v07i097: bug fix to v07i056: July CACM Diff program
Brandon S. Allbery - comp.sources.misc
allbery at uunet.UU.NET
Sat Jul 22 11:08:06 AEST 1989
Posting-number: Volume 7, Issue 97
Submitted-by: Donald.Lindsay at MATHOM.GANDALF.CS.CMU.EDU
Archive-name: cacm-diff.p1
*************< cut here: diff -c output >************************
*** diff12.c Tue Jul 18 10:51:20 1989
--- diff13.c Tue Jul 18 10:51:43 1989
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*** 64,69 ****
--- 64,72 ----
* read in full, or in a particular order. Rather, this program is an
* example of one professional's style of keeping things organized and
* maintainable.
+ * The program would be better if the "print" variables were wrapped into
+ * a struct. In general, grouping related variables in this way improves
+ * documentation, and adds the ability to pass the group in argument lists.
* This program is a de-engineered version of a program which uses less
* memory and less time. The article points out that the "symbol" arrays
* can be implemented as arrays of pointers to arrays, with dynamic
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*** 78,83 ****
--- 81,89 ----
*
* Change Log
* ----------
+ * 6jul89 D.C.Lindsay, CMU: fixed portability bug. Thanks, Gregg Wonderly.
+ * Just changed "char ch" to "int ch".
+ * Also added comment about way to improve code.
* 10jun89 D.C.Lindsay, CMU: posted version created.
* Copyright notice changed to ACM style, and Dept. is now School.
* ACM article referenced in docn.
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*** 207,213 ****
void inputscan( pinfo )
struct info *pinfo;
{
! char ch, linebuffer[ MAXLINELEN+1 ]; /* accumulate lines to here */
int linelen = 0; /* # of chars in linebuffer */
pinfo-> maxline = 0;
--- 213,220 ----
void inputscan( pinfo )
struct info *pinfo;
{
! char linebuffer[ MAXLINELEN+1 ]; /* accumulate lines to here */
! int ch;
int linelen = 0; /* # of chars in linebuffer */
pinfo-> maxline = 0;
****************< cut here: end of diff -c output >********************
or, in the format of the program itself,
>>>> Difference of file "diff12.c" and file "diff13.c".
>>>> INSERT BEFORE 67
* The program would be better if the "print" variables were wrapped into
* a struct. In general, grouping related variables in this way improves
* documentation, and adds the ability to pass the group in argument lists.
>>>> INSERT BEFORE 81
* 6jul89 D.C.Lindsay, CMU: fixed portability bug. Thanks, Gregg Wonderly.
* Just changed "char ch" to "int ch".
* Also added comment about way to improve code.
>>>> 210 CHANGED FROM
char ch, linebuffer[ MAXLINELEN+1 ]; /* accumulate lines to here */
>>>> CHANGED TO
char linebuffer[ MAXLINELEN+1 ]; /* accumulate lines to here */
int ch;
>>>> End of differences.
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