Add missing alt subsections to 1988/westley

The README.md file only had 'Alternate code' and no subsections for how
to build or use the alt code. This is because I had already gone through
this year before we changed the way to present alt code.
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@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ make all
```
NOTE: this version is a fixed version for modern C compilers. See the [Alternate
code](#alternate-code) section below for how to use the original.
code](#alternate-code) section below for how to use the original and why one
might wish to do so.
### Try:
@@ -23,6 +24,30 @@ Also try:
to show the code with followed by the result so you can truly see the magic.
## Alternate code:
This version is the original which might not work as you expect nowadays.
### Alternate build:
```sh
make alt
```
### Alternate use:
To see if your compiler has the problem described in the Judges' remarks below,
try:
```sh
./westley.alt
```
Does it show the same output as `westley`?
## Judges' remarks:
Your compiler must parse
@@ -51,17 +76,6 @@ cc -E westley.alt.c
```
## Alternate code:
To see if your compiler has the problem described above try:
```sh
make alt
./westley.alt
```
Does it show the same output as `westley`?
## Author's remarks:
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@@ -676,12 +676,13 @@ was fixed by Misha Dynin, based on the judges' remarks, so that this would work
with modern C compilers. We encourage you to try the alternate version to see
what happens with current compilers! See the README.md files for details.
[Cody](#cody) changed the `int`s to be `float` as that's what they are printed as: not
strictly necessary but nonetheless more correct, even if not warned against.
Cody added the [try.sh](/1988/westley/try.sh) script to show the magic of the
[Cody](#cody) added the [try.sh](/1988/westley/try.sh) script to show the magic of the
entry as seeing the code with the result at once is far more beautiful.
Cody also changed the `int`s to be `float` as that's what they are printed as:
not strictly necessary but nonetheless more correct, even if not warned against.
# <a name="1989"></a>1989