Add FAQ item and fix another
Note the .orig.c files. I also fixed a minor issue in another question.
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@@ -66,9 +66,8 @@ PDP-11/40 emulator.
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Others are not so easy though we're working on this and over time have added
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alternative code. Most entries do now work and the others we are working on. In
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some cases we replaced the original code with code that works for modern systems
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but one can view the archive for the original code (sometimes the original code
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is in the directory usually as a `winner.alt.c` or `prog.alt.c` but note that
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sometimes authors have that already as well).
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but one can view the original code in the `.orig.c` files (sometimes the
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original code is also in the directory as a `winner.alt.c` or `prog.alt.c`).
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## Q: After running a program my terminal is all messed up! How do I restore my terminal?
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@@ -150,7 +149,7 @@ packages: one for compiling and one for linking / running.
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### macOS
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If you're using macOS there are at least three ways to obtain it. You can
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download it from the SDL website and install the package. The latter will not
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download it from the SDL website and install the package. That will not
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work well for the IOCCC but these will:
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#### MacPorts
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@@ -216,6 +215,11 @@ For the original version see the [/archive](/archive) directory where you can
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find all the original winning entries. In some cases the `winner.alt.c` is the
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original source code.
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## Q: Since some entries have been modified over time, how can I view the original entry?
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See either the `winner.orig.c` or `prog.orig.c`, depending on the year (earlier
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years we did not rename the code to `prog.c` but had it as the winner handle),
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in the winning directories.
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## Q: I found a bug in a previous winner, what should I do?
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