sources-request@mirror.UUCP (03/12/87)
Submitted by: amdahl!chongo (Landon Curt Noll)
Mod.sources: Volume 9, Issue 20
Archive-name: old.bad.code
[ There's been lots of bad code posted to the net in the past; time
to get some of it into the archives. :-) --r$ ]
International Obfuscated C Code Contest Winners for 1984, 1985, 1986
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SEE THE README FILE FOR DETAILS ABOUT THESE SOURCES
--------cut--------here---------
echo x - README
cat > "README" << '//E*O*F README//'
This shar file contains the winning entries of the International
Obfuscated C Code Contest for the years 1984 thru 1986.
Each contest starts near March 15. The official start consists of the
posting of new contest rules in:
comp.lang.c comp.unix.wizards
For those people who do not read the above mentioned groups, a short note is
also posted to mod.announce stating where the new rules have been posted.
Rules may also be obtained by sending Email to (after March 15th):
judge@amdahl.com -or- {decwrl,sun,seismo,hplabs}!amdahl!judge
The winners below are given to serve as examples. It should be noted
that contest rules change from year to year, so some the previous winning
entries would be disqualified under some rules. Since some obfuscation
ideas get old (such as #define-ing something to death), some winning
might be eliminated in the first judging round of another year. All this can
be summed up in the phrase: "read the new rules before you submit an entry".
NOTE: You are free to distribute/use these programs as long they are not
used for profit, and as long author's name stays attached to the
source code.
Enjoy
chongo <Landon Curt Noll, chongo@amdahl.COM> /\cc/\
//E*O*F README//
echo x - 1984
cat > "1984" << '//E*O*F 1984//'
<dis>honorable mention:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
int i;main(){for(;i["]<i;++i){--i;}"];read('-'-'-',i+++"hell\
o, world!\n",'/'/'/'));}read(j,i,p){write(j/p+p,i---j,i/i);}
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
anonymous entry (too embarrassed that he/she could write such trash i guess)
Third place:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
a[900]; b;c;d=1 ;e=1;f; g;h;O; main(k,
l)char* *l;{g= atoi(* ++l); for(k=
0;k*k< g;b=k ++>>1) ;for(h= 0;h*h<=
g;++h); --h;c=( (h+=g>h *(h+1)) -1)>>1;
while(d <=g){ ++O;for (f=0;f< O&&d<=g
;++f)a[ b<<5|c] =d++,b+ =e;for( f=0;f<O
&&d<=g; ++f)a[b <<5|c]= d++,c+= e;e= -e
;}for(c =0;c<h; ++c){ for(b=0 ;b<k;++
b){if(b <k/2)a[ b<<5|c] ^=a[(k -(b+1))
<<5|c]^ =a[b<<5 |c]^=a[ (k-(b+1 ))<<5|c]
;printf( a[b<<5|c ]?"%-4d" :" " ,a[b<<5
|c]);} putchar( '\n');}} /*Mike Laman*/
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mike Laman
UUCP: {ucbvax,philabs,sdccsu3,sdcsla}!sdcsvax!laman
P.S. I hope you have the C beautifier! The program accepts ONE positive
argument. Seeing is believing! Try something like "cmd 37" for an
example. <ed: also try cmd 4; cmd 9; cmd 16; cmd 25; cmd 36; ...>
Second place award:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
#define x =
#define double(a,b) int
#define char k['a']
#define union static struct
extern int floor;
double (x1, y1) b,
char x {sizeof(
double(%s,%D)(*)())
,};
struct tag{int x0,*xO;}
*main(i, dup, signal) {
{
for(signal=0;*k * x * __FILE__ *i;) do {
(printf(&*"'\",x); /*\n\\", (*((double(tag,u)(*)())&floor))(i)));
goto _0;
_O: while (!(char <<x - dup)) { /*/*\*/
union tag u x{4};
}
}
while(b x 3, i); {
char x b,i;
_0:if(b&&k+
sin(signal) / * ((main) (b)-> xO));/*}
;
}
*/}}}
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By: Dave Decot hplabs!hpda!hpdsd!decot
First place award goes to:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
/* Portable between VAX11 && PDP11 */
short main[] = {
277, 04735, -4129, 25, 0, 477, 1019, 0xbef, 0, 12800,
-113, 21119, 0x52d7, -1006, -7151, 0, 0x4bc, 020004,
14880, 10541, 2056, 04010, 4548, 3044, -6716, 0x9,
4407, 6, 5568, 1, -30460, 0, 0x9, 5570, 512, -30419,
0x7e82, 0760, 6, 0, 4, 02400, 15, 0, 4, 1280, 4, 0,
4, 0, 0, 0, 0x8, 0, 4, 0, ',', 0, 12, 0, 4, 0, '#',
0, 020, 0, 4, 0, 30, 0, 026, 0, 0x6176, 120, 25712,
'p', 072163, 'r', 29303, 29801, 'e'
};
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sjoerd Mullender
Robbert van Renesse
Both @ Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
..!decvax!mcvax!vu44!{sjoerd,cogito}
<ed: try this on your local VAX or pdp-11>
//E*O*F 1984//
echo x - 1985
cat > "1985" << '//E*O*F 1985//'
Since people often request the previous year's winners at the start of
the contest, I include the 1985 winners below. Please keep in mind that
the rules have chanmged between 1985 and 1986.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The following programs were judged good (bad? wierd?) enough to win
awards. This year, rather than trying to rank the programs in order of
obfuscatedness, we gave a single award in each of 4 categories and a
grand prize.
________________________________________________________________________
1. The most obscure program:
(submitted by Lennart Augustsson <seismo!mcvax!enea!chalmers!augustss> )
#define p struct c
#define q struct b
#define h a->a
#define i a->b
#define e i->c
#define o a=(*b->a)(b->b,b->c)
#define s return a;}q*
#define n (d,b)p*b;{q*a;p*c;
#define z(t)(t*)malloc(sizeof(t))
q{int a;p{q*(*a)();int b;p*c;}*b;};q*u n a=z(q);h=d;i=z(p);i->a=u;i->b=d+1;s
v n c=b;do o,b=i;while(!(h%d));i=c;i->a=v;i->b=d;e=b;s
w n o;c=i;i=b;i->a=w;e=z(p);e->a=v;e->b=h;e->c=c;s
t n for(;;)o,main(-h),b=i;}main(b){p*a;if(b>0)a=z(p),h=w,a->c=z(p),a->c->a=u,a->c->b=2,t(0,a);putchar(b?main(b/2),-b%2+'0':10);}
________________________________________________________________________
2. The worst abuse of the C preprocessor:
(submitted by Col. G. L. Sicherman <decvax!sunybcs!colonel> )
#define C_C_(_)~' '&_
#define _C_C(_)('\b'b'\b'>=C_C>'\t'b'\n')
#define C_C _|_
#define b *
#define C /b/
#define V _C_C(
main(C,V)
char **V;
/* C program. (If you don't
* understand it look it
*/ up.) (In the C Manual)
{
char _,__;
while (read(0,&__,1) & write((_=(_=C_C_(__),C)),
_C_,1)) _=C-V+subr(&V);
}
subr(C)
char *C;
{
C="Lint says "argument Manual isn't used." What's that
mean?"; while (write((read(C_C('"'-'/*"'/*"*/))?__:__-_+
'\b'b'\b'|((_-52)%('\b'b'\b'+C_C_('\t'b'\n'))+1),1),&_,1));
}
[ This program confused the C preprocessor so badly that it left some
comments in the preprocessed version. Also, lint DID complain that
"argument Manual isn't used". ]
________________________________________________________________________
3. The strangest appearing program:
(submitted by Ed Lycklama <decvax!cca!ima!ism780!ed> )
#define o define
#o ___o write
#o ooo (unsigned)
#o o_o_ 1
#o _o_ char
#o _oo goto
#o _oo_ read
#o o_o for
#o o_ main
#o o__ if
#o oo_ 0
#o _o(_,__,___)(void)___o(_,__,ooo(___))
#o __o (o_o_<<((o_o_<<(o_o_<<o_o_))+(o_o_<<o_o_)))+(o_o_<<(o_o_<<(o_o_<<o_o_)))
o_(){_o_ _=oo_,__,___,____[__o];_oo ______;_____:___=__o-o_o_; _______:
_o(o_o_,____,__=(_-o_o_<___?_-o_o_:___));o_o(;__;_o(o_o_,"\b",o_o_),__--);
_o(o_o_," ",o_o_);o__(--___)_oo _______;_o(o_o_,"\n",o_o_);______:o__(_=_oo_(
oo_,____,__o))_oo _____;}
[it looks like tty noise]
________________________________________________________________________
4. The best "small" program:
(submitted by Jack Applin [with help from Robert Heckendorn]
<hplabs!hp-dcd!jack> )
main(v,c)char**c;{for(v[c++]="Hello, world!\n)";(!!c)[*c]&&(v--||--c&&execlp(*c,*c,c[!!c]+!!c,!c));**c=!c)write(!!*c,*c,!!**c);}
________________________________________________________________________
5. The grand prize (most well-rounded in confusion):
(submitted by Carl Shapiro <sdcrdcf!otto!carl> )
#define P(X)j=write(1,X,1)
#define C 39
int M[5000]={2},*u=M,N[5000],R=22,a[4],l[]={0,-1,C-1,-1},m[]={1,-C,-1,C},*b=N,
*d=N,c,e,f,g,i,j,k,s;main(){for(M[i=C*R-1]=24;f|d>=b;){c=M[g=i];i=e;for(s=f=0;
s<4;s++)if((k=m[s]+g)>=0&&k<C*R&&l[s]!=k%C&&(!M[k]||!j&&c>=16!=M[k]>=16))
a[f++]=s;if(f){f=M[e=m[s=a[rand()/(1+2147483647/f)]]+g];j=j<f?f:j;f+=c&-16*!j;
M[g]=c|1<<s;M[*d++=e]=f|1<<(s+2)%4;}else e=d>b++?b[-1]:e;}P(" ");for(s=C;--s;
P("_"))P(" ");for(;P("\n"),R--;P("|"))for(e=C;e--;P("_ "+(*u++/8)%2))
P("| "+(*u/4)%2);}
[As submitted, this program was 3 lines (2 of defines and 1 of code).
To make news/mail/etc. happy we split the last line into 7. Join them
back without the newlines to get the original version]
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Congratulations to the winners (and anyone else who wasted their time
creating such wierd programs).
For your own enjoyment, you can figure out what these programs do. Or
if this is too hard, compile and run them! All of these compiled and
ran on the vax. Lint was even happy with most of the entries.
//E*O*F 1985//
echo x - 1986
cat > "1986" << '//E*O*F 1986//'
1986 International Obfuscated C Code Contest Winners
We recommend that you first try to understand the program from just reading
the source. If you are still confused try sending the source through the C
Preprocessor (/lib/cpp). If you are still confused, we suggest you read the
judges comments and run each program. Last, if you are still confused then
you are not alone!
===============================================================================
Best layout:
Eric Marshall
System Development Corporation, a Burroughs Company
P.O. Box 517
Paoli, PA.
19301
[Ed: some compilers have problems with this, see Judges comments below]
sdcrdcf!burdvax!eric {sjuvax,ihnp4,akgua,cadre}!psuvax1!burdvax!eric
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
extern int
errno
;char
grrr
;main( r,
argv, argc ) int argc ,
r ; char *argv[];{int P( );
#define x int i, j,cc[4];printf(" choo choo\n" ) ;
x ;if (P( ! i ) | cc[ ! j ]
& P(j )>2 ? j : i ){* argv[i++ +!-i]
; for (i= 0;; i++ );
_exit(argv[argc- 2 / cc[1*argc]|-1<<4 ] ) ;printf("%d",P(""));}}
P ( a ) char a ; { a ; while( a > " B "
/* - by E ricM arsh all- */); }
===============================================================================
===============================================================================
Worst abuse of the C preprocessor:
Jim Hague
University of Kent at Canterbury
Canterbury, Kent
UK
..mcvax!ukc!jmh
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#define DIT (
#define DAH )
#define __DAH ++
#define DITDAH *
#define DAHDIT for
#define DIT_DAH malloc
#define DAH_DIT gets
#define _DAHDIT char
_DAHDIT _DAH_[]="ETIANMSURWDKGOHVFaLaPJBXCYZQb54a3d2f16g7c8a90l?e'b.s;i,d:"
;main DIT DAH{_DAHDIT
DITDAH _DIT,DITDAH DAH_,DITDAH DIT_,
DITDAH _DIT_,DITDAH DIT_DAH DIT
DAH,DITDAH DAH_DIT DIT DAH;DAHDIT
DIT _DIT=DIT_DAH DIT 81 DAH,DIT_=_DIT
__DAH;_DIT==DAH_DIT DIT _DIT DAH;__DIT
DIT'\n'DAH DAH DAHDIT DIT DAH_=_DIT;DITDAH
DAH_;__DIT DIT DITDAH
_DIT_?_DAH DIT DITDAH DIT_ DAH:'?'DAH,__DIT
DIT' 'DAH,DAH_ __DAH DAH DAHDIT DIT
DITDAH DIT_=2,_DIT_=_DAH_; DITDAH _DIT_&&DIT
DITDAH _DIT_!=DIT DITDAH DAH_>='a'? DITDAH
DAH_&223:DITDAH DAH_ DAH DAH; DIT
DITDAH DIT_ DAH __DAH,_DIT_ __DAH DAH
DITDAH DIT_+= DIT DITDAH _DIT_>='a'? DITDAH _DIT_-'a':0
DAH;}_DAH DIT DIT_ DAH{ __DIT DIT
DIT_>3?_DAH DIT DIT_>>1 DAH:'\0'DAH;return
DIT_&1?'-':'.';}__DIT DIT DIT_ DAH _DAHDIT
DIT_;{DIT void DAH write DIT 1,&DIT_,1 DAH;}
===============================================================================
===============================================================================
Best one liner:
Jan Stein
Chalmers Computer Society
Gothenburg
Sweden
..!mcvax!enea!chalmers!gustaf!cd-jan
[The single line has been split to avoid any problems with E-mailers]
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
typedef char*z;O;o;_=33303285;main(b,Z)z Z;{b=(b>=0||(main(b+1,Z+1),
*Z=O%(o=(_%25))+'0',O/=o,_/=25))&&(b<1||(O=time(&b)%0250600,
main(~5,*(z*)Z),write(1,*(z*)Z,9)));}
===============================================================================
===============================================================================
Most adaptable program:
Jack Applin
Hewlett-Packard
Ft. Collins
Colorado
USA
hplabs!hpfcdc!jack
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
cat =13 /*/ >/dev/null 2>&1; echo "Hello, world!"; exit
*
* This program works under cc, f77, and /bin/sh.
*
*/; main() {
write(
cat-~-cat
/*,'(
*/
,"Hello, world!"
,
cat); putchar(~-~-~-cat); } /*
,)')
end
*/
===============================================================================
===============================================================================
Most useful obfuscation:
Walter Bright
<Postal address not given>
decwrl!sun!fluke!uw-beaver!entropy!dataio!bright
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#include <stdio.h>
#define O1O printf
#define OlO putchar
#define O10 exit
#define Ol0 strlen
#define QLQ fopen
#define OlQ fgetc
#define O1Q abs
#define QO0 for
typedef char lOL;
lOL*QI[] = {"Use:\012\011dump file\012","Unable to open file '\x25s'\012",
"\012"," ",""};
main(I,Il)
lOL*Il[];
{ FILE *L;
unsigned lO;
int Q,OL[' '^'0'],llO = EOF,
O=1,l=0,lll=O+O+O+l,OQ=056;
lOL*llL="%2x ";
(I != 1<<1&&(O1O(QI[0]),O10(1011-1010))),
((L = QLQ(Il[O],"r"))==0&&(O1O(QI[O],Il[O]),O10(O)));
lO = I-(O<<l<<O);
while (L-l,1)
{ QO0(Q = 0L;((Q &~(0x10-O))== l);
OL[Q++] = OlQ(L));
if (OL[0]==llO) break;
O1O("\0454x: ",lO);
if (I == (1<<1))
{ QO0(Q=Ol0(QI[O<<O<<1]);Q<Ol0(QI[0]);
Q++)O1O((OL[Q]!=llO)?llL:QI[lll],OL[Q]);/*"
O10(QI[1O])*/
O1O(QI[lll]);{}
}
QO0 (Q=0L;Q<1<<1<<1<<1<<1;Q+=Q<0100)
{ (OL[Q]!=llO)? /* 0010 10lOQ 000LQL */
((D(OL[Q])==0&&(*(OL+O1Q(Q-l))=OQ)),
OlO(OL[Q])):
OlO(1<<(1<<1<<1)<<1);
}
O1O(QI[01^10^9]);
lO+=Q+0+l;}
}
D(l) { return l>=' '&&l<='\~';
}
===============================================================================
===============================================================================
Best simple task performed in a complex way:
Bruce Holloway
Digital Research, Inc.
Monterey, CA
USA
(ucbvax!hplabs!amdahl!drivax!holloway)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#include "stdio.h"
#define e 3
#define g (e/e)
#define h ((g+e)/2)
#define f (e-g-h)
#define j (e*e-g)
#define k (j-h)
#define l(x) tab2[x]/h
#define m(n,a) ((n&(a))==(a))
long tab1[]={ 989L,5L,26L,0L,88319L,123L,0L,9367L };
int tab2[]={ 4,6,10,14,22,26,34,38,46,58,62,74,82,86 };
main(m1,s) char *s; {
int a,b,c,d,o[k],n=(int)s;
if(m1==1){ char b[2*j+f-g]; main(l(h+e)+h+e,b); printf(b); }
else switch(m1-=h){
case f:
a=(b=(c=(d=g)<<g)<<g)<<g;
return(m(n,a|c)|m(n,b)|m(n,a|d)|m(n,c|d));
case h:
for(a=f;a<j;++a)if(tab1[a]&&!(tab1[a]%((long)l(n))))return(a);
case g:
if(n<h)return(g);
if(n<j){n-=g;c='D';o[f]=h;o[g]=f;}
else{c='\r'-'\b';n-=j-g;o[f]=o[g]=g;}
if((b=n)>=e)for(b=g<<g;b<n;++b)o[b]=o[b-h]+o[b-g]+c;
return(o[b-g]%n+k-h);
default:
if(m1-=e) main(m1-g+e+h,s+g); else *(s+g)=f;
for(*s=a=f;a<e;) *s=(*s<<e)|main(h+a++,(char *)m1);
}
}
===============================================================================
===============================================================================
Best non-simple performed in a complex way:
Lennart Augustsson
Dept. of Comp. Sci.
Chalmers University of Technology,
412 96 Gothenburg
Sweden
augustss@chalmers.{uucp,csnet}
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
typedef struct n{int a:3,
b:29;struct n*c;}t;t*
f();r(){}m(u)t*u;{t*w,*z;
z=u->c,q(z),u->b=z->b*10,
w=u->c=f(),w->a=1,w->c=z->
c;}t*k;g(u)t*u;{t*z,*v,*p,
*x;z=u->c,q(z),u->b=z->b,v
=z->c,z->a=2,x=z->c=f(),x
->a=3,x->b=2,p=x->c=f(),p
->c=f(),p->c->a=1,p->c->c=
v;}int i;h(u)t*u;{t*z,*v,*
w;int c,e;z=u->c,v=z->c,q(
v),c=u->b,e=v->b,u->b=z->b
,z->a=3,z->b=c+1,e+9>=c&&(
q(z),e=z->b,u->b+=e/c,w=f(
),w->b=e%c,w->c=z->c,u->c=
w);}int(*y[4])()={r,m,g,h};
char *sbrk();main(){t*e,*p,*o;
o=f(),o->c=o,o->b=1,e=f(),
e->a=2,p=e->c=f(),p->b=2,
p->c=o,q(e),e=e->c,(void)write
(1,"2.",2);for(;;e=e->c){q(e),
e->b=write(1,&e->b["0123456789"],
1);}}t*f(){return i||(i=1000,
k=(t*)sbrk(i*sizeof(t))),k+--i;
}q(p)t*p;{(*y[p->a])(p);}
===============================================================================
===============================================================================
Most illegible code:
Michael H. Pawka
Naval Ocean Systems Center
San Diego, Ca
92152
DDN - PAWKA@NOSC-TECR.ARPA
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#include "stdio.h"
#define xyxx char
#define xyyxx putchar
#define xyyyxx while
#define xxyyyx int
#define xxxyyx main
#define xyxyxy if
#define xyyxyy '\n'
xyxx *xyx [] = {
"]I^x[I]k\\I^o[IZ~\\IZ~[I^|[I^l[I^j[I^}[I^n[I]m\\I]h",
"]IZx\\IZx[IZk\\IZk[IZo_IZ~\\IZ~[IZ|_IZl_IZj\\IZj]IZ}]IZn_IZm\\IZm_IZh",
"]IZx\\IZx[I^k[I\\o]IZ~\\IZ~\\I]|[IZl_I^j]IZ}]I^n[IZm\\IZm_IZh",
"]IZx\\IZx[IZk\\IZk[IZo_IZ~\\IZ~_IZ|[IZl_IZj\\IZj]IZ}]IZn_IZm\\IZm]IZh",
"]I^x[I]k\\IZo_I^~[I^|[I^l[IZj\\IZj]IZ}]I^n[I]m^IZh",'\0'};/*xyyxyxyxxxyxxxyy*/
xyxx *xyyx; xxyyyx xyyyx,xyyyyx,xyyyyyx=0x59,xyyyyyyx=0x29,/*yxxyxyyyxxyyyxyy*/
xxyx=0x68;xxxyyx(){xyyyyx=0;xyyyxx(xyx[xyyyyx]){xyyx=xyx[xyyyyx++];/*xyyyxxyx*/
xyyyxx(*xyyx){xyyyx= *xyyx++-xyyyyyx;xyyyxx(xyyyx--)xyyxx(*xyyx-xyyyyyyx);/*x*/
xyxyxy(*xyyx==xxyx)xyyxx(xyyxyy);*xyyx++;}}}/*xyxyxyyyyxxyxxxyyyxyyyxyxxyyy*/
===============================================================================
===============================================================================
The grand prize (most well-rounded in confusion):
Larry Wall
System Development Corporation
Santa Monica
California
US of A
[ed: modified to run on Sys V, see comments below]
{allegra,burdvax,cbosgd,hplabs,ihnp4,sdcsvax}!sdcrdcf!lwall
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#define _c(C)_ (C)&('|'+3):c_()(C)>>('\n'-3) __; /**/
#define C char*
#define keyboard ",,B3-u;.(&*5., /(b*(1\036!a%\031m,,,,,\r\n"
#define main(o,oo)oo(o){
#define _ ;case
C
#define c_(cc)c cc=
#define C_(sand)_O(sand)witch
o=keyboard;
#define __ ;break;
C
ccc(
cc)
C
cc;
{
C
cccc=
cc;int
#ifndef lint
#define keyboard "dijs QH.soav Vdtnsaoh DmfpaksoQz;kkt oa, -dijs"
#endif
c;
main(;c_(=(*cc);*cc++)c,for);
#define _O(s)s
main(0xb+(c>>5),C_(s))
_'\v'
:__ _'\f':
main(c,C_(s));
_c(8098)_c(6055)_c(14779)_c(10682)
#define O_(O)_O(O)stem(ccc(
_c(15276)_c(11196)_c(15150)
#define _C ;return
_c(11070)_c(15663)_c(11583)
}
__
default
:c_(+)o[c&__LINE__-007];
main(c_(-)'-'-1,C_(s))_
0214
:_
0216
:c_(+)025 _
0207
:c_(-)4 _
0233
:c_(+)' '-1;
}}c_(&)'z'+5;
}_C cccc;
}main(,cc)
C
#define O write(1,
c="O";
O_(sy) keyboard));
main(;;,for);
read(0,
c,1);*
c_(&)'~'+1
;O ccc(
c),
'\0');
main(*c,
C_(s));_
4
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3
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#undef main
__ _ 127:O"\b \b",3)__
default
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c,1)
__}}}main(){
cc();
}
===============================================================================
===============================================================================
Judges comments:
Best layout:
Compile and execute. Known to give some C compilers a problem.
If your C compiler is one of them, then just paste the source
picture up on your wall.
Worst abuse of the C preprocessor:
Compile and execute. Feed it chars from standard input.
Works with international standard rather than the US standard.
Passes lint.
Best one liner:
Join the 3 lines into one line. Compile and link to the
filename 'a.out'. Execute it the following 2 character
argument: ^M^L (Return/Formfeed). Passes lint.
Most adaptable program:
Compile and/or execute in the methods documented.
Most useful obfuscation:
Compile and execute. Give a filename as an argument.
Best simple task performed in a complex way:
Compile and execute and understand.
Best non-simple performed in a complex way:
Compile and execute. Works best with an infinite amount of
stack space. (otherwise a 'segmentation violation' eventually
occurs) Do an 'unlimit stacksize' command if your system
allows it. Passes lint.
Most illegible code:
Read, compile and execute.
The grand prize (most well-rounded obfuscation):
Compile and execute. Feed it chars from a standard input.
The C compiler documents this program during compilation.
The Sys V /lib/cpp does not handle with the first '#define' line
in this program. The ';' was added to allow both BSD and Sys V
machines to compile it. I.e.,:
< #define _c(C)_ (C)&('|'+3):c_()(C)>>('\n'-3) __ /**/
---
> #define _c(C)_ (C)&('|'+3):c_()(C)>>('\n'-3) __; /**/
Next year, we would like to obtain help in running 'nominated' programs
in different machines. We will solicit such help near the proper time.
===============================================================================
We received over twice the number of entries this year, than we did
last year. Judging this year was made more difficult due to the number
of very good entries received. We elected to break down several of the
contest categories rather than exclude some programs.
Thank you to all persons who entered the contest. We hope you will try
again next year.
This years winning programs will be published in the Micro/Systems Journal
and perhaps in an up comming book. See ...!seismo!nbs-amrf!libes for
details about the Journal.
chongo <Landon Curt Noll - decwrl!nsc!chongo> /\oo/\
Larry Bassel <decwrl!nsc!oblio!lab>
NOTE: chongo is now at decwrl!amdahl!chongo
//E*O*F 1986//
exit 0