diff --git a/1992/westley/README.md b/1992/westley/README.md index 0b54327b0..4ff0f1481 100644 --- a/1992/westley/README.md +++ b/1992/westley/README.md @@ -1,9 +1,6 @@ # Best Small Program Brian Westley (aka Merlyn LeRoy) -Digi International -1026 Blair Ave. -St. Paul, MN 55104 US @@ -60,7 +57,8 @@ This program and the alternate version will very likely crash or [nuke](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapon) the [entire world](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth) or just the [USA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States), respectively, without enough -args. This should not be fixed. +args. And not that we need any help with this or anything :-) but we do +encourage you to test it. This should not be fixed. ## Judges' remarks: diff --git a/2004/burley/README.md b/2004/burley/README.md index 10cd44930..f86870a62 100644 --- a/2004/burley/README.md +++ b/2004/burley/README.md @@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ the program so this "strategy" no longer works? Notice the clever use of `setjmp()` and `longjmp()` calls. Can you keep track of what state is being saved and restored? +NOTE: the author talks about how it is a single statement. This might not be +strictly true in 2023 for the fixes for it to work so you can look at the +original file [burley.orig.c](burley.orig.c) to see what is meant. ## Author's remarks: diff --git a/bugs.md b/bugs.md index b07f53969..f42cba0ac 100644 --- a/bugs.md +++ b/bugs.md @@ -712,9 +712,11 @@ welcome but it's not currently considered enough of a problem to fix. ## STATUS: doesn't work with some compilers - please provide alternative code We used a patch from [Yusuke Endoh](/winners.html#Yusuke_Endoh) to get this to -work but it only works with gcc. Unfortunately due to the way the entry works -and the fact that other compilers like clang have different warnings and errors -this simply does not work with them. Can you help us? +work but it only works with gcc. Cody removed the warnings of `gets()`. + +Unfortunately due to the way the entry works and the fact that other compilers +like clang have different warnings and errors this simply does not work with +them. Can you help us? ## [1992/westley](1992/westley/westley.c) ([README.md](1992/westley/README.md)) ## STATUS: INABIAF - please **DO NOT** fix @@ -723,7 +725,8 @@ This program and the alternate version will very likely crash or [nuke](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapon) the [entire world](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth) or just the [USA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States), respectively, without enough -args. This should not be fixed! :-) +args. And not that we need any help with this or anything :-) but we do +encourage you to test it. This should not be fixed. # 1993 diff --git a/faq.md b/faq.md index 3a9d2e318..d43197cd2 100644 --- a/faq.md +++ b/faq.md @@ -33,6 +33,14 @@ By tradition, we do not say. ## Q: How many judging rounds do you have? Are you trying to trick us? We will not say that either. +## Q: How come some entries have code that is incongruent with what the author(s) wrote about the entry? + +It is very likely in this case that the code was fixed to work for modern +systems as part of the reworking of the website. If you have this problem in +some entries you should look at the original code as in `winner.orig.c` or +`prog.orig.c`. Sometimes the original is in an alt version like `winner.alt.c` +or `prog.alt.c`. + ## Q: I cannot get entry XYZZY from year 19xx to compile! Some winners, particularly winners from long ago, no longer compile on more @@ -64,9 +72,12 @@ Mill](/winners.html#Christopher_Mills)'s entry PDP-11/40 emulator. Others are not so easy though we're working on this and over time have added -alternative code. Most entries do now work and the others we are working on. In -some cases we replaced the original code with code that works for modern systems -but one can view the original code in the `.orig.c` files (sometimes the +alternative code and/or fixed them. Most entries do now work and the others we +are working on (slowly as other things are also being done and this is on free +time). + +In some cases we replaced the original code with code that works for modern +systems but one can view the original code in the `.orig.c` files (sometimes the original code is also in the directory as a `winner.alt.c` or `prog.alt.c`). ## Q: After running a program my terminal is all messed up! How do I restore my terminal? diff --git a/thanks-for-fixes.md b/thanks-for-fixes.md index 75f34729b..16a2f4c05 100644 --- a/thanks-for-fixes.md +++ b/thanks-for-fixes.md @@ -594,10 +594,20 @@ different compiler messages. See [bugs.md](/bugs.md) for details. ## [1992/westley](1992/westley/westley.c) ([README.md](1992/westley/README.md])) Cody fixed this to work for clang by changing the third and fourth arg of -`main()` to be `char **` inside `main()`; clang requires args 2 - 4 to be `char **`. +`main()` to be `char **` inside `main()`; clang requires args 2 - 4 to be `char +**` and some versions do not even allow a fourth arg. + He also added the alternate version that the author gave in the remarks that is specifically for the USA rather than the world. +NOTE: as noted in the README.md file and the bugs.md, this program and the +alternate version will very likely crash or +[nuke](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapon) the [entire +world](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth) or just the +[USA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States), respectively, without enough +args (2). And not that we need the help or anything for this :-) but we do +encourage you to test this :-) This should not be fixed. + ## [1993/jonth](1993/jonth/jonth.c) ([README.md](1993/jonth/README.md]))