try <ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2012/zeitak/incorrect.1.quote.c">incorrect.1.quote.c</a> and the program itself. You may also run it on
text files that are not code.</p>
<h2id="try">Try:</h2>
<pre><code>make test</code></pre>
<pre><code>./try.sh</code></pre>
<p>NOTE: the program prints an error and exits on the first nesting error so it
will not detect multiple issues.</p>
<h2id="alternate-code">Alternate code:</h2>
@@ -431,7 +431,9 @@ minutes</a>
just to understand <em>18 key <strong>characters</strong></em> of this code.</p>
<p>NOTE: if you use vim to view the code, make sure to do:</p>
<pre><code> :set tabstop=4</code></pre>
<p>in command mode, before looking at the code, to see the correct layout.</p>
<p>in command mode, before looking at the code, to see the correct layout. For more
help see [<ahref="../../faq.html#faq6_14">6.14 - How do I set certain tabstops for viewing source code in
<li><ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2012/zeitak/zeitak.orig.c">zeitak.orig.c</a> - original source code</li>
<li><ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2012/zeitak/test.sh">test.sh</a> - test tool</li>
<li><ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2012/zeitak/try.sh">try.sh</a> - script to try entry</li>
<li><ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2012/zeitak/correct.java">correct.java</a> - example Java source with correct brace (supposedly :-) )</li>
<li><ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2012/zeitak/incorrect.1.quote.c">incorrect.1.quote.c</a> - example C source with incorrect quote</li>
<li><ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2012/zeitak/incorrect.3.quotes.c">incorrect.3.quotes.c</a> - example C source with incorrect quote</li>
@@ -1942,7 +1942,7 @@ was not a <code>char **. Instead</code>O5()<code>(which was</code>main()<code>vi
its own function which main() calls with the right parameters.</p>
<p>Later Cody fixed it again to look much more like the original where only a
single line is added, that of <code>main()</code>, which calls <code>O5()</code>. This was done through
<code>-include stdio.h</code> at the compiler (in the Makefile) and by removing the <code>O3</code>
<code>-include stdio.h</code> at the compiler (in the <code>Makefile</code>) and by removing the <code>O3</code>
variable (an int) at the top of the file, instead making it a <code>char ** in</code>main()<code>(</code>O5()<code>had three args) but then passing in</code>0<code>to</code>O5()` for the third
arg (as it was 0 at file scope already this is perfectly fine and it means
there’s no need to cast it to an int in the function call though that would also
@@ -2912,10 +2912,11 @@ index.html for details.</p>
<p><ahref="#cody">Cody</a> added the script <ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2001/westley/try.sh">try.sh</a> to automate a heap of commands
that we, the IOCCC judges, suggested, as well as some additional ones that he
thought would be fun. He also provided the sort and punch card versions,
described in the index.html, based on the author’s remarks.</p>
<p><ahref="#cody">Cody</a> added the script <ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2001/westley/try.sh">try.sh</a> to
automate a heap of commands that we, the IOCCC judges, suggested, as well as
some additional ones that he thought would be fun. He also provided the sort
and punch card versions, described in the index.html, based on the author’s
remarks, through <code>Makefile</code> rules that generate the files by default with <code>make all</code>.</p>
<divid="2004">
<h1id="the-17th-ioccc"><ahref="2004/index.html">2004 - The 17th IOCCC</a></h1>
</div>
@@ -3742,13 +3743,18 @@ version</a> that does this.</p>
<p><ahref="#cody">Cody</a> added the <ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2012/zeitak/test.sh">test.sh</a> script and the<code>make test</code> rule
that uses the script along with a number of files that will correctly be flagged
as incorrect (including a text file and a java file, with a joke, to show that
it’s not that it parses C but rather just matching pairs though that’s probably
obvious) and some correctly nested files were also added including
<ahref="1984/anonymous/index.html">1984/anonymous</a> (as the author explicitly mentioned
it) and a java file as well with another joke.</p>
<p><ahref="#cody">Cody</a> added the <ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2012/zeitak/try.sh">try.sh</a> script and the
<code>make test</code> rule that uses the script along with a number of files that will
correctly be flagged as incorrect (including a text file and a Java file, with a
joke, to show that it’s not that it parses C but rather just matching pairs
though that’s probably obvious) and some correctly nested files were also added
including <ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/1984/anonymous/index.html">1984/anonymous</a> (as the
author explicitly mentioned it), both the <ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2012/zeitak/anonymous.alt.c">original
version</a> (.alt.c) and the
<ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2012/zeitak/anonymous.c">modified version</a> that works with macOS
as well, and a Java file as well with another joke. Those C files had to be
added because each entry has its own tarball and without the files it would
break the script.</p>
<p>A problem was later fixed in the <code>Makefile</code> by Cody, a typo in the <code>CSILENCE</code>
variable that prevented compilation.</p>
<p>A minor point is that the author noted that one should
@@ -3767,18 +3773,18 @@ the same) so that as long as it runs to completion the terminal will be sane and
the cursor will be visible. Using <code>atexit(3)</code> will not work if the program is
killed, signals are ugly and these would be messing with the entry too much so
these were not done.</p>
<p>Cody also added the alt version that lets one control how fast the painting is
done, based on the author’s recommendations, except that Cody made it
configurable at compile time. The <code>Makefile</code> was modified in such a way as to make
it very easy to redefine it at compile time.</p>
<p>Cody also added the <ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2013/birken/birken.alt.c">alternate version</a>
that lets one control how fast the painting is done, based on the author’s
recommendations, except that Cody made it configurable at compile time. The
<code>Makefile</code> was modified in such a way as to make it very easy to redefine it at
compile time.</p>
<p>Cody also added the <ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2013/birken/try.sh">try.sh</a> script for the entry and the
<ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2013/birken/try.alt.sh">try.alt.sh</a> script for the alternate code.</p>
<p><ahref="#cody">Cody</a> added the <ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2013/cable1/try.sh">try.sh</a> script which also has an
joke Easter egg in it based on the judges’ remarks.</p>
<p><ahref="#cody">Cody</a> added the <ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2013/cable1/try.sh">try.sh</a> script.</p>
@@ -4023,11 +4025,11 @@ provided by the author.</p>
</div>
<p><ahref="#cody">Cody</a> fixed the code so that the game can play automatically like it
once did. The problem is that it expects a certain file name which was
<code>sinon.c</code>. The code now refers to <code>prog.c</code>.</p>
<code>sinon.c</code>. The code now refers to <code>prog.c</code> (it cannot as easily use <code>__FILE__</code>).</p>
<p>Cody also fixed the scripts <ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2014/sinon/glock.sh">glock.sh</a> and
<ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2014/sinon/hecate.sh">hecate.sh</a> which did not work after running either once
as they compile <code>run.c</code> and then do <code>./run | tee run.c</code> which overwrites it with
output that is not code.</p>
<ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2014/sinon/hecate.sh">hecate.sh</a> which did not work after running
either of them once as they compile <code>run.c</code> and then do <code>./run | tee run.c</code>
which overwrites it with output that is not code.</p>
<p>Cody also added the <ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2014/sinon/try.sh">try.sh</a> script that will first (if perl
is installed) run the demo mode and then after that it will run the above noted
scripts in a loop until the user says they do not want to try again (or they
@@ -4064,9 +4066,9 @@ that would break it we do not know.</p>
</div>
<p><ahref="#cody">Cody</a> added the <ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2014/wiedijk/try.sh">try.sh</a> script which is based on
the command to try in the ‘try’ section but improved so one can more easily
specify what ident tool they want to use and also change which sed to use,
specify what <code>indent</code> tool they want to use and also change which <code>sed(1)</code> to use,
should they want to. It also checks that both of these two tools exist and are
executable and it pipes it through less as it’s longer than a page worth of
executable and it pipes it through <code>less(1)</code> as it’s longer than a page worth of
output.</p>
<divid="2015">
<h1id="the-24th-ioccc"><ahref="2015/index.html">2015 - The 24th IOCCC</a></h1>
@@ -4106,9 +4108,9 @@ add a <code>./</code> to the commands in the man page/index.html.</p>
</div>
<p><ahref="#cody">Cody</a> improved the <code>Makefile</code> so that one can easily change the dimensions
at compilation time via <code>make(1)</code>.</p>
<p>Cody also added alternate code that is based on the author’s remarks, suggesting that
one change the value of <code>q</code> to a different number, in order to see a bug that
they avoided.</p>
<p>Cody also added <ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2015/dogon/prog.alt.c">alternate code</a> that is
based on the author’s remarks, suggesting that one change the value of <code>q</code> to a
different number, in order to see a bug that they avoided.</p>
<p><ahref="#cody">Cody</a> added the <ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2015/mills1/try.sh">try.sh</a> script which changes the
parameters to what we had in the judges’ remarks to make it easier (he only died
when he tried to mark a reminder complete on the other side of the screen at the
same time and he almost survived that, scoring at that point over 90 - but this
also involves good eye-hand coordination and playing games like this in the
past).</p>
parameters to what we had in the judges’ remarks to make it easier.</p>
<p><ahref="#cody">Cody</a>, with irony well intended :-), fixed the <ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2018/ferguson/test.sh">test.sh
script</a> for portability, shellcheck, making it executable
and other things, fixed dead links in the man page, updated the test-strings.txt
file and other things as well (like adding the <ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2018/ferguson/try.sh">try.sh</a>
and <ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2018/ferguson/try.alt.sh">try.alt.sh</a> scripts).</p>
<p>Landon notes that Cody will probably never finish changes in his entries and
that’s probably true: let’s just say that for the IOCCC I’m (Cody) a weasel! :-)
<p><ahref="#cody">Cody</a> added the <ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2018/yang/try.sh">try.sh</a> script. This script will ask
if the user wants to see some of the spoilers and only show them if they type
@@ -4344,14 +4330,14 @@ if the user wants to see some of the spoilers and only show them if they type
<p><ahref="#cody">Cody</a> added the <ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2019/adamovsky/try.sh">try.sh</a> script and the Unlambda
file <ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2019/adamovsky/crash.unl">crash.unl</a> which is in the judges’ remarks as
to what can crash it - but it’s not a bug, it’s a feature.</p>
<p>Cody also fixed the script <ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2019/burton/check.sh">check.sh</a> (renamed from
<code>check</code>) in case <code>x</code> is specified and is not executable and also made it satisfy
ShellCheck. He also made ShellCheck not be a cow and/or (to use Bart Simpson’s
advice :-) ) ‘not have a cow’ about certain things (including one thing it was
advice :-) ) <code>'not have a cow</code> about certain things (including one thing it was
wrong about) in <ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2019/burton/cow.sh">cow.sh</a> (which was renamed from <code>cow</code>)
<del>moo</del>too.</p>
<p>Cody also renamed the file <code>on.one.liners</code> to
@@ -4369,12 +4355,12 @@ wrong about) in <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/maste
<p><ahref="#cody">Cody</a> added the <ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2019/diels-grabsch1/try.sh">try.sh</a> script.</p>
<p>Cody also added the file <ahref="2019/diels-grabsch1/Shakespeare.txt">Shakespeare.txt</a>
from <ahref="2019/mills/index.html">2019/mills</a> (after running <code>make</code>) so that one can
not worry about having the entire IOCCC winning entry tree (or at least the 2019 tree each
entry in a subdirectory). This is more important as there is discussion of
having tarballs for each individual entry as a convenience.</p>
entry in a subdirectory). This was important as we now have tarballs for each
<p><ahref="#cody">Cody</a> added the <ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2019/diels-grabsch2/try.sh">try.sh</a> script. This
script will try and show the difference (i.e.the same output) between the
@@ -4406,26 +4392,26 @@ tools can be found but otherwise it’ll just run the program itself, showing it
<p><ahref="#cody">Cody</a> made the <code>make fullscreen</code> more portable by not relying on
<code>stty(1)</code> and <code>sed(1)</code> but rather it just uses <code>tput(1)</code>. He also made it so
that if <code>tput(1)</code> is not found it tells the user an easier way to compile the full
screen size rather than having to modify the Makefile. This done with a script,
screen size rather than having to modify the <code>Makefile</code>. This is done with a script,
<ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2019/duble/fullscreen.sh">fullscreen.sh</a>, to simplify the <code>Makefile</code> and provide
an easy way to tell the user how to compile it, assuming that the environmental
variables <code>LINES</code> and <code>COLUMNS</code> are set. But even if they’re not set it explains
@@ -4433,12 +4419,12 @@ how to easily compile the program to a specific size. Note that <code>LINES</cod
<code>COLUMNS</code> is not available to scripts so it can’t make use of them that way.</p>
<p><ahref="#cody">Cody</a> added the <ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2019/yang/try.sh">try.sh</a> script which also involved
slightly updating the <ahref="2019/yang/sample_input.txt">sample_input.txt</a> file
@@ -4503,7 +4489,7 @@ shouldn’t) and adding the <a href="2019/yang/ioccc.txt">ioccc.txt</a> file.</p
<p><ahref="#cody">Cody</a> fixed the script <ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2020/burton/check_be.sh">check_be.sh</a>: it
assumed that <code>prog_be</code> was in <code>PATH</code> which is unlikely so it was changed to
@@ -4514,7 +4500,7 @@ showing nothing at all.</p>
<p>Cody also added the <ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2020/burton/try.sh">try.sh</a> script.</p>
<p><ahref="#cody">Cody</a> added the <ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2020/carlini/try.sh">try.sh</a> script which although at
first glance might not appear to have a point, it actually does, namely showing
@@ -4522,15 +4508,15 @@ how you can automate play and then reminding you to actually play for real, with
<p><ahref="#cody">Cody</a> fixed the script <ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2020/endoh3/run_clock.sh">run_clock.sh</a> which gave a
funny error when running it:</p>
@@ -4548,50 +4534,21 @@ first.</p>
point?) like macOS the use of <code>make clock</code> would not work due possibly to a
timing issue so <ahref="#yusuke">Yusuke</a> changed it to compile <code>clock.c</code>
file directly (this might have been fixed in the
Makefile later on but it doesn’t hurt to keep it in and this way it isn’t a
problem in any system). How Cody remembers this minor detail more than three
years ago is something that many people might wonder but he also once told us
that if someone moves something of his even a millimetre from where it was he
knows it so he might be called unusual (and he argues, with pride, eccentric :-)
) :-)</p>
<code>Makefile</code> later on but it doesn’t hurt to keep it in and this way it isn’t a
problem in any system).</p>
<p>Cody also added the <ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2020/endoh3/run_clock.alt.sh">run_clock.alt.sh</a> script
which is analogous to the <ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2020/endoh3/run_clock.sh">run_clock.sh</a> but for the
alternate code provided by the author, Yusuke.</p>
<p><ahref="#cody">Cody</a> added the <ahref="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2020/giles/try.sh">try.sh</a> script. This script does
the conversion of <code>pi.wav</code> (showing the digits) and also converts the number for
@@ -4604,12 +4561,12 @@ and tells them they will have to play the WAV files manually. Otherwise it’ll
use the program to play the WAV files (and in one case <code>stdout</code>).</p>
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