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Fix some border cases of 'alt' to 'alternate'

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I did not think of 'alt' at end of the line or 'alt version' (often if
not always at end of the line). This has been corrected.

As well I forgot to sort the manifest.numbers spreadsheet but that will
be in a commit that will be made in a bit.
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@@ -1073,10 +1073,10 @@ useless cat, that’s why! For instance, the fact they even exist is proof that
the Earth is <strong>NOT</strong> flat: because if it was they would have pushed everything
off it by now! :-) They’re also a great joy to all ailurophiles and yes they
most certainly do have a personality and they can be very sociable.</p>
<p>Whilst he was at it, Cody made it so that one need not run the alt script or alt
code directly, to match that of the main entry. As we simulate the functionality
anyway, and since one may still run the code or the script (for the original
entry and the alternate code) anyway, it works out well.</p>
<p>Whilst he was at it, Cody made it so that one need not run the alt script or
alternate code directly, to match that of the main entry. As we simulate the
functionality anyway, and since one may still run the code or the script (for
the original entry and the alternate code) anyway, it works out well.</p>
<div id="1989_jar.2">
<h2 id="winning-entry-1989jar.2">Winning entry: <a href="1989/jar.2/index.html">1989/jar.2</a></h2>
<h3 id="winning-entry-source-code-jar.2.c">Winning entry source code: <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/1989/jar.2/jar.2.c">jar.2.c</a></h3>
@@ -1330,7 +1330,7 @@ entry does.</p>
</div>
<p><a href="#cody">Cody</a> fixed this to work with modern compilers; <code>exit(3)</code> returns <code>void</code> but the
function was used in a binary expression so this wouldn’t even compile.</p>
<p>Cody fixed (as above) and added the shortened version as <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/1990/tbr/tbr.alt.c">alt
<p>Cody fixed (as above) and added the shortened version as <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/1990/tbr/tbr.alt.c">alternate
code</a> which originally comes from the
author.</p>
<p>Cody also changed the code (in both versions) to use <code>fgets(3)</code> instead of
@@ -1736,9 +1736,9 @@ operator so that it could be used in binary expressions.</p>
</div>
<p>It was observed that on modern systems this goes much too quick. <a href="#yusuke">Yusuke</a> created
a patch that calls <code>usleep(3)</code> but <a href="#cody">Cody</a> thought the value was too slow so he
made it a macro in the Makefile <code>Z</code> (which can be redefined with <code>make SLEEP=...</code>), defaulting at 15000. This was made an <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/1992/kivinen/kivinen.alt.c">alt
version</a> and it is recommended one use the alt
version first. See the index.html file to see how to reconfigure it.</p>
made it a macro in the Makefile <code>Z</code> (which can be redefined with <code>make SLEEP=...</code>), defaulting at 15000. This was made an <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/1992/kivinen/kivinen.alt.c">alternate
version</a> and it is recommended one use
the alternate version first. See the index.html file to see how to reconfigure it.</p>
<p>Cody also made the fixed version (the code relied on <code>exit(3)</code> returning to use
in binary expressions) (and alternate code from it) more like the original by renaming
the <code>ext</code> macro to be <code>exit</code> which uses the comma operator. He made it so the
@@ -1853,7 +1853,7 @@ encourage you to try the original without two args :-)</p>
</div>
<p><a href="#yusuke">Yusuke</a> suggested that with modern systems this goes too fast so he added a call
to <code>usleep(3)</code> in a patch he made. <a href="#cody">Cody</a> made it configurable at compilation by
using a macro. This is in the <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/1993/cmills/cmills.alt.c">alt
using a macro. This is in the <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/1993/cmills/cmills.alt.c">alternate
version</a> which is the recommended one to try
first.</p>
<div id="1993_dgibson">
@@ -3142,8 +3142,7 @@ to the proper compiled program (it’s hardcoded). This had never been done and
the script did not even work (at least modernly?).</p>
<p>He also added the <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2005/aidan/aidan.alt.c">alternate code</a> based on the
author’s remarks which is a different approach than the one used and which
(according to the author) ‘is slower (particularly in worst-case or nearly so
scenarios), inelegant, and not a good starting place for sudoku generation.’</p>
(according to the author) ‘<code>is slower (particularly in worst-case or nearly so scenarios), inelegant, and not a good starting place for sudoku generation.</code>’</p>
<p>Cody added the <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2005/aidan/try.sh">try.sh</a> and
<a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2005/aidan/try.alt.sh">try.alt.sh</a> scripts that correspond to the entry and
alternate code respectively.</p>
@@ -3393,11 +3392,12 @@ some versions do allow only one arg. This was done at first because it’s not
used but Cody discovered that later versions of <code>clang</code> have an additional defect
where it does not allow only one arg so the second arg to <code>main()</code> was added
back.</p>
<p>This was an unfortunate problem for the alternate code as he has been using Z for alt
code <code>usleep()</code> (for sleep) but in this case unfortunately the original entry
used <code>Z</code> in <code>main()</code> (though unused) so to make it more like the original Cody
renamed the macro <code>Z</code> for <code>usleep()</code> to <code>S</code> instead which can stand for sleep
and also it is kind of like a backwards <code>Z</code>. That way <code>Z</code> could be in <code>main()</code>.</p>
<p>This was an unfortunate problem for the alternate code as he has been using Z
for alternate code <code>usleep()</code> (for sleep) but in this case unfortunately the
original entry used <code>Z</code> in <code>main()</code> (though unused) so to make it more like the
original Cody renamed the macro <code>Z</code> for <code>usleep()</code> to <code>S</code> instead which can
stand for sleep and also it is kind of like a backwards <code>Z</code>. That way <code>Z</code> could
be in <code>main()</code>.</p>
<p>Cody also made sure that the Makefile links in <code>libm</code> as not all systems do this
by default.</p>
<p>Since the author suggested that the lack of certain <code>#include</code>s might break the
@@ -4361,7 +4361,7 @@ German umlauts and Eszett (ß) see the <a href="bugs.html#2019-ciura">entry in b
website.</p>
<p>Cody also added the <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2019/ciura/try.sh">try.sh</a> and
<a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/2019/ciura/try.alt.sh">try.alt.sh</a> scripts.</p>
<p>Finally he added the scripts for the different languages that use the alt
<p>Finally he added the scripts for the different languages that use the alternate
version but with the caveat that only English appears to work. See the <a href="bugs.html#2019-ciura">entry in
bugs.html</a> for more details.</p>
<div id="2019_diels-grabsch1">
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@@ -984,10 +984,10 @@ the Earth is **NOT** flat: because if it was they would have pushed everything
off it by now! :-) They're also a great joy to all ailurophiles and yes they
most certainly do have a personality and they can be very sociable.
Whilst he was at it, Cody made it so that one need not run the alt script or alt
code directly, to match that of the main entry. As we simulate the functionality
anyway, and since one may still run the code or the script (for the original
entry and the alternate code) anyway, it works out well.
Whilst he was at it, Cody made it so that one need not run the alt script or
alternate code directly, to match that of the main entry. As we simulate the
functionality anyway, and since one may still run the code or the script (for
the original entry and the alternate code) anyway, it works out well.
<div id="1989_jar.2">
@@ -1345,7 +1345,7 @@ entry does.
[Cody](#cody) fixed this to work with modern compilers; `exit(3)` returns `void` but the
function was used in a binary expression so this wouldn't even compile.
Cody fixed (as above) and added the shortened version as [alt
Cody fixed (as above) and added the shortened version as [alternate
code](%%REPO_URL%%/1990/tbr/tbr.alt.c) which originally comes from the
author.
@@ -1933,9 +1933,9 @@ operator so that it could be used in binary expressions.
It was observed that on modern systems this goes much too quick. [Yusuke](#yusuke) created
a patch that calls `usleep(3)` but [Cody](#cody) thought the value was too slow so he
made it a macro in the Makefile `Z` (which can be redefined with `make
SLEEP=...`), defaulting at 15000. This was made an [alt
version](%%REPO_URL%%/1992/kivinen/kivinen.alt.c) and it is recommended one use the alt
version first. See the index.html file to see how to reconfigure it.
SLEEP=...`), defaulting at 15000. This was made an [alternate
version](%%REPO_URL%%/1992/kivinen/kivinen.alt.c) and it is recommended one use
the alternate version first. See the index.html file to see how to reconfigure it.
Cody also made the fixed version (the code relied on `exit(3)` returning to use
in binary expressions) (and alternate code from it) more like the original by renaming
@@ -2088,7 +2088,7 @@ encourage you to try the original without two args :-)
[Yusuke](#yusuke) suggested that with modern systems this goes too fast so he added a call
to `usleep(3)` in a patch he made. [Cody](#cody) made it configurable at compilation by
using a macro. This is in the [alt
using a macro. This is in the [alternate
version](%%REPO_URL%%/1993/cmills/cmills.alt.c) which is the recommended one to try
first.
@@ -3881,8 +3881,8 @@ the script did not even work (at least modernly?).
He also added the [alternate code](%%REPO_URL%%/2005/aidan/aidan.alt.c) based on the
author's remarks which is a different approach than the one used and which
(according to the author) 'is slower (particularly in worst-case or nearly so
scenarios), inelegant, and not a good starting place for sudoku generation.'
(according to the author) '`is slower (particularly in worst-case or nearly so
scenarios), inelegant, and not a good starting place for sudoku generation.`'
Cody added the [try.sh](%%REPO_URL%%/2005/aidan/try.sh) and
[try.alt.sh](%%REPO_URL%%/2005/aidan/try.alt.sh) scripts that correspond to the entry and
@@ -4249,11 +4249,12 @@ used but Cody discovered that later versions of `clang` have an additional defec
where it does not allow only one arg so the second arg to `main()` was added
back.
This was an unfortunate problem for the alternate code as he has been using Z for alt
code `usleep()` (for sleep) but in this case unfortunately the original entry
used `Z` in `main()` (though unused) so to make it more like the original Cody
renamed the macro `Z` for `usleep()` to `S` instead which can stand for sleep
and also it is kind of like a backwards `Z`. That way `Z` could be in `main()`.
This was an unfortunate problem for the alternate code as he has been using Z
for alternate code `usleep()` (for sleep) but in this case unfortunately the
original entry used `Z` in `main()` (though unused) so to make it more like the
original Cody renamed the macro `Z` for `usleep()` to `S` instead which can
stand for sleep and also it is kind of like a backwards `Z`. That way `Z` could
be in `main()`.
Cody also made sure that the Makefile links in `libm` as not all systems do this
by default.
@@ -5622,7 +5623,7 @@ website.
Cody also added the [try.sh](%%REPO_URL%%/2019/ciura/try.sh) and
[try.alt.sh](%%REPO_URL%%/2019/ciura/try.alt.sh) scripts.
Finally he added the scripts for the different languages that use the alt
Finally he added the scripts for the different languages that use the alternate
version but with the caveat that only English appears to work. See the [entry in
bugs.html](bugs.html#2019-ciura) for more details.