Add 1998/dlowe/try.alt.sh, add missing subsections

1998/dlowe/README.md

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 make all
 ```
 
+There is an alternate version available. See [Alternate code](#alternate-code)
+below for more details.
+
 
 ## To use:
 
@@ -42,17 +45,34 @@ Also try:
 
 ## Alternate code:
 
-NOTE: The original entry was just a text based pootifier.  To build
-that version try:
+The original entry was just a text based pootifier. This alternate version is
+that program.
+
+
+### Alternate build:
 
 ```sh
 make alt
+```
+
+
+### Alternate use:
+
+
+```
 ./dlowe.alt < anyfile > pootfile
 ```
 
 What's the difference between this and `dlowe`?
 
 
+### Alternate try:
+
+```sh
+./try.alt.sh
+```
+
+
 ## Judges' remarks:
 
 Why could this this entry be considered a utility?  Well because it

1998/dlowe/try.alt.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# 
+# try.sh - try out 1998/dlowe pootifier alt code
+#
+
+make everything || exit 1
+
+CAT="$(type -P cat)"
+MAN="$(type -P man)"
+COL="$(type -P col)"
+
+if [[ -z "$CAT" || ! -e "$CAT" ]]; then
+    echo "$0: no cat found" 1>&2
+    exit 1
+elif [[ -z "$COL" || ! -e "$COL" ]]; then
+    echo "$0: col not found" 1>&2
+    exit 1
+elif [[ -z "$MAN" || ! -e "$MAN" ]]; then
+    echo "$0: can't execute man" 1>&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+rm -f make.1
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to pootify make(1): "
+"$MAN" make | "$COL" -b | ./dlowe.alt > make.1
+"$MAN" ./make.1
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to pootify dlowe.c: "
+echo 1>&2
+./dlowe.alt < dlowe.c
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to pootify dlowe.alt.c: "
+echo 1>&2
+./dlowe.alt < dlowe.alt.c
+echo 1>&2

1998/dlowe/try.sh

@@ -26,4 +26,5 @@ read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to pootify make(1): "
 "$MAN" ./make.1
 
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to pootify dlowe.c: "
+echo 1>&2
 ./dlowe < dlowe.c