Minor typo / rewording fixes in thanks file
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@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ The crash was because it destructively rewrites string literals. However with
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`strdup()` it's safe.
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The problem with macOS is that although it didn't crash, it printed `H????` in a
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seemingly infinite loop, each time printing another `?`, probably until it runs
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out of memory.
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seemingly infinite loop, each time printing another `?`, and it probably would
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have until it runs out of memory.
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The fix for macOS is that there was no prototype for `execlp()` and macOS has
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problems with missing prototypes for some functions (this was also seen when
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@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ calls which has the four args.
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Cody fixed a segfault in this program that prevented it from working right but
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he notes it hangs in macOS. This is because some compilers compile it into an
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infinite loop and this was documented by the judges. It works fine in linux if
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using gcc but macOS, having only clang by default (even the gcc binary
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using gcc but macOS, having only clang by default, (even the gcc binary
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`/usr/bin/gcc`) will not work.
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@@ -926,7 +926,8 @@ Cody provided an [alternate version](1996/eldby/eldby.alt.c) which uses
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`usleep()` in between writing the output to make it easier to see what is going
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on with faster systems and importantly also for those who are sensitive to text
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flashing by rapidly (it affects him too but he also thinks it moves too fast
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nowadays anyway).
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nowadays anyway). We recommend that you try the alternate version first due to
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these reasons.
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## [1996/gandalf](1996/gandalf/gandalf.c) ([README.md](1996/gandalf/README.md]))
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