Merge pull request #52 from xexyl/readme

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@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ If we add to the CFLAGS `-include unistd.h` we will run into another problem:
ssize_t read(int, void *, size_t) __DARWIN_ALIAS_C(read); ssize_t read(int, void *, size_t) __DARWIN_ALIAS_C(read);
^ ^
## Author's comments:
No comments were provided by the author.
Copyright (c) 1984, Landon Curt Noll. Copyright (c) 1984, Landon Curt Noll.
All Rights Reserved. Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is All Rights Reserved. Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is
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@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ ARCH=
# Defines that are needed to compile # Defines that are needed to compile
# #
CDEFINE= -traditional-cpp CDEFINE=
#CDEFINE= -DIOCCC=26 #CDEFINE= -DIOCCC=26
# Include files that are needed to compile # Include files that are needed to compile
@@ -172,6 +172,10 @@ TARGET= ${PROG}
ALT_OBJ= ALT_OBJ=
ALT_TARGET= ALT_TARGET=
# FORCE use of -traditional-cpp
#
CFLAGS+= -traditional-cpp
################# #################
# build the entry # build the entry
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@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ This program prints out a string of garbage.
The judges also offer this one comment: understand comments! The judges also offer this one comment: understand comments!
## Author's comments:
No comments were provided by the author.
Copyright (c) 1984, Landon Curt Noll. Copyright (c) 1984, Landon Curt Noll.
All Rights Reserved. Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is All Rights Reserved. Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is
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@@ -10,6 +10,19 @@ Mike Laman
./laman <positive number> ./laman <positive number>
## Try:
The program accepts ONE positive argument. Seeing is believing, so try things
like:
./laman 4
./laman 9
./laman 16
This code should run you in circles.
NOTE: this program will likely segfault if you do not provide an argument and it
will not print anything if the number is not positive or not a number.
## Judges' comments: ## Judges' comments:
@@ -24,17 +37,12 @@ to:
;++f)a[ b<<5|c] =d++,b+= e;for( f=0;f<O ;++f)a[ b<<5|c] =d++,b+= e;for( f=0;f<O
<<5|c]^= a[b<<5 |c]^=a[ (k-(b+1 ))<<5|c] <<5|c]^= a[b<<5 |c]^=a[ (k-(b+1 ))<<5|c]
I hope you have a C beautifier! The program accepts ONE positive I hope you have a C beautifier!
argument. Seeing is believing, so try things like:
./laman 4 ## Author's comments:
./laman 9
./laman 16
This code should run you in circles. No comments were provided by the author.
NOTE: this program will likely segfault if you do not provide an argument and it
will not print anything if the number is not positive or not a number.
Copyright (c) 1984, Landon Curt Noll. Copyright (c) 1984, Landon Curt Noll.
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@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ Robbert van Renesse
./mullender ./mullender
NOTE: This entry is likely to fail and/or dump core on modern computers.
## Judges' comments: ## Judges' comments:
NOTE: This entry is likely to fail and/or dump core on modern computers.
Without question, this C program is the one of the most obfuscated Without question, this C program is the one of the most obfuscated
C program that has ever been received! Like all great contest C program that has ever been received! Like all great contest
@@ -41,6 +42,11 @@ makes direct calls to the write() Unix system call to produce a
message on the screen. Can you guess what is printed? We knew you message on the screen. Can you guess what is printed? We knew you
couldn't! :-) couldn't! :-)
## Author's comments:
No comments were provided by the author.
Copyright (c) 1984, Landon Curt Noll. Copyright (c) 1984, Landon Curt Noll.
All Rights Reserved. Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is All Rights Reserved. Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is
granted provided this this copyright and notice are included in its entirety granted provided this this copyright and notice are included in its entirety
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@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ see for yourself what happens!
One liner programs are short but twisted. This "Hello, World" version One liner programs are short but twisted. This "Hello, World" version
certainly takes its time saying hello. certainly takes its time saying hello.
## Author's comments:
No comments were provided by the author.
Copyright (c) 1985, Landon Curt Noll & Larry Bassel. Copyright (c) 1985, Landon Curt Noll & Larry Bassel.
All Rights Reserved. Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is All Rights Reserved. Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is
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@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ If you let it, the program will continue to print a numerical sequence
(can you guess in what base it is printed?) until you run out of (can you guess in what base it is printed?) until you run out of
memory or until they sell your computer, which ever comes first. memory or until they sell your computer, which ever comes first.
## Author's comments:
No comments were provided by the author.
Copyright (c) 1985, Landon Curt Noll & Larry Bassel. Copyright (c) 1985, Landon Curt Noll & Larry Bassel.
All Rights Reserved. Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is All Rights Reserved. Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is
granted provided this this copyright and notice are included in its entirety granted provided this this copyright and notice are included in its entirety
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@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ The program itself looks like tty noise.
In the past 'define' in `#define` could even be defined but to get this to work In the past 'define' in `#define` could even be defined but to get this to work
on modern systems we had to change the `#o` lines to `#define`. on modern systems we had to change the `#o` lines to `#define`.
## Author's comments:
No comments were provided by the author.
Copyright (c) 1985, Landon Curt Noll & Larry Bassel. Copyright (c) 1985, Landon Curt Noll & Larry Bassel.
All Rights Reserved. Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is All Rights Reserved. Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is
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@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ This program was selected for the 1987 t-shirt collection.
We found this program is be simply a**maze**ing! Run this program without We found this program is be simply a**maze**ing! Run this program without
arguments and notice the output. arguments and notice the output.
## Author's comments:
No comments were provided by the author.
Copyright (c) 1985, Landon Curt Noll & Larry Bassel. Copyright (c) 1985, Landon Curt Noll & Larry Bassel.
All Rights Reserved. Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is All Rights Reserved. Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is
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@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ ARCH=
# Defines that are needed to compile # Defines that are needed to compile
# #
CDEFINE= -traditional-cpp CDEFINE=
#CDEFINE= -DIOCCC #CDEFINE= -DIOCCC
# Include files that are needed to compile # Include files that are needed to compile
@@ -169,6 +169,9 @@ TARGET= ${PROG}
ALT_OBJ= ALT_OBJ=
ALT_TARGET= ALT_TARGET=
# FORCE use of -traditional-cpp
#
CFLAGS+= -traditional-cpp
################# #################
# build the entry # build the entry
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@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ does, then you don't, so read it again! Explain why:
results in diff reporting a difference on some machines. results in diff reporting a difference on some machines.
## Author's comments:
No comments were provided by the author.
Copyright (c) 1985, Landon Curt Noll & Larry Bassel. Copyright (c) 1985, Landon Curt Noll & Larry Bassel.
All Rights Reserved. Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is All Rights Reserved. Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is
granted provided this this copyright and notice are included in its entirety granted provided this this copyright and notice are included in its entirety
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@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ The judges were so amused by this little program that we created an
award just for it. This program is portable to the C and Fortran 77 award just for it. This program is portable to the C and Fortran 77
compilers as well as executable by the Bourne shell! compilers as well as executable by the Bourne shell!
## Author's comments:
No comments were provided by the author.
Copyright (c) 1986, Landon Curt Noll & Larry Bassel. Copyright (c) 1986, Landon Curt Noll & Larry Bassel.
All Rights Reserved. Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is All Rights Reserved. Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is
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@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ dump.
This program will pass lint on your system assuming your lint is brave This program will pass lint on your system assuming your lint is brave
enough to try and parse it correctly. enough to try and parse it correctly.
## Author's comments:
No comments were provided by the author.
Copyright (c) 1986, Landon Curt Noll & Larry Bassel. Copyright (c) 1986, Landon Curt Noll & Larry Bassel.
All Rights Reserved. Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is All Rights Reserved. Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is
granted provided this this copyright and notice are included in its entirety granted provided this this copyright and notice are included in its entirety
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@@ -6,12 +6,17 @@ Walter Bright
make all make all
## To run:
./bright some_file
### Try: ### Try:
./bright bright.c ./bright bright.c
./bright bright ./bright bright
## Judges' comments: ## Judges' comments:
Compile this program and give a filename as an argument. Compile this program and give a filename as an argument.
@@ -21,6 +26,11 @@ excessive shifting to obfuscate an otherwise useful binary display
program. This gives you a small example of what it is like to program. This gives you a small example of what it is like to
maintain the Bourne shell! :-} maintain the Bourne shell! :-}
## Author's comments:
No comments were provided by the author.
Copyright (c) 1986, Landon Curt Noll & Larry Bassel. Copyright (c) 1986, Landon Curt Noll & Larry Bassel.
All Rights Reserved. Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is All Rights Reserved. Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is
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@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ similar variables can be obfuscating! The author notes that this
program implements the international Morse standard. Now for extra program implements the international Morse standard. Now for extra
credit, what Morse message does the program spell out? credit, what Morse message does the program spell out?
## Author's comments:
No comments were provided by the author.
Copyright (c) 1986, Landon Curt Noll & Larry Bassel. Copyright (c) 1986, Landon Curt Noll & Larry Bassel.
All Rights Reserved. Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is All Rights Reserved. Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is
granted provided this this copyright and notice are included in its entirety granted provided this this copyright and notice are included in its entirety
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@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ all: ${DATA} ${TARGET}
supernova deep_magic magic charon pluto supernova deep_magic magic charon pluto
${PROG}: ${PROG}.c ${PROG}: ${PROG}.c
@echo "NOTE: this entry uses non-standard args to main which will not work on all compilers."
${CC} ${CFLAGS} $< -o $@ ${LIBS} ${CC} ${CFLAGS} $< -o $@ ${LIBS}
# alternative executable # alternative executable
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@@ -20,9 +20,14 @@ argument of main(). If you have gcc under macOS it might work just as well.
Believe it or not, this is the old standard "Hello, world" program Believe it or not, this is the old standard "Hello, world" program
performed in a very complex way. The judges and the author defy you performed in a very complex way. The judges and the author defy you
do determine how it does it. It is a good thing that K&R didn't use to determine how it does it. It is a good thing that K&R didn't use
this version as the first C program! this version as the first C program!
## Author's comments:
No comments were provided by the author.
Copyright (c) 1986, Landon Curt Noll & Larry Bassel. Copyright (c) 1986, Landon Curt Noll & Larry Bassel.
All Rights Reserved. Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is All Rights Reserved. Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is
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@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ The judges found this entry to be one of hardest to read without the
aid of `/lib/cpp` and a good editor. When run, the program asks if it aid of `/lib/cpp` and a good editor. When run, the program asks if it
is obfuscated, of all things! is obfuscated, of all things!
## Author's comments:
No comments were provided by the author.
Copyright (c) 1986, Landon Curt Noll & Larry Bassel. Copyright (c) 1986, Landon Curt Noll & Larry Bassel.
All Rights Reserved. Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is All Rights Reserved. Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is
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@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ Try the program with the following argument:
output cleanly. Your system may require another set of characters. output cleanly. Your system may require another set of characters.
In time, you will figure out what it does. :-) In time, you will figure out what it does. :-)
## Author's comments:
No comments were provided by the author.
Copyright (c) 1986, Landon Curt Noll & Larry Bassel. Copyright (c) 1986, Landon Curt Noll & Larry Bassel.
All Rights Reserved. Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is All Rights Reserved. Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is
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@@ -11,14 +11,13 @@ Santa Monica, CA
make all make all
## Judges' comments: ### To run:
Passes BSD and UTS lint. At least one version of lint is thrown into some_command | ./biggar | od -c
an infinite loop by this entry.
### Try: ### Try:
... | ./biggar | od -c (remember to compile as indicated above) cat biggar.c | ./biggar | od -c
By changing the compile line you can make this program do anything you By changing the compile line you can make this program do anything you
@@ -34,7 +33,18 @@ One vendor's lint got hung in an infinite loop over this entry!
> FYI: We will let Mark get away with this truly sick entry this time, but > FYI: We will let Mark get away with this truly sick entry this time, but
> for the future on we have placed a limit on the size of a compile line. > for the future on we have placed a limit on the size of a compile line.
Also see our comment in Larry Wall's entry regarding Mark's contribution. Also see our comment in [Larry Wall's entry](../wall/README.md) regarding Mark's contribution.
## Judges' comments:
Passes BSD and UTS lint. At least one version of lint is thrown into
an infinite loop by this entry.
## Author's comments:
No comments were provided by the author.
Copyright (c) 1987, Landon Curt Noll & Larry Bassel. Copyright (c) 1987, Landon Curt Noll & Larry Bassel.
All Rights Reserved. Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is All Rights Reserved. Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is
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@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ Try not to
files. :-) files. :-)
## Author's comments:
No comments were provided by the author.
The judges used this program to fold up very long lines which the The judges used this program to fold up very long lines which the
BSD fold(1) was unable to process. This program has been added BSD fold(1) was unable to process. This program has been added
to the contest tool chest. to the contest tool chest.
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@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ We consider this to be a beautiful counter-example for Frank Rubin's
letter to ACM form titled: _"'GOTO Considered Harmful' Considered Harmful"_. letter to ACM form titled: _"'GOTO Considered Harmful' Considered Harmful"_.
See the Communications of the ACM, March 1987, Page 195-196. See the Communications of the ACM, March 1987, Page 195-196.
## Author's comments:
No comments were provided by the author.
Copyright (c) 1987, Landon Curt Noll & Larry Bassel. Copyright (c) 1987, Landon Curt Noll & Larry Bassel.
All Rights Reserved. Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is All Rights Reserved. Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is
granted provided this this copyright and notice are included in its entirety granted provided this this copyright and notice are included in its entirety
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@@ -9,7 +9,19 @@ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
make all make all
NOTE: The original entry may be built with "make alt". NOTE: The original entry may be built with "make alt" if you have an old enough
compiler.
## To run:
./lievaart
# enter a level and start playing as described below
./lievaart2
# enter a level and start playing as described below
NOTE: if you enter invalid input the program will enter an infinite loop
displaying a string like `"You:"` repeatedly.
## Judges' remarks: ## Judges' remarks:
@@ -35,6 +47,11 @@ program. The file lievaart2.c contains what the program would have
been without the size restriction. This version has the full end game been without the size restriction. This version has the full end game
logic and displays the board after each move! logic and displays the board after each move!
## Author's comments:
No comments were provided by the author.
Copyright (c) 1987, Landon Curt Noll & Larry Bassel. Copyright (c) 1987, Landon Curt Noll & Larry Bassel.
All Rights Reserved. Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is All Rights Reserved. Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is
granted provided this this copyright and notice are included in its entirety granted provided this this copyright and notice are included in its entirety