.sh](2001/cheong/try.sh) script.
+Cody also added the [try.sh](/2001/cheong/try.sh) script.
He also fixed it to check the number of args.
-## [2001/coupard](2001/coupard/coupard.c) ([README.md](2001/coupard/README.md]))
+## [2001/coupard](/2001/coupard/coupard.c) ([README.md](/2001/coupard/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) added a value to `return` in `main()` to make it more portable.
@@ -2531,11 +2531,11 @@ This was not really worth a thanks per se but it was originally done by adding
later on to make it more like the original.
Yusuke provided a proper command line for macOS (to do with sound; see his
-[/2013/endoh3/README.md](2013/endoh3/README.md) entry where he also refers to
+[/2013/endoh3/README.md](/2013/endoh3/README.md) entry where he also refers to
sound devices in macOS).
-## [2001/ctk](2001/ctk/ctk.c) ([README.md](2001/ctk/README.md]))
+## [2001/ctk](/2001/ctk/ctk.c) ([README.md](/2001/ctk/README.md]))
The ANSI escape codes were no longer valid but [Yusuke](#yusuke) provided a patch to fix
the ANSI escape codes. This works with both Linux and macOS.
@@ -2545,11 +2545,11 @@ etc.) after exiting even if you don't press 'q', if you crash or if you kill the
program prematurely. This was done by adding an explicit call to `e()` at the
end of `main()`.
-Cody also added the [alt code](2001/ctk/README.md#alternate-code) that adds
+Cody also added the [alt code](/2001/ctk/README.md#alternate-code) that adds
vi(m) movement keys.
-## [2001/dgbeards](2001/dgbeards/dgbeards.c) ([README.md](2001/dgbeards/README.md]))
+## [2001/dgbeards](/2001/dgbeards/dgbeards.c) ([README.md](/2001/dgbeards/README.md]))
The author provided two changes: one to speed it up and one to make it not crash
on losing. [Cody](#cody) provided an alternate version which does the former but he felt
@@ -2560,17 +2560,17 @@ He also points out that there is a way to get the computer to automatically lose
very quickly. Do you know what it is?
-## [2001/herrmann1](2001/herrmann1/herrmann1.c) ([README.md](2001/herrmann1/README.md]))
+## [2001/herrmann1](/2001/herrmann1/herrmann1.c) ([README.md](/2001/herrmann1/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this so that the when compiling the code the program is not executed
itself by itself which just showed the usage string and exited. The [script
-herrmann1.sh](2001/herrmann1/herrmann1.sh) is used to compile the program but
+herrmann1.sh](/2001/herrmann1/herrmann1.sh) is used to compile the program but
it's also how you invoke the program.
-Cody provided the file [plus1.turing](2001/herrmann1/plus1.turing) based on the
+Cody provided the file [plus1.turing](/2001/herrmann1/plus1.turing) based on the
author's remarks.
-He also fixed the [script herrmann1.sh](2001/herrmann1/herrmann1.sh) for
+He also fixed the [script herrmann1.sh](/2001/herrmann1/herrmann1.sh) for
shellcheck. In particular there were quite a few:
@@ -2582,7 +2582,7 @@ SC2248 (style): Prefer double quoting even when variables don't contain special
errors/warnings.
-## [2001/herrmann2](2001/herrmann2/herrmann2.c) ([README.md](2001/herrmann2/README.md]))
+## [2001/herrmann2](/2001/herrmann2/herrmann2.c) ([README.md](/2001/herrmann2/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this to work with both 64-bit and 32-bit compilers by changing most
of the `int`s (all but that in `main(int ...)`) to `long`s. He also fixed it to
@@ -2590,20 +2590,20 @@ compile with clang by changing the args of main to be `int` and `char **`,
respectively, and changing specific references to the `argv` arg, casting to
`long` (was `int` but the 64-bit fix requires `long`) which was its old type.
-Cody also added the [try.sh](2001/herrmann2/try.sh) script which might be more
+Cody also added the [try.sh](/2001/herrmann2/try.sh) script which might be more
useful than any other place as the command to try is quite long with C code.
For some reason the original code was missing (presumingly because it had been
added to `.gitignore` by accident) but Cody restored it from the archive.
-## [2001/kev](2001/kev/kev.c) ([README.md](2001/kev/README.md]))
+## [2001/kev](/2001/kev/kev.c) ([README.md](/2001/kev/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) slowed down the ball just a tad (it was already a `-D` macro that was used
in the code) as it went too fast for the speed at which the paddles move even
when holding down the movement keys (but see below).
-Cody also provided an [alternate version](2001/kev/kev.alt.c) which lets you use
+Cody also provided an [alternate version](/2001/kev/kev.alt.c) which lets you use
the arrow keys on your keyboard instead of the more awkward '`,`' and '`.`'.
He updated both versions to have `#ifndef..#endif` pairs for the macros so one
@@ -2613,21 +2613,21 @@ line as 50 is what it used to be set to. This way it's more to the original but
without having to sacrifice playability by running `make`.
-## [2001/ollinger](2001/ollinger/ollinger.c) ([README.md](2001/ollinger/README.md))
+## [2001/ollinger](/2001/ollinger/ollinger.c) ([README.md](/2001/ollinger/README.md))
[Cody](#cody) fixed to not crash if not enough args, exiting 1 instead.
-## [2001/schweikh](2001/schweikh/schweikh.c) ([README.md](2001/schweikh/README.md]))
+## [2001/schweikh](/2001/schweikh/schweikh.c) ([README.md](/2001/schweikh/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this to not crash if not enough args as this was not documented by
the author. The other problems are documented so were not fixed. See
README.md for details.
-Cody also added the [try.sh](2001/schweikh/try.sh) script.
+Cody also added the [try.sh](/2001/schweikh/try.sh) script.
-## [2001/westley](2001/westley/westley.c) ([README.md](2001/westley/README.md]))
+## [2001/westley](/2001/westley/westley.c) ([README.md](/2001/westley/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) added the script [try.sh](try.sh) to automate a heap of commands
that we, the IOCCC judges, suggested, as well as some additional ones that he
@@ -2638,15 +2638,15 @@ described in the README.md, based on the author's remarks.
# 2004
-## [2004/arachnid](2004/arachnid/arachnid.c) ([README.md](2004/arachnid/README.md]))
+## [2004/arachnid](/2004/arachnid/arachnid.c) ([README.md](/2004/arachnid/README.md]))
-[Cody](#cody) added an [alternate version](2004/arachnid/README.md#alternate-code) which
+[Cody](#cody) added an [alternate version](/2004/arachnid/README.md#alternate-code) which
allows those like himself used to `h`, `j`, `k` and `l` movement keys to not get
lost. Non rogue players, vi users and Dvorak typists are invited to get lost (or
use the original version)! :-)
-## [2004/burley](2004/burley/burley.c) ([README.md](2004/burley/README.md]))
+## [2004/burley](/2004/burley/burley.c) ([README.md](/2004/burley/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this to compile with clang and also fixed it to work.
@@ -2675,36 +2675,36 @@ Finally the optimiser cannot be enabled so the compiler flags were changed for
this.
-## [2004/gavare](2004/gavare/gavare.c) ([README.md](2004/gavare/README.md]))
+## [2004/gavare](/2004/gavare/gavare.c) ([README.md](/2004/gavare/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) added three different [alternate
-versions](2004/gavare/README.md#alternate-code):
+versions](/2004/gavare/README.md#alternate-code):
-- [gavare.alt.c](2004/gavare/gavare.alt.c) allows you to change the image size
+- [gavare.alt.c](/2004/gavare/gavare.alt.c) allows you to change the image size
and anti-alias setting at compile time.
-- [gavare.alt2.c](2004/gavare/gavare.alt2.c) is like
-[gavare.alt.c](2004/gavare/gavare.alt.c) but it should work for Windows as well
+- [gavare.alt2.c](/2004/gavare/gavare.alt2.c) is like
+[gavare.alt.c](/2004/gavare/gavare.alt.c) but it should work for Windows as well
(it sets binary mode on `stdout`).
-- [gavare.r3.c](2004/gavare/gavare.r3.c) is the author's unobfuscated version
+- [gavare.r3.c](/2004/gavare/gavare.r3.c) is the author's unobfuscated version
that was used during development, found on their [website about the
entry](https://gavare.se/ioccc/ioccc_gavare.c.html).
-## [2004/gavin](2004/gavin/gavin.c) ([README.md](2004/gavin/README.md]))
+## [2004/gavin](/2004/gavin/gavin.c) ([README.md](/2004/gavin/README.md]))
[Yusuke](#yusuke) provided the `kernel` and `fs.tar` files which can be used if you cannot
normally use this entry. Instead of generating the files just use the files
-provided, found under the [img/](2004/gavin/img/) directory. Note that the
+provided, found under the [img/](/2004/gavin/img/) directory. Note that the
`img/fs.tar` extracts into `fs/` so you will have to fix the tarball; this is
done this way to prevent extraction from the entry directory overwriting the
files and causing `make clobber` to wipe some of them out.
-Cody provided the [alt code](2004/gavin/README.md#alternate-code) for those who
+Cody provided the [alt code](/2004/gavin/README.md#alternate-code) for those who
want to use QEMU. The most important part of this is the macro `K` has to be
defined as `1`, not `0`.
-## [2004/jdalbec](2004/jdalbec/jdalbec.c) ([README.md](2004/jdalbec/README.md))
+## [2004/jdalbec](/2004/jdalbec/jdalbec.c) ([README.md](/2004/jdalbec/README.md))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this to compile with gcc (it worked with clang). The problem was the
cpp being unable to parse the generated code (see the README.md for details) and
@@ -2730,16 +2730,16 @@ jdalbec.c:65:5: error: expected ';' before 'B'
and various other problems.
-Cody also added [alt code](2004/jdalbec/README.md#alternate-code) which allows
+Cody also added [alt code](/2004/jdalbec/README.md#alternate-code) which allows
one to control how many numbers after the `:` to print before printing a
newline, so that one can see the output a bit better (though for lines that have
a lot of numbers this will be harder to see).
-Finally Cody added [try.sh](2004/jdalbec/try.sh) and
-[try.alt.sh](2004/jdalbec/try.alt.sh) to demonstrate both versions.
+Finally Cody added [try.sh](/2004/jdalbec/try.sh) and
+[try.alt.sh](/2004/jdalbec/try.alt.sh) to demonstrate both versions.
-## [2004/kopczynski](2004/kopczynski/kopczynski.c) ([README.md](2004/kopczynski/README.md]))
+## [2004/kopczynski](/2004/kopczynski/kopczynski.c) ([README.md](/2004/kopczynski/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) reported that this entry cannot be optimised by the compiler as otherwise
it will not work.
@@ -2748,19 +2748,19 @@ Cody, out of an abundance of caution for clang, added a second arg to `main()`
as some versions complain about the number of args and although they accept 1 it
is entirely possible it will eventually be that they don't.
-Cody also added the [try.sh](2004/kopczynski/try.sh) script and various data
+Cody also added the [try.sh](/2004/kopczynski/try.sh) script and various data
files: [kopczynski-a](kopczynski-a) to demonstrate what happens when art more
like a letter is fed to the program and the `kopczynski*-rev` files which are
-the data files reversed with `rev(1)`. One had to be modified additionally to
+the data files reversed with `rev(/1)`. One had to be modified additionally to
get it to work, that being `kopczynski-10-rev`.
-## [2004/newbern](2004/newbern/newbern.c) ([README.md](2004/newbern/README.md]))
+## [2004/newbern](/2004/newbern/newbern.c) ([README.md](/2004/newbern/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) and Landon individually fixed this to work with clang.
-## [2004/schnitzi](2004/schnitzi/schnitzi.c) ([README.md](2004/schnitzi/README.md]))
+## [2004/schnitzi](/2004/schnitzi/schnitzi.c) ([README.md](/2004/schnitzi/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) made this use `fgets(3)`.
@@ -2769,12 +2769,12 @@ fast in modern systems, especially the scrolling text of
[schnitzi.inp1](schnitzi.inp1).
-## [2004/sds](2004/sds/sds.c) ([README.md](2004/sds/README.md))
+## [2004/sds](/2004/sds/sds.c) ([README.md](/2004/sds/README.md))
-[Cody](#cody) added the [try.sh](2004/sds/try.sh) script.
+[Cody](#cody) added the [try.sh](/2004/sds/try.sh) script.
-## [2004/vik2](2004/vik2/vik2.c) ([README.md](2004/vik2/README.md))
+## [2004/vik2](/2004/vik2/vik2.c) ([README.md](/2004/vik2/README.md))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this to compile in Linux. Although it compiled cleanly in macOS (and
BSD?) the code failed to compile at all in Linux due to:
@@ -2820,63 +2820,63 @@ make: *** [Makefile:133: vik2] Error 1
Unfortunately the fix required heavy modification to the original file (see
below) and also inclusion of what used to be generated by the
-[Makefile](2004/vik2/Makefile) but now it at least works for both Linux and
+[Makefile](/2004/vik2/Makefile) but now it at least works for both Linux and
macOS.
As for the fix itself it required changing the C pre-processor macros that
resulted in macros themselves like `#ifdef`, `#else` etc. to be `#ifdef`,
-`#else` etc. and also the inclusion of the file [vik2_1.c](2004/vik2/vik2_1.c)
+`#else` etc. and also the inclusion of the file [vik2_1.c](/2004/vik2/vik2_1.c)
(which actually includes itself, once directly and now by `__FILE__`)
which used to be generated by the Makefile via `cc -E`.
Cody also made it so that the `FNAME` is (for the entry file itself and
`vik2_1.c`: it shouldn't be done for
-[vik2.possible.cat.death.c](2004/vik2/vik2.possible.cat.death.c)!) `__FILE__`
+[vik2.possible.cat.death.c](/2004/vik2/vik2.possible.cat.death.c)!) `__FILE__`
just to make it a bit easier to compile.
# 2005
-## [2005/aidan](2005/aidan/aidan.c) ([README.md](2005/aidan/README.md]))
+## [2005/aidan](/2005/aidan/aidan.c) ([README.md](/2005/aidan/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed the test script, described by the author in their remarks, to refer
to the proper compiled program (it's hardcoded). This had never been done and it
broke the script.
-He also added the [alt code](2005/aidan/README.md#alternate-code) based on the
+He also added the [alt code](/2005/aidan/README.md#alternate-code) based on the
author's remarks which is a different approach than the one used and which 'is
slower (particularly in worst-case or nearly so scenarios), inelegant, and not a
good starting place for sudoku generation.'
-The [try.sh](2005/aidan/try.sh) and [try.alt.sh](2005/aidan/try.alt.sh)
+The [try.sh](/2005/aidan/try.sh) and [try.alt.sh](/2005/aidan/try.alt.sh)
correspond to the entry and alt code respectively.
Cody added the `make test` and `make test-n0` rules for easier use of the test
suite.
-## [2005/anon](2005/anon/anon.c) ([README.md](2005/anon/README.md]))
+## [2005/anon](/2005/anon/anon.c) ([README.md](/2005/anon/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed a problem where in some systems (like macOS) the `stty sane` would
not work and end up causing a bus error. Instead of `stty sane` it uses `stty
echo` which is what it was trying to accomplish.
-The author noted that one can define `NO_STTY` to not use `stty(1)` at all
+The author noted that one can define `NO_STTY` to not use `stty(/1)` at all
(either to prevent having to hit enter or to turn echo off/on) which is
explained in the README.md.
-Cody added the [alt code](2005/anon/README.md#alternate-code) with vi(m) like
+Cody added the [alt code](/2005/anon/README.md#alternate-code) with vi(m) like
movements.
-## [2005/boutines](2005/boutines/boutines.c) ([README.md](2005/boutines/README.md]))
+## [2005/boutines](/2005/boutines/boutines.c) ([README.md](/2005/boutines/README.md]))
-[Cody](#cody) added the [input.txt](2005/boutines/input.txt) data file based on suggested
+[Cody](#cody) added the [input.txt](/2005/boutines/input.txt) data file based on suggested
input from the author, adapting it to a command to try out.
-## [2005/giljade](2005/giljade/giljade.c) ([README.md](2005/giljade/README.md]))
+## [2005/giljade](/2005/giljade/giljade.c) ([README.md](/2005/giljade/README.md]))
After Landon fixed the entry to compile with clang Cody noticed this does not
work at all in modern systems (see below). He fixed this to work and then he
@@ -2932,7 +2932,7 @@ or as a diff:
+;;char*A=0,*_,*R,*Q, D[9999],*r,l[9999],T=42, M,V=32;int *E,k[9999],B[1 <<+21],*N=B+
```
-Cody also added the [try.sh](2005/giljade/try.sh) script which also lets one see
+Cody also added the [try.sh](/2005/giljade/try.sh) script which also lets one see
the beauty of the entry without having to use vi(m), should they be afraid of
getting stuck in it (and for ease of use). :-)
@@ -2941,22 +2941,22 @@ Finally, to improve upon the test-suite provided by the program, Cody added the
temporary file the compilation including the 'Line' lines. After that is done it
uses `grep -c` on the file to show that there are indeed as many versions the
program generates as the author states, 180. If it does not find 180 it is an
-error; otherwise it is success. It uses [test.sh](2005/giljade/test.sh).
+error; otherwise it is success. It uses [test.sh](/2005/giljade/test.sh).
-## [2005/jetro](2005/jetro/jetro.c) ([README.md](2005/jetro/README.md))
+## [2005/jetro](/2005/jetro/jetro.c) ([README.md](/2005/jetro/README.md))
[Cody](#cody) added explicit linking of libm (`-lm`) for systems like Linux that seem to
not do it implicitly (like macOS does).
-## [2005/klausler](2005/klausler/klausler.c) ([README.md](2005/klausler/README.md))
+## [2005/klausler](/2005/klausler/klausler.c) ([README.md](/2005/klausler/README.md))
-[Cody](#cody) added the [try.sh](2005/klausler/try.sh) script.
+[Cody](#cody) added the [try.sh](/2005/klausler/try.sh) script.
-## [2005/mikeash](2005/mikeash/mikeash.c) ([README.md](2005/mikeash/README.md))
+## [2005/mikeash](/2005/mikeash/mikeash.c) ([README.md](/2005/mikeash/README.md))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this to work in Linux. The problem was an unknown escape sequence,
`\N`, which caused a funny compiler error:
@@ -2985,10 +2985,10 @@ what is supposed to happen. It is not known, however, if having to change the
`\N` to `\n` ended up breaking any LISP. The other examples given by the author
also show correct output though.
-Cody also added the [try.sh](2005/mikeash/try.sh) script.
+Cody also added the [try.sh](/2005/mikeash/try.sh) script.
-## [2005/mynx](2005/mynx/mynx.c) ([README.md](2005/mynx/README.md]))
+## [2005/mynx](/2005/mynx/mynx.c) ([README.md](/2005/mynx/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this so that the [configure](source/configure) script (which is not
needed but part of the entry) would work with compilers that have by default
@@ -3000,15 +3000,15 @@ might be some command line that will let it work that way or perhaps someone
wants to add the necessary code.
-## [2005/persano](2005/persano/persano.c) ([README.md](2005/persano/README.md]))
+## [2005/persano](/2005/persano/persano.c) ([README.md](/2005/persano/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) added the (untested) [alternate
-code](2005/persano/README.md#alternate-code) which should work for Windows as it
+code](/2005/persano/README.md#alternate-code) which should work for Windows as it
sets binary mode on `stdout`. It is untested as Cody has no Windows system to
test it on.
-## [2005/sykes](2005/sykes/sykes.c) ([README.md](2005/sykes/README.md]))
+## [2005/sykes](/2005/sykes/sykes.c) ([README.md](/2005/sykes/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) added the saved (with the `SAVE` command) BASIC program `PET` which was:
@@ -3036,10 +3036,10 @@ BY STEPHEN SYKES!
to both save and test run it.
-Cody added the [try.sh](2005/sykes/try.sh) script which runs in a loop with a
+Cody added the [try.sh](/2005/sykes/try.sh) script which runs in a loop with a
menu of things one might wish to try, asking if they wish to continue when done.
-Cody added the script [test.sh](2005/sykes/test.sh) and the make rule `test` to
+Cody added the script [test.sh](/2005/sykes/test.sh) and the make rule `test` to
run the test suite. The program will enter an infinite loop after it runs so you
have to hit ctrl-c to end it which the script tells you.
@@ -3047,14 +3047,14 @@ The scripts note every time that one will have to send ctrl-c or whatever their
interrupt is set to in order to exit the program.
-## [2005/timwi](2005/timwi/timwi.c) ([README.md](2005/timwi/README.md]))
+## [2005/timwi](/2005/timwi/timwi.c) ([README.md](/2005/timwi/README.md]))
-[Cody](#cody) added [try.sh](2005/timwi/try.sh). It only has one command as he doesn't
+[Cody](#cody) added [try.sh](/2005/timwi/try.sh). It only has one command as he doesn't
want to knacker his brain any more than it might or might not already be :-) and
he doesn't want to damage anyone else's brain either. :-)
-## [2005/toledo](2005/toledo/toledo.c) ([README.md](2005/toledo/README.md))
+## [2005/toledo](/2005/toledo/toledo.c) ([README.md](/2005/toledo/README.md))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this to compile with some versions of clang which have an additional
defect where `main()` can only have 0, 2 or 3 args (it was 4). It now calls
@@ -3063,7 +3063,7 @@ another function that takes 4 args and which is what used to be `main()`.
The alternate versions were also fixed.
-## [2005/vince](2005/vince/vince.c) ([README.md](2005/vince/README.md))
+## [2005/vince](/2005/vince/vince.c) ([README.md](/2005/vince/README.md))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this in the case that the program is compiled or linked/copies to
another file name: the code constructed the source code file name in a clever
@@ -3079,31 +3079,31 @@ if one runs it from another directory, specifying the directory, it'll not catch
# 2006
-## [2006/birken](2006/birken/birken.c) ([README.md](2006/birken/README.md]))
+## [2006/birken](/2006/birken/birken.c) ([README.md](/2006/birken/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed a segfault in macOS with this entry. The problem was a missing `+1`
for strlen() with malloc(). This prevented it from working.
-Cody also added the [try.sh](2006/birken/try.sh) script.
+Cody also added the [try.sh](/2006/birken/try.sh) script.
-## [2006/borsanyi](2006/borsanyi/borsanyi.c) ([README.md](2006/borsanyi/README.md]))
+## [2006/borsanyi](/2006/borsanyi/borsanyi.c) ([README.md](/2006/borsanyi/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed the Makefile under some systems where the `lpthread` was not
implicitly linked in.
-## [2006/hamre](2006/hamre/hamre.c) ([README.md](2006/hamre/README.md))
+## [2006/hamre](/2006/hamre/hamre.c) ([README.md](/2006/hamre/README.md))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this so that it will not crash without an arg after it was suggested
this should be fixed.
-Cody also added the [try.sh](2006/hamre/try.sh) script.
+Cody also added the [try.sh](/2006/hamre/try.sh) script.
-## [2006/monge](2006/monge/monge.c) ([README.md](2006/monge/README.md]))
+## [2006/monge](/2006/monge/monge.c) ([README.md](/2006/monge/README.md]))
-[Cody](#cody) added the [alternate code](2006/monge/README.md#alternate-code) that lets
+[Cody](#cody) added the [alternate code](/2006/monge/README.md#alternate-code) that lets
one resize the image and redefine the number of iterations.
Cody also fixed the Makefile to use `sdl-config` (which is what the author
@@ -3118,19 +3118,19 @@ feature but one which we will accept fixes to. See [2006/monge in
bugs.md](/bugs.md#2006-monge).
-## [2006/night](2006/night/night.c) ([README.md](2006/night/README.md]))
+## [2006/night](/2006/night/night.c) ([README.md](/2006/night/README.md]))
As [Cody](#cody) is a lost :-) `vim` user he took the author's remarks to add support
-back for arrow keys in the [alternate version](2006/night/night.alt.c).
+back for arrow keys in the [alternate version](/2006/night/night.alt.c).
-## [2006/sloane](2006/sloane/sloane.c) ([README.md](2006/sloane/README.md]))
+## [2006/sloane](/2006/sloane/sloane.c) ([README.md](/2006/sloane/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this entry to work with clang which has a defect with the args to
`main()`: it requires specific types: `int` and `char **` for the first and
latter args.
-Cody also provided the [alternate version](2006/sloane/sloane.alt.c), which
+Cody also provided the [alternate version](/2006/sloane/sloane.alt.c), which
allows one to see what is going on in modern systems, and which we recommend one
use _first_.
@@ -3152,39 +3152,39 @@ Since the author suggested that the lack of certain `#include`s might break the
program in some systems he also added `-include ...` to the Makefile as well.
-## [2006/stewart](2006/stewart/stewart.c) ([README.md](2006/stewart/README.md]))
+## [2006/stewart](/2006/stewart/stewart.c) ([README.md](/2006/stewart/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed it so that if the file cannot be opened it exits rather than trying
to read from the file.
-## [2006/sykes1](2006/sykes1/sykes1.c) ([README.md](2006/sykes1/README.md]))
+## [2006/sykes1](/2006/sykes1/sykes1.c) ([README.md](/2006/sykes1/README.md]))
-[Cody](#cody) provided the [alt code](2006/sykes1/README.md#alternate-code) based on the
-author's remarks and the [try.sh](2006/sykes1/try.sh) script.
+[Cody](#cody) provided the [alt code](/2006/sykes1/README.md#alternate-code) based on the
+author's remarks and the [try.sh](/2006/sykes1/try.sh) script.
-Cody also provided the [bedlam-cubes.pdf](2006/sykes1/bedlam-cubes.pdf) file,
+Cody also provided the [bedlam-cubes.pdf](/2006/sykes1/bedlam-cubes.pdf) file,
obtained from the Internet Wayback Machine, as the file was no longer available.
The video was also no longer available but Cody found an alternative and added
it to the repo as well.
-## [2006/sykes2](2006/sykes2/sykes2.c) ([README.md](2006/sykes2/README.md]))
+## [2006/sykes2](/2006/sykes2/sykes2.c) ([README.md](/2006/sykes2/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody), out of an abundance of caution for `clang`'s defects, made `main()` have
to args instead of 1 as some versions report that `main()` must have 0, 2 or 3
args, even though at least one of those versions allows 1 arg only.
-Cody also added the [try.sh](2006/sykes2/try.sh) script for easier use of the
+Cody also added the [try.sh](/2006/sykes2/try.sh) script for easier use of the
entry to show the clock update in real time.
-## [2006/toledo1](2006/toledo1/toledo1.c) ([README.md](2006/toledo1/README.md]))
+## [2006/toledo1](/2006/toledo1/toledo1.c) ([README.md](/2006/toledo1/README.md]))
-[Cody](#cody) added the [try.sh](2006/toledo1/try.sh) script.
+[Cody](#cody) added the [try.sh](/2006/toledo1/try.sh) script.
-## [2006/toledo2](2006/toledo2/toledo2.c) ([README.md](2006/toledo2/README.md]))
+## [2006/toledo2](/2006/toledo2/toledo2.c) ([README.md](/2006/toledo2/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed a segfault in this program which was making it fail to work under
macOS - it did not seem to be a problem under Linux, at least not fedora. The
@@ -3196,7 +3196,7 @@ port this to systems that have the non-standard `kbhit()` and `getch()` (not the
one from curses) which is typically (always?) in `conio.h`.
-## [2006/toledo3](2006/toledo3/toledo3.c) ([README.md](2006/toledo3/README.md]))
+## [2006/toledo3](/2006/toledo3/toledo3.c) ([README.md](/2006/toledo3/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed a crash and a display problem in this entry so that it now works in
modern (64-bit) systems. The crash appears to only occur in macOS but the fix
@@ -3205,49 +3205,49 @@ so some `int`s were changed to `long`s. The display problem might or might not
have been a problem in Linux with the old `int`s but this is no longer known.
Cody also added the code that _should_ work for Windows,
-[toledo3.alt.c](2006/toledo3/toledo3.alt.c), based on the author's remarks.
+[toledo3.alt.c](/2006/toledo3/toledo3.alt.c), based on the author's remarks.
We're not able to test this.
# 2011
-## [2011/akari](2011/akari/akari.c) ([README.md](2011/akari/README.md]))
+## [2011/akari](/2011/akari/akari.c) ([README.md](/2011/akari/README.md]))
-[Cody](#cody) added the [try.sh](2011/akari/try.sh) script.
+[Cody](#cody) added the [try.sh](/2011/akari/try.sh) script.
-## [2011/blakely](2011/blakely/blakely.c) ([README.md](2011/blakely/README.md]))
+## [2011/blakely](/2011/blakely/blakely.c) ([README.md](/2011/blakely/README.md]))
-[Cody](#cody) added the [try.sh](2011/blakely/try.sh) script.
+[Cody](#cody) added the [try.sh](/2011/blakely/try.sh) script.
-## [2011/borsanyi](2011/borsanyi/borsanyi.c) ([README.md](2011/borsanyi/README.md]))
+## [2011/borsanyi](/2011/borsanyi/borsanyi.c) ([README.md](/2011/borsanyi/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody), out of an abundance of caution, added a second arg to `main()` as some
versions of clang complain about not only the type of each arg to `main()` but
the number of args as well.
-Cody also added the [try.sh](2011/borsanyi/try.sh) script.
+Cody also added the [try.sh](/2011/borsanyi/try.sh) script.
-## [2011/dlowe](2011/dlowe/dlowe.c) ([README.md](2011/dlowe/README.md]))
+## [2011/dlowe](/2011/dlowe/dlowe.c) ([README.md](/2011/dlowe/README.md]))
-[Cody](#cody) added the [try.sh](2011/dlowe/try.sh) script.
+[Cody](#cody) added the [try.sh](/2011/dlowe/try.sh) script.
-## [2011/eastman](2011/eastman/eastman.c) ([README.md](2011/eastman/README.md]))
+## [2011/eastman](/2011/eastman/eastman.c) ([README.md](/2011/eastman/README.md]))
-[Cody](#cody) added the video file [boing-ball.mp4](2011/eastman) which is the demo the
+[Cody](#cody) added the video file [boing-ball.mp4](/2011/eastman) which is the demo the
author referred to.
-## [2011/fredriksson](2011/fredriksson/fredriksson.c) ([README.md](2011/fredriksson/README.md]))
+## [2011/fredriksson](/2011/fredriksson/fredriksson.c) ([README.md](/2011/fredriksson/README.md]))
-[Cody](#cody) added the [try.sh](2011/fredriksson/try.sh) script.
+[Cody](#cody) added the [try.sh](/2011/fredriksson/try.sh) script.
-## [2011/goren](2011/goren/goren.c) ([README.md](2011/goren/README.md]))
+## [2011/goren](/2011/goren/goren.c) ([README.md](/2011/goren/README.md]))
[Cody](#cody) fixed this for macOS. Before the fix it segfaulted. It worked fine under
Linux. After fixing it it was noticed that the author stated it does not work
@@ -3255,37 +3255,37 @@ for 64-bit so it was then tested as a 32-bit binary (Linux) and 64-bit binary
(Linux, macOS) and both work. It was fixed by changing some `int`s to `long`s
and now it does work with 64-bit systems as well as 32-bit systems.
-Cody also added the [try.sh](2011/goren/try.sh) script.
+Cody also added the [try.sh](/2011/goren/try.sh) script.
Cody added the following words of wisdom: '"this" is not a pipe but "!" is'.
-## [2011/hamaji](2011/hamaji/hamaji.c) ([README.md](2011/hamaji/README.md]))
+## [2011/hamaji](/2011/hamaji/hamaji.c) ([README.md](/2011/hamaji/README.md]))
-[Cody](#cody) added the [try.sh](2011/hamaji/try.sh) script and the `.nono` files
-[conway-game-of-life.nono](2011/hamaji/conway-game-of-life.nono),
-[multi-solutions.nono](2011/hamaji/multi-solutions.nono),
-[no-solution.nono](2011/hamaji/no-solution.nono),
-[plus.nono](2011/hamaji/plus.nono) and [smiley.nono](2011/hamaji/smiley.nono).
+[Cody](#cody) added the [try.sh](/2011/hamaji/try.sh) script and the `.nono` files
+[conway-game-of-life.nono](/2011/hamaji/conway-game-of-life.nono),
+[multi-solutions.nono](/2011/hamaji/multi-solutions.nono),
+[no-solution.nono](/2011/hamaji/no-solution.nono),
+[plus.nono](/2011/hamaji/plus.nono) and [smiley.nono](/2011/hamaji/smiley.nono).
The latter two `.nono` files were taken from
[
diff --git a/years.html b/years.html
index 07c83e454..0715ca21f 100644
--- a/years.html
+++ b/years.html
@@ -16,18 +16,22 @@ Contest
+IOCCC News |
+How to enter the IOCCC |
+FAQ
Known Bugs & (Mis)features |
-Thanks for the fixes
+Fixing IOCCC winners |
+Fixing the web site |
+Fixing winner info |
+Thanks for the help
-IOCCC news |
-People who have won |
-Winning entries
+The judges |
+Contacting the IOCCC
+IOCCC News |
+How to enter the IOCCC |
+FAQ
Known Bugs & (Mis)features |
-Thanks for the fixes
+Fixing IOCCC winners |
+Fixing the web site |
+Fixing winner info |
+Thanks for the help
-IOCCC news |
-People who have won |
-Winning entries
+The judges |
+Contacting the IOCCC