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More corrections in thanks file

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This commit makes fixes (links and otherwise) up through 2001/anonymous
(unfortunately this will take more edits than I had hoped but I hope to
be done with this file and moving to another long file in the next few
days or so).
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@@ -3103,8 +3103,7 @@ He also added the [try.sh](%%REPO_URL%%/2000/dhyang/try.sh) script.
</div>
[Cody](#cody) fixed this to compile with more recent perl versions; the symbol that's now
`PL_na` was once `na`. He notes that this entry crashes under macOS but it works
under Linux after this change.
`PL_na` was once `na`.
Cody also added the [try.sh](%%REPO_URL%%/2000/dlowe/try.sh) script.
@@ -3124,9 +3123,11 @@ includes of `Xlib.h` and `keysym.h`.
</div>
[Cody](#cody) fixed this for modern compilers. Depending on the compiler it would either
segfault when run or not compile at all (`gcc` and `clang` respectively).
segfault when run or not compile at all (`gcc` and `clang` respectively). The
compiler fix is due to `clang` being more strict about arg types to `main()`.
Cody also provided alternate code that supports the southern hemisphere.
Cody also provided [alternate code](%%REPO_URL%%/2000/natori/natori.alt.c) that
supports the southern hemisphere, based on the author's remarks.
Cody also provided the [try.sh](%%REPO_URL%%/2000/natori/try.sh) and
[try.alt.sh](%%REPO_URL%%/2000/natori/try.alt.sh) scripts that show the Moon phase in
@@ -3143,7 +3144,7 @@ like the original entry but with the two fixes.
Finally Cody fixed the Makefile that had the `-Wno-foo` options in the `CDEFINE`
variable which although works it is incongruent with the other Makefiles and is
more confusing (even if not confusing).
more confusing (though not really).
<div id="2000_primenum">
@@ -3177,8 +3178,9 @@ the screen with:
```
This was fixed by having the `scanf(3)` read in a string and then use `atoi(3)`
on it to assign to the `int`s, much like with `1987/lievaart`. The strings are
`char[5]` and the `%` specifier is `%4s` which is enough for the game.
on it to assign to the `int`s, much like with [1987/lievaart](#1987_lievaart).
The strings are `char[5]` and the `%` specifier is `%4s` which is enough for the
game.
<div id="2000_schneiderwent">
@@ -3196,14 +3198,18 @@ on it to assign to the `int`s, much like with `1987/lievaart`. The strings are
[Cody](#cody) fixed the code and added an appropriate make rule so that the
[SDL](https://www.libsdl.org) version works independent from the curses version
(using the same code).
(using the same code). See below for an interesting problem that occurred that
had to be resolved for SDL1.
Cody also added alt code to allow one to slow down the code. This code also, at
least for the curses mode, allows one to quit at any time by pressing 'q'. See
below for more details.
Cody also added [alt code](%%REPO_URL%%/2000/thadgavin/thadgavin.alt.c) to allow
one to slow down the code to get a better idea of what the program looked like
back in 2000, with modern systems. This code also, at least for the curses mode, allows
one to quit at any time by pressing 'q'. Note that this alternate version only
will impact the curses and the SDL versions as Cody does not have a DOS system
to test the other version in.
Due to a terrible design choice of the SDL1 developers something had to be
changed. As was noted in the log:
changed. As was noted in the log at the time:
```
The SDL version did not work for a number of reasons. First of all the
@@ -3228,19 +3234,13 @@ changed. As was noted in the log:
Thus main() was changed to 'int main(int argc, char **argv)'.
```
Cody also added an alternate version to help see what is going on in more modern
systems and in case you're sensitive to rapidly moving swirling. See the
index.html for details on that. Note that this alternate version only will impact
the curses and the SDL versions as Cody does not have a DOS system to test the
other version in.
<div id="2000_tomx">
## Winning entry: [2000/tomx](2000/tomx/index.html)
### Winning entry source code: [tomx.c](%%REPO_URL%%/2000/tomx//tomx.c)
</div>
[Cody](#cody) added the [alt code](2000/tomx/index.html#alternate-code) based on the
[Cody](#cody) added the [alt code](%%REPO_URL%%/2000/tomx/tomx.alt.c) based on the
author's remarks with a fix for modern systems and he also added the two
scripts, [try.sh](%%REPO_URL%%/2000/tomx/try.sh) and [try.alt.sh](%%REPO_URL%%/2000/tomx/try.alt.sh) for
the main code and the alt code respectively.
@@ -3263,7 +3263,7 @@ details) the source code is now executable by default.
segfaulted and once that was fixed only the binary was modified; it was not run
but according to the author's remarks it should be executed). He managed to do
this with Linux but it will not work with any system that does not allow one to
compile 32-bit ELF binaries. See [bugs.html](bugs.html#2001anonymous-readmemd) for
compile 32-bit ELF binaries. See [2001/anonymous in bugs.html](bugs.html#2001_anonymous) for
why this is; _this is **not** a bug, it's a feature_ inherent in what it does!
The following had to be done to fix this:
@@ -3274,7 +3274,8 @@ this prevented `main()` from entering an infinite recursive loop.
Without these it would crash and prevent modification of the 32-bit
[ELF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executable_and_Linkable_Format) (not elf :-) )
binary. But again see [bugs.html](bugs.html) here.
binary. But again see [2001/anonymous in bugs.html](bugs.html#2001_anonymous)
for this.
These also had to be done:
@@ -3334,12 +3335,13 @@ or to not use `git`:
make diff_orig_prog
```
Cody also added a [program](%%REPO_URL%%/2001/anonymous/anonymous.bed.c)
like [anonymous.ten.c](%%REPO_URL%%/2001/anonymous/anonymous.ten.c)
[Ten Green Bottles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Green_Bottles) but which
sings [Ten in the Bed](https://allnurseryrhymes.com/ten-in-the-bed/) instead.
Cody also added a [program](%%REPO_URL%%/2001/anonymous/anonymous.bed.c) like
[anonymous.ten.c](%%REPO_URL%%/2001/anonymous/anonymous.ten.c) which 'sings' the
lyrics to [Ten Green Bottles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Green_Bottles)
but which sings [Ten in the Bed](https://allnurseryrhymes.com/ten-in-the-bed/)
instead.
As well he added the [try.sh](%%REPO_URL%%/2001/anonymous/try.sh) so that one can
As well he added the [try.sh](%%REPO_URL%%/2001/anonymous/try.sh) script so that one can
attempt to use the program as it was designed but if compiling as 32-bit fails
it will at least run the supplementary program as a 64-bit program directly.