Merge pull request #1209 from xexyl/remarks-source-mismatch

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Landon Curt Noll authored and GitHub committed 2023-10-29 09:39:29 -07:00
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@@ -223,6 +223,13 @@ make DIFF=colordiff diff_alt_prog # for alt to prog diff
Obviously if you want to view the alt code or the orig code you can just open Obviously if you want to view the alt code or the orig code you can just open
the files as described above. the files as described above.
## Q: Sometimes the author's or authors' remarks do not match the source! Why and what can I do about it?
This is very likely to happen when an entry was fixed for modern systems. When
you look at the remarks of the author you should look at the `prog.orig.c` or
the `winner.orig.c` file. You might also find value in the above `diff` make
rules.
## Q: I cannot get entry XYZZY from year 19xx to compile! ## Q: I cannot get entry XYZZY from year 19xx to compile!