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writing by <a href="../contact.html">contacting the judges</a>.</p>
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<h2 id="ioccc-guidelines-version">IOCCC Guidelines version</h2>
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<h1 id="ioccc-guidelines-version">IOCCC Guidelines version</h1>
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These <a href="guidelines.html">IOCCC guidelines</a> are version <strong>28.19 2024-10-25</strong>.
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These <a href="guidelines.html">IOCCC guidelines</a> are version <strong>28.20 2024-11-26</strong>.
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<p><strong>IMPORTANT</strong>: Be <strong>SURE</strong> to read the <a href="rules.html">IOCCC rules</a>.</p>
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<p>Jump to: <a href="#">top</a></p>
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<h3 id="change-marks">Change marks</h3>
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<strong>← Lines that start with this symbol indicate a change from the
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@@ -517,7 +519,7 @@ The submit URL should be active on or slightly before <strong>2024-MMM-DD HH:MM:
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<strong>XXX - date/time is TBD - XXX</strong>
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The <a href="rules.html">IOCCC rules</a>, <a href="guidelines.html">IOCCC
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The <a href="rules.html">IOCCC rules</a> and these <a href="guidelines.html">IOCCC
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guidelines</a> will be available on the <a href="https://www.ioccc.org">Official IOCCC
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website</a> on or slightly before start of this IOCCC. Please check our
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FAQ on “<a href="../faq.html#submit">how to submit</a>”
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@@ -773,6 +775,31 @@ for how to use this tool in more detail.
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<p class="leftbar">
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Below are the tools that <code>mkiocccentry(1)</code> will run.
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</p>
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<p class="leftbar">
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The <code>mkiocccentry(1)</code> tool will execute a number of tools, some of which will
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execute one or more additional tools; <code>chkentry(1)</code> will use the JSON parser
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library <code>jparse(3)</code>; see the <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry/blob/master/jparse/README.md">jparse
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README.md</a>
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in the <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry/tree/master/jparse">mkiocccentry GitHub repo subdirectory
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jparse</a> as well as
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the <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry/blob/master/jparse/jparse_library_README.md">jparse library README.md
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file</a>
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in the <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry/tree/master/jparse">mkiocccentry GitHub repo subdirectory
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jparse</a>, for more
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details.
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</p>
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<p class="leftbar">
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The original <code>jparse</code> code, co-developed by Landon and Cody Boone Ferguson in
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2022, comes from the <a href="https://github.com/xexyl/jparse">jparse repo</a> <strong>but the
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mkiocccentry tools use a <em>clone</em></strong> of this repo <strong>at a <em>specific</em> release</strong>.
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Thus the <code>mkiocccentry</code> will at times be behind the <code>jparse</code> repo!
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</p>
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<p class="leftbar">
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<p>You do <strong>NOT</strong> need to install <code>jparse</code>! The <code>mkiocccentry</code> tools link in the
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static library from the <code>mkiocccentry</code> clone! This also goes for the
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<a href="https://github.com/lcn2/dbg">dbg</a> and
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<a href="https://github.com/lcn2/dyn_array">dyn_array</a> libraries. In other words,
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<code>mkiocccentry</code> contains <strong>everything</strong> you need.</p>
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<p>Jump to: <a href="#">top</a></p>
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<h2 id="iocccsize"><code>iocccsize</code></h2>
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<p class="leftbar">
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@@ -780,18 +807,23 @@ Below are the tools that <code>mkiocccentry(1)</code> will run.
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detects a number of issues that you may ignore, if you wish, as described above.
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As we already discussed how to invoke this we will not include it here again.
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</p>
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<p class="leftbar">
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This tool was originally part of a winning entry by Anthony C Howe, but with
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some modifications over time, as things have changed.
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</p>
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<p>Jump to: <a href="#">top</a></p>
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<h2 id="chkentry"><code>chkentry</code></h2>
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<p class="leftbar">
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<code>mkiocccentry(1)</code> will write two JSON files: <code>.auth.json</code> and
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<code>.info.json</code>. These files contain information about the author(s) and about the
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submission. These files <strong>MUST</strong> pass the checks of <code>chkentry(1)</code>.
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submission. These files <strong>MUST</strong> pass the checks of <code>chkentry(1)</code>!
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</p>
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<p class="leftbar">
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If <code>chkentry</code> does not pass and you used <code>mkiocccentry(1)</code> it is <strong>possibly</strong> a
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If <code>chkentry</code> does not pass and you used <code>mkiocccentry(1)</code> it is <strong>very likely</strong> a
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bug and you should <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry/issues/new?assignees=&labels=bug&projects=&template=bug_report.yml&title=%5BBug%5D+%3Ctitle%3E">report it as a bug at the mkiocccentry issues
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page</a>.
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See the FAQ on “<a href="../faq.html#mkiocccentry_bugs">report mkiocccentry bugs</a>”.
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See the
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FAQ on “<a href="../faq.html#mkiocccentry_bugs">reporting mkiocccentry bugs</a>”.
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</p>
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<p class="leftbar">
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Assuming that <code>chkentry(1)</code> validates both <code>.auth.json</code> and
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@@ -803,7 +835,8 @@ executed. In this case, there should be no problems as <code>mkiocccentry(1)</co
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Please see the
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FAQ on “<a href="../faq.html#chkentry">validating .auth.json and/or .info.json files</a>
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for more details on this tool and how you can use it to validate your
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<code>.auth.json</code> and <code>.info.json</code> files.
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<code>.auth.json</code> and <code>.info.json</code> files manually, without having to repackage your
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submission.
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</p>
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<p class="leftbar">
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You might also wish to see the
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@@ -824,14 +857,6 @@ page</a>. <strong>PLEASE run the
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FAQ on “<a href="../faq.html#mkiocccentry_bugs">report mkiocccentry bugs</a>”.
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</p>
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<p class="leftbar">
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Of course, it is also possible that <code>mkiocccentry(1)</code> or one or more of the
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tools it calls (or another tool calls) to fail and it is <strong>NOT</strong> a bug. An
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example problem is if there is not enough memory available or if some other
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library or syscall fails. Nonetheless it might be worth reporting as a bug. It
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is a judgement call; if it’s a bug it’ll be addressed and if it’s not that’s OK
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too.
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</p>
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<p class="leftbar">
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As part of its sanity checks, <code>txzchk(1)</code> will run <code>fnamchk(1)</code> on the
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<em>filename</em> to verify that the name is valid. See the
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FAQ on “<a href="../faq.html#fnamchk">fnamchk</a>”
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@@ -862,18 +887,23 @@ directory name of the tarball) then it is an <strong>error</strong> and you risk
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you wish to.
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</p>
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<p class="leftbar">
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To see more details on <code>fnamchk</code> and how to manually validate your submission
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For more information on <code>fnamchk</code> and how to manually validate your submission
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tarball filename, see the
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FAQ on “<a href="../faq.html#fnamchk">fnamchk</a>”.
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</p>
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<p class="leftbar">
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Note that the <code>txzchk(1)</code> tool uses <code>fnamchk(1)</code> tool as part of its algorithm.
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Thus <code>mkiocccentry(1)</code> does not directly invoke <code>fnamchk(1)</code>, although we will
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in the judging process.
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</p>
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<hr>
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<p class="leftbar">
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At the risk of stating the obvious: you run <strong>a very big risk</strong> of having
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your submission rejected if you package your own tarball and there are <strong>any
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At the risk of stating the obvious: you run <strong>a VERY BIG risk</strong> of having
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your submission rejected if you package your own tarball and there are <strong>ANY
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problems</strong>. For instance, if <code>chkentry(1)</code> found a problem in your <code>.info.json</code>
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file, the <code>mkiocccentry(1)</code> tool would not package it. But if you were to package
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it manually, you would be violating <a href="rules.html#rule17">Rule 17</a>. But even if
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everything checks out OK you should not expect that everything <strong>IS</strong> OK.
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everything checks out OK you should <strong>NOT</strong> assume that everything <strong>IS</strong> OK.
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</p>
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<p class="leftbar">
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It is extremely unlikely that <code>fnamchk(1)</code> reporting an invalid filename is a
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<p class="leftbar">
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As you can see, the use of <code>mkiocccentry(1)</code> is <strong>HIGHLY RECOMMENDED</strong>.
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</p>
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<div id="bugs">
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<h1 id="problemsbugs-in-tools">Problems/bugs in tools</h1>
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</div>
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<p class="leftbar">
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<p>We recommend that you use the <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry/blob/master/Makefile.example">example
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Although the tools have been tested quite a bit, and although it is quite
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unlikely that there are bugs in it, it is nonetheless possible for bugs to
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exist, as all programmers know. In this case, <strong>please</strong> ask for help or report what
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you think is a bug as a bug, via the <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry/issues/new?assignees=&labels=bug&projects=&template=bug_report.yml&title=%5BBug%5D+%3Ctitle%3E">bug report issues page in the mkiocccentry
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repo</a>.
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</p>
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<p class="leftbar">
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Of course, it is also possible for <code>mkiocccentry(1)</code>, or one or more of the
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tools it executes (or another tool executes), to fail, and <strong>NOT</strong> because of a
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bug. An example problem is if there is not enough memory available or if some
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other library or syscall fails. Nonetheless it might be worth reporting as a
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bug; it is a judgement call; if it’s a bug it’ll be addressed and if it’s not
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that’s OK too!
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</p>
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<div id="make">
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<h1 id="makefiles">Makefiles</h1>
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</div>
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<p class="leftbar">
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<p>We <strong>recommend</strong> that you use the <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry/blob/master/Makefile.example">example
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Makefile</a>
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from the <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry">IOCCC mkiocccentry repo</a>,
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renamed as <code>Makefile</code> of course, as the starting point for your submission’s
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required <code>Makefile</code>. Feel free to modify the <code>Makefile</code> to suit your obfuscated
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needs.</p>
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<p class="leftbar">
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The rest of these guidelines will assume that you are using some variant of the
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The rest of this section will assume that you are using some variant of the
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<a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry/blob/master/Makefile.example">example Makefile</a>,
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renamed as <code>Makefile</code> of course.
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<code>-std=gnu17</code> (ISO C 2017 with GNU extensions) C compiler.
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Unless you <strong>clearly state</strong> otherwise in your <code>remarks.md</code> file AND put into your
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submission’s <code>Makefile</code>, we will compile using <code>-std=gnu17 -O3 -g3</code>.
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Unless you <strong>clearly state</strong> otherwise in your <code>remarks.md</code> file <strong>AND</strong> put in your
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submission’s <code>Makefile</code>, we <strong>will</strong> compile using <code>-std=gnu17 -O3 -g3</code>.
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It is <strong>OK</strong> to require your submission to not be compiled
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using the default <code>-std=gnu17 -O3 -g3</code> settings. Simply explain why
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using the default <code>-std=gnu17 -O3 -g3</code> settings. Simply <strong>explain why</strong>
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your submission should not be compiled using <code>-std=gnu17 -O3 -g3</code> in
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your <code>remarks.md</code> file and adjust your <code>Makefile</code> accordingly.
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On the other hand, some warnings cannot be disabled and are enabled by compilers
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without any warning option specified. These are sometimes inevitable in
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obfuscated code and even in some non-obfuscated code.
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obfuscated code and even in some non-obfuscated code, and you should not worry
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about this, though it might be worth pointing out (see below for an example).
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<p class="leftbar">
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Additionally, some compilers like to warn about certain use of <code>char *</code>s which
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is not only likely dubious itself it obviously can’t (always) be avoided so you should
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not worry about this either; this is the warning <code>-Wno-unsafe-buffer-usage</code>. See
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also the
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Additionally: some compilers like to warn about certain use of <code>char *</code>s which
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is not only dubious itself, but it obviously can’t (always) be avoided, so you
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should not worry about this either; this is the warning
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<code>-Wno-unsafe-buffer-usage</code>. See also the
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FAQ on “<a href="../faq.html#forced_warnings">forced warnings</a>”
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and the
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FAQ on “<a href="../faq.html#weverything"><code>-Weverything</code></a>”.
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reason that is what you intend to happen in which case document that too in your
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<code>remarks.md</code> file. :-)
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<strong>PLEASE NOTE</strong>: in macOS, the compiler <code>gcc</code> found at <code>/usr/bin/gcc</code> is
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in truth the <code>clang</code> compiler, as <code>/usr/bin/gcc --version</code> will show!
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</p>
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<p>All other things being equal, a program that must turn off fewer
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warnings will be considered better, for certain values of better.</p>
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To turn off a compiler warning, in your submission’s <code>Makefile</code>,
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try something such as:
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</p>
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<pre><code> CSILENCE= -Wno-some-thing -Wno-another-thing -Wno-unknown-warning-option</code></pre>
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<pre><code> CSILENCE= -Wno-some-thing -Wno-another-thing</code></pre>
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<p>For instance:</p>
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<pre><code> CSILENCE= -Wno-parentheses -Wno-binding-in-condition -Wno-misleading-indentation</code></pre>
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<p>If you do add “<code>-Wno-some-thing</code>” to your Makefile, consider changing:</p>
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<p>If you do add “<code>-Wno-foo</code>” to your Makefile, consider changing:</p>
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<pre><code> CUNKNOWN=</code></pre>
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<p>to:</p>
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<pre><code> CUNKNOWN= -Wno-unknown-warning-option</code></pre>
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<p class="leftbar">
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Some compilers have reported this as an error, however, and if you have
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such a compiler you might want to not add it and note it in your <code>remarks.md</code>.
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such a compiler you might want to not add it, or at least note in your
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<code>remarks.md</code> the OS, OS version and compiler that this shows up.
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</p>
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If you need to define something on the compile line, use
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<strong>NOTE</strong>: <strong>We only recommend using “<em>magic</em>” flags if <em>BOTH</em> <code>gcc</code>
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<em>and</em> <code>clang</code></strong> support it.
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</p>
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<p class="leftbar">
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Again, please note that in macOS, <code>/usr/bin/gcc</code> is actually <code>clang</code>!
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## IOCCC Guidelines version
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# IOCCC Guidelines version
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These [IOCCC guidelines](guidelines.html) are version **28.19 2024-10-25**.
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These [IOCCC guidelines](guidelines.html) are version **28.20 2024-11-26**.
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**IMPORTANT**: Be **SURE** to read the [IOCCC rules](rules.html).
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### Change marks
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## Change marks
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The [IOCCC rules](rules.html), [IOCCC
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The [IOCCC rules](rules.html) and these [IOCCC
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guidelines](guidelines.html) will be available on the [Official IOCCC
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website](https://www.ioccc.org) on or slightly before start of this IOCCC. Please check our
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FAQ on "[how to submit](../faq.html#submit)"
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@@ -435,6 +437,35 @@ for how to use this tool in more detail.
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Below are the tools that `mkiocccentry(1)` will run.
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</p>
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<p class="leftbar">
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The `mkiocccentry(1)` tool will execute a number of tools, some of which will
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execute one or more additional tools; `chkentry(1)` will use the JSON parser
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library `jparse(3)`; see the [jparse
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README.md](https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry/blob/master/jparse/README.md)
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in the [mkiocccentry GitHub repo subdirectory
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jparse](https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry/tree/master/jparse) as well as
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the [jparse library README.md
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file](https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry/blob/master/jparse/jparse_library_README.md)
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in the [mkiocccentry GitHub repo subdirectory
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jparse](https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry/tree/master/jparse), for more
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details.
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</p>
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<p class="leftbar">
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The original `jparse` code, co-developed by Landon and Cody Boone Ferguson in
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2022, comes from the [jparse repo](https://github.com/xexyl/jparse) **but the
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mkiocccentry tools use a _clone_** of this repo **at a _specific_ release**.
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Thus the `mkiocccentry` will at times be behind the `jparse` repo!
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</p>
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<p class="leftbar">
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||||
You do **NOT** need to install `jparse`! The `mkiocccentry` tools link in the
|
||||
static library from the `mkiocccentry` clone! This also goes for the
|
||||
[dbg](https://github.com/lcn2/dbg) and
|
||||
[dyn_array](https://github.com/lcn2/dyn_array) libraries. In other words,
|
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`mkiocccentry` contains **everything** you need.
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Jump to: [top](#)
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<div id="iocccsize">
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@@ -446,6 +477,11 @@ detects a number of issues that you may ignore, if you wish, as described above.
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As we already discussed how to invoke this we will not include it here again.
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</p>
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<p class="leftbar">
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This tool was originally part of a winning entry by Anthony C Howe, but with
|
||||
some modifications over time, as things have changed.
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</p>
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Jump to: [top](#)
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<div id="chkentry">
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@@ -454,14 +490,15 @@ Jump to: [top](#)
|
||||
|
||||
<p class="leftbar">`mkiocccentry(1)` will write two JSON files: `.auth.json` and
|
||||
`.info.json`. These files contain information about the author(s) and about the
|
||||
submission. These files **MUST** pass the checks of `chkentry(1)`.
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||||
submission. These files **MUST** pass the checks of `chkentry(1)`!
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p class="leftbar">
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||||
If `chkentry` does not pass and you used `mkiocccentry(1)` it is **possibly** a
|
||||
If `chkentry` does not pass and you used `mkiocccentry(1)` it is **very likely** a
|
||||
bug and you should [report it as a bug at the mkiocccentry issues
|
||||
page](https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry/issues/new?assignees=&labels=bug&projects=&template=bug_report.yml&title=%5BBug%5D+%3Ctitle%3E).
|
||||
See the FAQ on "[report mkiocccentry bugs](../faq.html#mkiocccentry_bugs)".
|
||||
See the
|
||||
FAQ on "[reporting mkiocccentry bugs](../faq.html#mkiocccentry_bugs)".
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p class="leftbar">
|
||||
@@ -475,7 +512,8 @@ executed. In this case, there should be no problems as `mkiocccentry(1)` should
|
||||
Please see the
|
||||
FAQ on "[validating .auth.json and/or .info.json files](../faq.html#chkentry)
|
||||
for more details on this tool and how you can use it to validate your
|
||||
`.auth.json` and `.info.json` files.
|
||||
`.auth.json` and `.info.json` files manually, without having to repackage your
|
||||
submission.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p class="leftbar">
|
||||
@@ -504,15 +542,6 @@ page](https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry/issues/new?assignees=&labels=bug
|
||||
FAQ on "[report mkiocccentry bugs](../faq.html#mkiocccentry_bugs)".
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p class="leftbar">
|
||||
Of course, it is also possible that `mkiocccentry(1)` or one or more of the
|
||||
tools it calls (or another tool calls) to fail and it is **NOT** a bug. An
|
||||
example problem is if there is not enough memory available or if some other
|
||||
library or syscall fails. Nonetheless it might be worth reporting as a bug. It
|
||||
is a judgement call; if it's a bug it'll be addressed and if it's not that's OK
|
||||
too.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p class="leftbar">
|
||||
As part of its sanity checks, `txzchk(1)` will run `fnamchk(1)` on the
|
||||
_filename_ to verify that the name is valid. See the
|
||||
@@ -553,20 +582,26 @@ you wish to.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p class="leftbar">
|
||||
To see more details on `fnamchk` and how to manually validate your submission
|
||||
For more information on `fnamchk` and how to manually validate your submission
|
||||
tarball filename, see the
|
||||
FAQ on "[fnamchk](../faq.html#fnamchk)".
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p class="leftbar">
|
||||
Note that the `txzchk(1)` tool uses `fnamchk(1)` tool as part of its algorithm.
|
||||
Thus `mkiocccentry(1)` does not directly invoke `fnamchk(1)`, although we will
|
||||
in the judging process.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<hr>
|
||||
|
||||
<p class="leftbar">
|
||||
At the risk of stating the obvious: you run **a very big risk** of having
|
||||
your submission rejected if you package your own tarball and there are **any
|
||||
At the risk of stating the obvious: you run **a VERY BIG risk** of having
|
||||
your submission rejected if you package your own tarball and there are **ANY
|
||||
problems**. For instance, if `chkentry(1)` found a problem in your `.info.json`
|
||||
file, the `mkiocccentry(1)` tool would not package it. But if you were to package
|
||||
it manually, you would be violating [Rule 17](rules.html#rule17). But even if
|
||||
everything checks out OK you should not expect that everything **IS** OK.
|
||||
everything checks out OK you should **NOT** assume that everything **IS** OK.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p class="leftbar">
|
||||
@@ -585,8 +620,35 @@ FAQ on "[report mkiocccentry bugs](../faq.html#mkiocccentry_bugs)".
|
||||
As you can see, the use of `mkiocccentry(1)` is **HIGHLY RECOMMENDED**.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
<div id="bugs">
|
||||
# Problems/bugs in tools
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
|
||||
<p class="leftbar">
|
||||
We recommend that you use the [example
|
||||
Although the tools have been tested quite a bit, and although it is quite
|
||||
unlikely that there are bugs in it, it is nonetheless possible for bugs to
|
||||
exist, as all programmers know. In this case, **please** ask for help or report what
|
||||
you think is a bug as a bug, via the [bug report issues page in the mkiocccentry
|
||||
repo](https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry/issues/new?assignees=&labels=bug&projects=&template=bug_report.yml&title=%5BBug%5D+%3Ctitle%3E).
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p class="leftbar">
|
||||
Of course, it is also possible for `mkiocccentry(1)`, or one or more of the
|
||||
tools it executes (or another tool executes), to fail, and **NOT** because of a
|
||||
bug. An example problem is if there is not enough memory available or if some
|
||||
other library or syscall fails. Nonetheless it might be worth reporting as a
|
||||
bug; it is a judgement call; if it's a bug it'll be addressed and if it's not
|
||||
that's OK too!
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
<div id="make">
|
||||
# Makefiles
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
|
||||
<p class="leftbar">
|
||||
We **recommend** that you use the [example
|
||||
Makefile](https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry/blob/master/Makefile.example)
|
||||
from the [IOCCC mkiocccentry repo](https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry),
|
||||
renamed as `Makefile` of course, as the starting point for your submission's
|
||||
@@ -594,7 +656,7 @@ required `Makefile`. Feel free to modify the `Makefile` to suit your obfuscated
|
||||
needs.
|
||||
|
||||
<p class="leftbar">
|
||||
The rest of these guidelines will assume that you are using some variant of the
|
||||
The rest of this section will assume that you are using some variant of the
|
||||
[example Makefile](https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry/blob/master/Makefile.example),
|
||||
renamed as `Makefile` of course.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
@@ -605,13 +667,13 @@ We suggest that you compile your submission with a commonly available
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p class="leftbar">
|
||||
Unless you **clearly state** otherwise in your `remarks.md` file AND put into your
|
||||
submission's `Makefile`, we will compile using `-std=gnu17 -O3 -g3`.
|
||||
Unless you **clearly state** otherwise in your `remarks.md` file **AND** put in your
|
||||
submission's `Makefile`, we **will** compile using `-std=gnu17 -O3 -g3`.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p class="leftbar">
|
||||
It is **OK** to require your submission to not be compiled
|
||||
using the default `-std=gnu17 -O3 -g3` settings. Simply explain why
|
||||
using the default `-std=gnu17 -O3 -g3` settings. Simply **explain why**
|
||||
your submission should not be compiled using `-std=gnu17 -O3 -g3` in
|
||||
your `remarks.md` file and adjust your `Makefile` accordingly.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
@@ -686,14 +748,15 @@ not meeting your claims).
|
||||
<p class="leftbar">
|
||||
On the other hand, some warnings cannot be disabled and are enabled by compilers
|
||||
without any warning option specified. These are sometimes inevitable in
|
||||
obfuscated code and even in some non-obfuscated code.
|
||||
obfuscated code and even in some non-obfuscated code, and you should not worry
|
||||
about this, though it might be worth pointing out (see below for an example).
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p class="leftbar">
|
||||
Additionally, some compilers like to warn about certain use of `char *`s which
|
||||
is not only likely dubious itself it obviously can't (always) be avoided so you should
|
||||
not worry about this either; this is the warning `-Wno-unsafe-buffer-usage`. See
|
||||
also the
|
||||
Additionally: some compilers like to warn about certain use of `char *`s which
|
||||
is not only dubious itself, but it obviously can't (always) be avoided, so you
|
||||
should not worry about this either; this is the warning
|
||||
`-Wno-unsafe-buffer-usage`. See also the
|
||||
FAQ on "[forced warnings](../faq.html#forced_warnings)"
|
||||
and the
|
||||
FAQ on "[`-Weverything`](../faq.html#weverything)".
|
||||
@@ -709,6 +772,11 @@ reason that is what you intend to happen in which case document that too in your
|
||||
`remarks.md` file. :-)
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p class="leftbar">
|
||||
**PLEASE NOTE**: in macOS, the compiler `gcc` found at `/usr/bin/gcc` is
|
||||
in truth the `clang` compiler, as `/usr/bin/gcc --version` will show!
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
All other things being equal, a program that must turn off fewer
|
||||
warnings will be considered better, for certain values of better.
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -718,11 +786,19 @@ try something such as:
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
``` <!---make-->
|
||||
CSILENCE= -Wno-some-thing -Wno-another-thing -Wno-unknown-warning-option
|
||||
CSILENCE= -Wno-some-thing -Wno-another-thing
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
For instance:
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
``` <!---make-->
|
||||
CSILENCE= -Wno-parentheses -Wno-binding-in-condition -Wno-misleading-indentation
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
<p class="leftbar">
|
||||
If you do add "`-Wno-some-thing`" to your Makefile, consider changing:
|
||||
If you do add "`-Wno-foo`" to your Makefile, consider changing:
|
||||
|
||||
``` <!---make-->
|
||||
CUNKNOWN=
|
||||
@@ -736,7 +812,8 @@ to:
|
||||
|
||||
<p class="leftbar">
|
||||
Some compilers have reported this as an error, however, and if you have
|
||||
such a compiler you might want to not add it and note it in your `remarks.md`.
|
||||
such a compiler you might want to not add it, or at least note in your
|
||||
`remarks.md` the OS, OS version and compiler that this shows up.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p class="leftbar">
|
||||
@@ -772,6 +849,10 @@ use the `COTHER` Makefile variable. For example:
|
||||
_and_ `clang`** support it.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p class="leftbar">
|
||||
Again, please note that in macOS, `/usr/bin/gcc` is actually `clang`!
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
Jump to: [top](#)
|
||||
|
||||
<div id="likes">
|
||||
|
||||
Reference in new issue
Block a user