[oclug] Programming Wars: April 2001

[Francis Pinteric]

Sure, I'll be a judge. You need someone who has an inate sense of
style and taste as well as being emminently cultured. ;-)

>>>--fja->
--- Vic Gedris <vic at worldwidepunk.com> wrote:
> 
> Here's a quick update for the Programming Wars contest!  Feel free
> to
> email me personally or post to the group if you have any questions
> about
> it.
> 
> I will need a couple of people to help "judge" the entries.  Please
> let
> me know if you can do that.  We will also need a laptop to test
> everyone's programs on at the April meeting.  If someone can
> volunteer
> one, that would be very nice.
> 
> Prizes for the winners are being furnished by Computer Books For
> Less
> and Giffin Scientific (free stuff, hey, you gotta like that).
> 
> Let's hope this goes over well, and you enjoy doing it!
> 
> Cheers,
> Vic
> 
> -- 
>
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> 
> 
> THE PROGRAM:
> 
> This month's program will be a simple clone of the 'tree' utility.
> Tree is like a form of 'ls', the difference is that 'tree' provides
> a
> depth-indented list of files and directories in a tree-like format.
> For example, running the 'tree' command on a user's home directory
> might produce output like:
> 
> [vic at iggy vic]$ tree
> .
> |-- files
> |   |-- acrobatreader.tar.gz
> |   |-- downloads
> |   |   |-- gcombust.tar.gz
> |   |   `-- mozilla.tar.gz
> |   |-- resume.pdf
> |   `-- xboing.rpm
> |-- mail
> |   |-- inbox
> |   |-- oclug
> |   |-- outbox
> |   `-- sent
> |-- mp3list.txt
> `-- public_html
>     |-- index.html
>     `-- mypic.jpg
> 
> The syntax for the tree command must work like this:
> tree [options] [directory]
> Where [options] may include -d -s -ds or -sd (or nothing at all!),
> and
> [directory] is an optional directory where the tree should start
> from.
> 
> The -d option lists directories ONLY.
> The -s option lists the size of the file/directory before the
> filename:
>     |-- [ 14056567]  linux-2.2.17.tar.bz2
> 
> So a valid command can also be:
>     tree -d -s /usr/src/linux
> 
> Other notes:
>   - All output should be to STDOUT
>   - Hidden files (beginning with a .) are *never* to be displayed
>   - Symbolic links must show what the link destination is:
>     |-- cache -> /tmp/netscapecache
>   - Broken symlinks (where the destination file does not exist!)
> should
>     be in brackets:
>     |-- cache -> (/tmp/netscapecache)
>   - If you don't have 'tree' installed on your computer, you should
> be
>     able to download a package from your distro's FTP site to use
> as
>     reference.  Just copying the source code is not cool.  ;-)
>   - There is no need to implement any of the other 'tree' options
> or
>     features.  Remember, points go towards simplicity and size of
> code.
> 
> 
> THE RULES:
> 
> 1)  In the spirit of Linux, the solutions should be made available
>     under the terms of the GPL, and maybe we will post them to the
>     website.
> 2)  The program must run under Linux (Duh!)
> 3)  You can use any language you want that has a working compiler
> or
>     interpreter under Linux.  If you use something other than
> C/C++,
>     sh/bash, Perl, or Python, please email me to make sure I can
>     install it on the test machine in time for the demos.
> 4)  If your program requires external modules/libraries/headers/etc
>     that are not part of the standard distribution of the language,
>     let me know well in advance.
> 5)  You can work as an individual, or in teams.
> 6)  An individual or team can submit more than 1 solution, but only
> one
>     of those solutions can win.
> 7)  To win, you must bring a floppy disk containing the source code
> to
>     your solution to the next OCLUG meeting (April 5th, 2001).  You
>     can also email me your code at least two days in advance (or
> more
>     if you think I might have problems with the language!) to make
>     sure I can get it to run in advance.  At least 1 group member
>     must attend the OCLUG meeting if you want to win.
> 8)  Discussion of solutions/algorithms is encouraged.
> 
> 
> HOW TO WIN:
> 
> To win, solutions must be reasonably correct and free of errors.
> Programs will be judged on the following criteria:
> 
> 1) Fastest execution speed
> 2) Smallest size (byte size of source file)
> 3) Most elegant solution.  A matter of taste, but code that is
> short,
>    simple to understand, and well planned out should win.  This
> will
>    be voted on.
> 4) Best overall
> 
> 
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