Merge pull request #35 from xexyl/1986

Get all 1986 entries to compile

1986/README.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on how to compile the winner and how to run the winning program.
 Look at the winning source and try to figure how it does what it does!
 You may then wish to look at the Author's comments for even more details.
 
-The rules for 1986 suggested categories due to the success of the 1985
+The [rules for 1986](rules.txt) suggested categories due to the success of the 1985
 judging method.  The maximum size was increased from 512 to 1024 bytes.
 Larry Bassel joined as the second official judge.
 

1986/applin/README.md

@@ -10,13 +10,20 @@ USA
 
         make all
 
+### Try:
+
+	sh applin.c
+
+	./applin
+
+
 ## Judges' comments:
 
-Compile and/or execute as directed by the documentation.
 
 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
-compilers as well as executable by the bourne shell!
+compilers as well as executable by the Bourne shell!
+
 
 Copyright (c) 1986, Landon Curt Noll & Larry Bassel.
 All Rights Reserved.  Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is

1986/august/Makefile

@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ all: ${DATA} ${TARGET}
 	supernova deep_magic magic charon pluto
 
 ${PROG}: ${PROG}.c
+	@echo "NOTE: this entry is very likely to dump core after its output."
 	${CC} ${CFLAGS} $< -o $@ ${LIBS}
 
 # alternative executable

1986/august/README.md

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ Sweden
 
         make all
 
+NOTE: this entry is very likely to core dump after its output.
+
 ## Judges' comments:
 
 This program computes a specific mathematical value.  Simply compile

1986/bright/README.md

@@ -6,21 +6,21 @@ Walter Bright
 
         make all
 
-NOTE: The original entry may be built with "make alt".
+### Try:
+
+	./bright bright.c
+
+	./bright bright
 
 ## Judges' comments:
 
-Compile this program and give filenames as arguments.  For example try:
+Compile this program and give a filename as an argument.
-
-	./bright bright.c
-	./bright bright
 
 Mr. Bright exploits the C pre-processor, similar variables and
 excessive shifting to obfuscate an otherwise useful binary display
 program.  This gives you a small example of what it is like to
 maintain the Bourne shell! :-}
 
-NOTE: To compile with modern compilers, you make need to: make alt.
 
 Copyright (c) 1986, Landon Curt Noll & Larry Bassel.
 All Rights Reserved.  Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is

1986/bright/bright.orig.c

@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-#include <stdio.h>
-#define O1O printf
-#define OlO putchar
-#define O10 exit
-#define Ol0 strlen
-#define QLQ fopen
-#define OlQ fgetc
-#define O1Q abs
-#define QO0 for
-typedef char lOL;
-
-lOL*QI[] = {"Use:\012\011dump file\012","Unable to open file '\x25s'\012",
- "\012","   ",""};
-
-main(I,Il)
-lOL*Il[];
-{	FILE *L;
-	unsigned lO;
-	int Q,OL[' '^'0'],llO = EOF,
-
-	O=1,l=0,lll=O+O+O+l,OQ=056;
-	lOL*llL="%2x ";
-	(I != 1<<1&&(O1O(QI[0]),O10(1011-1010))),
-	((L = QLQ(Il[O],"r"))==0&&(O1O(QI[O],Il[O]),O10(O)));
-	lO = I-(O<<l<<O);
-	while (L-l,1)
-	{	QO0(Q = 0L;((Q &~(0x10-O))== l);
-			OL[Q++] = OlQ(L));
-		if (OL[0]==llO) break;
-		O1O("\0454x: ",lO);
-		if (I == (1<<1))
-		{	QO0(Q=Ol0(QI[O<<O<<1]);Q<Ol0(QI[0]);
-			Q++)O1O((OL[Q]!=llO)?llL:QI[lll],OL[Q]);/*"
-			O10(QI[1O])*/
-			O1O(QI[lll]);{}
-		}
-		QO0 (Q=0L;Q<1<<1<<1<<1<<1;Q+=Q<0100)
-		{	(OL[Q]!=llO)? /* 0010 10lOQ 000LQL */
-			((D(OL[Q])==0&&(*(OL+O1Q(Q-l))=OQ)),
-			OlO(OL[Q])):
-			OlO(1<<(1<<1<<1)<<1);
-		}
-		O1O(QI[01^10^9]);
-		lO+=Q+0+l;}
-	}
-	D(l) { return l>=' '&&l<='\~';
-}

1986/hague/Makefile

@@ -184,12 +184,10 @@ all: ${DATA} ${TARGET}
 	supernova deep_magic magic charon pluto
 
 ${PROG}: ${PROG}.c
+	@echo "NOTE: this entry uses gets() so you might get a warning about this"
+	@echo "      when compiling and running this program with some systems."
 	${CC} ${CFLAGS} $< -o $@ ${LIBS}
 
-# alternative executable
-#
-alt: ${DATA} ${ALT_TARGET}
-	@${TRUE}
 
 # data files
 #

1986/hague/README.md

@@ -9,9 +9,15 @@ UK
 
         make all
 
-### To run
+
+NOTE: this entry uses gets() so you might get a warning about this when
+compiling and running this program with some systems.
+
+### Try:
 
 	./hague
+	[enter some text]
+
 
 ## Judges' comments:
 

1986/holloway/Makefile

@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ all: ${DATA} ${TARGET}
 	supernova deep_magic magic charon pluto
 
 ${PROG}: ${PROG}.c
-	@echo "NOTE: This entry uses non-standard args to main() that do not work with modern compilers."
 	${CC} ${CFLAGS} $< -o $@ ${LIBS}
 
 # alternative executable

1986/holloway/README.md

@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@ USA
 
         make all
 
-NOTE: This entry uses non-standard args to main() that do not work with modern compilers.
+
+NOTE: we could not compile this entry under modern macOS but it will work
+fine under linux. It likely fails to compile under macOS because its gcc is
+actually just clang which is more strict about the type of the second
+argument of main(). If you have gcc under macOS it might work just as well.
+
 
 ## Judges' comments:
 
@@ -18,7 +23,6 @@ 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
 this version as the first C program!
 
-NOTE: This entry requires a non-standard K&R C compiler to compile.
 
 Copyright (c) 1986, Landon Curt Noll & Larry Bassel.
 All Rights Reserved.  Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is

1986/marshall/README.md

@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ Paoli, PA.
 
         make all
 
-NOTE: This entry uses non-standard args to main() that do not work with modern compilers.
+
+NOTE: we could not compile this entry under modern macOS but it will work
+fine under linux. It likely fails to compile under macOS because its gcc is
+actually just clang which is more strict about the type of the second
+argument of main(). If you have gcc under macOS it might work just as well.
 
 # Judges' comments:
 
@@ -22,7 +26,6 @@ This program was selected for the 1987 t-shirt collection.
 
 This program is known to give some C compilers a problems.
 
-NOTE: This entry requires a non-standard K&R C compiler to compile.
 
 Copyright (c) 1986, Landon Curt Noll & Larry Bassel.
 All Rights Reserved.  Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is

1986/pawka/README.md

@@ -7,14 +7,22 @@ San Diego, Ca
 
 ## To build:
 
+
         make all
 
+
+### Try:
+
+	./pawka
+
+
 ## Judges' comments:
 
 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
 is obfuscated, of all things!
 
+
 Copyright (c) 1986, Landon Curt Noll & Larry Bassel.
 All Rights Reserved.  Permission for personal, educational or non-profit use is
 granted provided this this copyright and notice are included in its entirety

1986/stein/README.md

@@ -6,16 +6,20 @@ Jan Stein
 
         make all
 
-Judges' comments:
 
-> NOTE: to avoid problems with news and mail, the single line was split
+## Judges' comments:
-> into 3 lines.  Join all lines into a single line to recreate
+
-> the original file.
+NOTE: to avoid problems with news and mail, the single line was split
+into 3 lines.  Join all lines into a single line to recreate
+the original file.
+
 
 Try the program with the following argument:
 
+
 	./stein ^N^N
 
+
 (^N is ASCII control-N).  One some machines, ^M^L is needed to get it to
 output cleanly.  Your system may require another set of characters.
 In time, you will figure out what it does. :-)

1986/wall/Makefile

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ ARCH=
 
 # Defines that are needed to compile
 #
-CDEFINE=
+CDEFINE= -traditional-cpp
 #CDEFINE= -DIOCCC
 
 # Include files that are needed to compile
@@ -185,7 +185,8 @@ all: ${DATA} ${TARGET}
 	supernova deep_magic magic charon pluto
 
 ${PROG}: ${PROG}.c
-	@echo "NOTE: This entry uses non-standard args to main() that do not work with modern compilers."
+	@echo "NOTE: This entry will not compile when using clang because it does not support"
+	@echo "      -traditional-cpp but it should compile with gcc."
 	${CC} ${CFLAGS} $< -o $@ ${LIBS}
 
 # alternative executable

1986/wall/README.md

@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ US of A
 
         make all
 
-NOTE: This entry uses non-standard args to main() that do not work with modern compilers.
 
-NOTE: This entry requires a non-standard K&R C compiler to compile.
+NOTE: On modern systems this entry requires the option `-traditional-cpp` which
+clang does not support. Please be advised that gcc under macOS is actually
+clang so this will not compile with the default gcc under macOS.
 
 ## Judges' comments: