checkpoint rules version 29.00 2025-11-19.

This is a work in progress towards an improved rule set for **IOCCC29**.

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@@ -517,8 +517,8 @@ the file selection step.</p>
<ul>
<li>the status of the submission</li>
<li>the filename, which will be in the correct format, assuming you used
<code>mkiocccentry(1)</code> which is <strong>HIGHLY</strong> recommended so that you do not break <a href="rules.html#rule17">Rule
17</a>!</li>
<code>mkiocccentry(1)</code> which is <strong>HIGHLY</strong> recommended so that you do not break
<a href="rules.html#rule-17-packaging">Rule 17 Packaging</a>!</li>
<li>the file length, which <code>txzchk(1)</code> will also verify (the file itself and the
tarball listing).</li>
<li>the upload date.</li>
@@ -575,8 +575,8 @@ To see any status updates, you should logout and log back in later.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>… or <strong>ANY</strong> other error then you <strong>MUST FIX</strong> your submission, repackage your
tarball with <code>mkiocccentry</code> and upload to the same slot again! If you do not fix
this your submission <strong>WILL BE REJECTED</strong> for violating <a href="rules.html#rule17">Rule
17</a>!</p>
this your submission <strong>WILL BE REJECTED</strong> for violating
<a href="rules.html#rule-17-packaging">Rule 17 Packaging</a>!</p>
<p>If the format test went well, then you will see:</p>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>Status: submit file received by the IOCCC judges. Passed both txzchk and chksubmit tests.</strong></p>
@@ -585,8 +585,9 @@ this your submission <strong>WILL BE REJECTED</strong> for violating <a href="ru
rules or that everything is OK once the tarball is extracted; it simply means
the tests performed by the tools passed. If you find a flaw in a tool and
abuse it and the tests pass then you stand a significant chance of having your
submission rejected for violating <a href="rules.html#rule17">Rule 17</a>, even if the
tests passed.</p>
submission rejected for violating
<a href="rules.html#rule-17-packaging">Rule 17 Packaging</a>,
even if the tests passed.</p>
<p>For details on <code>txzchk</code>, see the
FAQ on “<a href="../faq.html#txzchk">txzchk</a>”.</p>
<p>For details on <code>chksubmit</code>, see the