[comp.theory] Help: Space-Economical Suffix Tree Construction Algorithm

MARWK@levels.sait.edu.au (12/05/89)

In "A Space Economical Suffix Tree Algorithm", JACM, Vol 23, No. 2, April
1976, pp.262-272 Edward McCreight presents an algorithm for constructing
auxiliary digital search trees to aid in exact-match subsrting searching.

I do not understand it, despite several days of effort and discussions with
several other members of staff.

Could someone please explain it to me or provide me with an implementation
of the algorithm?

I require it to aid in producing differences between one version of a file
and the next for a Collaborative Document Editing System (interactive
revision control system with configuration management, annotations,
asynchronous and distributed control, etc.)

Thank you in advance.

Ray Kennington

School of Mathematics and Computer Studies
South Australian Institute of Technology.