From c87f1e36fcb3976c0ebbdf11378818b5510ca91e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cody Boone Ferguson <53008573+xexyl@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2023 05:42:15 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Update 1994/ldb - remove alt code & update README

The alt code served no purpose at all.

Fixed formatting of README.md file.
---
 1994/ldb/Makefile  |  4 ++--
 1994/ldb/README.md | 32 ++++++++++----------------------
 1994/ldb/ldb.alt.c |  1 -
 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 1994/ldb/ldb.alt.c

diff --git a/1994/ldb/Makefile b/1994/ldb/Makefile
index d22b3e1b1..23f03d9c9 100644
--- a/1994/ldb/Makefile
+++ b/1994/ldb/Makefile
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ OBJ= ${PROG}.o
 DATA=
 TARGET= ${PROG}
 #
-ALT_OBJ= ${PROG}.alt.o
-ALT_TARGET= ${PROG}.alt
+ALT_OBJ= 
+ALT_TARGET= 
 
 # FORCE use of -trigraphs
 #
diff --git a/1994/ldb/README.md b/1994/ldb/README.md
index 8df413f27..0f6a4d3f8 100644
--- a/1994/ldb/README.md
+++ b/1994/ldb/README.md
@@ -15,17 +15,16 @@ make all
 [Cody Boone Ferguson](/winners.html#Cody_Boone_Ferguson) fixed this so it would
 compile and work with modern compilers. The problem was that `srand()` returns
 void but it was used in a `||` expression. Thus the comma operator was needed.
-Cody also changed the entry to use `fgets()` instead of `gets()` to make it
-safe for lines greater than 231 in length and to prevent a warning at linking or
-at runtime. Note that this now prints a newline after the output but this seems
-like a worthy compromise for making it safer (fixing it is more problematic than
-it is worth). In macOS another line of output would be shown anyway namely the
-warning that it uses gets(). A subtlety about this fix: if a line is greater
-than 231 in length if the program chooses that line it might print the first 231
-characters or it might print (up to) the next 231 characters and so on. Thank
-you Cody for your assistance!
-
-For the original fixed version [ldb.alt.c](ldb.alt.c) see below.
+Cody also changed the entry to use `fgets()` instead of `gets()` to make it safe
+for lines greater than 231 in length and to prevent a warning at linking or at
+runtime, the latter of which can be interspersed with output of the program.
+Note that this now prints a newline after the output but this seems like a
+worthy compromise for making it safer (fixing it is more problematic than it is
+worth). In macOS another line of output would be shown anyway namely the warning
+that it uses gets(). A subtlety about this fix: if a line is greater than 231 in
+length if the program chooses that line it might print the first 231 characters
+or it might print (up to) the next 231 characters and so on. Thank you Cody for
+your assistance!
 
 
 ## To run:
@@ -47,17 +46,6 @@ printf "The International Obfuscated C Code Contest\n
 	by Laurion Burchall" | ./ldb
 ```
 
-### Alternate code:
-
-For the original version fixed so that it will compile with modern compiles,
-try:
-
-```sh
-make alt
-```
-
-Use `ldb.alt` as you would `ldb`.
-
 ## Judges' remarks:
 
 Trigraphs are natural obfuscators.  Most C-beautifiers become C-uglifiers
diff --git a/1994/ldb/ldb.alt.c b/1994/ldb/ldb.alt.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 9e7c492bf..000000000
--- a/1994/ldb/ldb.alt.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-int _,O,__??('}'??);main(){while(O?gets((rand()%O++?':':_)+__)||puts(&__??(_??))&_:(srand(time((O+++_))),0)||O);}