From 68e105b7c9b77d9cb56f0f45c9d7d8bc5f8d5d9c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Cody Boone Ferguson <53008573+xexyl@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2023 03:13:06 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Add question/answer to faq.md The question in question :-) is to do with the .orig.c files restored in commit 2ba12ecc3cdafc4688020dae061f3a6736104f6b. This seems like a useful FAQ entry to have. --- faq.md | 12 ++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/faq.md b/faq.md index 1ac3a15e5..13a5223ff 100644 --- a/faq.md +++ b/faq.md @@ -433,6 +433,12 @@ which you should update and submit, using the instructions above if necessary. There are none. There was no IOCCC in those years. +## Q: What are the .orig.c files in the directories in winning entries ? + +Due to the fact that the original code has sometimes had to change these files +are the original winning entry or as close to as possible to the original that +we can find. + ## Q: Why don't you publish non-winners? Because the publication on the IOCCC site **_IS_** @@ -545,7 +551,9 @@ Thank you Cody for your help! BTW: in this case it's a slight fix and improvement to our original suggested code: - main(){int i=512;do write(1," :-)\b\b\b\b",9),usleep(i);while(--i);} +```c +main(){int i=512;do write(1," :-)\b\b\b\b",9),usleep(i);while(--i);} +``` BTW: is there such a thing as too fast a CPU ? :-) actually yes for certain code which is probably not as uncommon as you think :-) ). @@ -598,7 +606,7 @@ Thus began the tradition of putting typos in the contest rules and guidelines BTW: This posting was made back in the days when AT&T was the evil giant. Now, Microsoft makes AT&T look mild and kind in comparison. :-( (IMHO) ). -BTW: See the story about the '[Bill Gates](/1993/mills/mills.hint)' award. :-) +BTW: See the story about the '[Bill Gates](/1993/mills/README.md)' award. :-) OK, back to the story.