Re: filling area by color atack safety

From	Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: filling area by color atack safety
Date	2024-03-18 11:36 -0700
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Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> writes:

> On Sun, 17 Mar 2024 18:25:20 +0200
> Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 17 Mar 2024 14:56:34 +0000
>> Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> wrote:

>>> [a floodfill routine posted by Malcolm]

>> [...]
>>
>> [a recursive area fill written by Michael S]
>
> I did my own measurements with snake-like image from my first
> response to Malcolm.  For this shape, recursive version (after my
> improvement) is almost exactly 10 times slower than Malcolm's
> iterative code.  And suspect to stack overflow although a little
> less so than original.

It's hard to write a recursive area fill routine if one wants to
guarantee worst case behavior in all cases.  This problem is not
a good fit to using recursion without there being some kind of
constraints on what the inputs will be.

> Even if in Big Oh sense they are the same, it does look like
> Malcolm's variant is decisively faster in practice.

I've done some tests with Malcolm's code.  Some observations:

It uses more memory than it needs to.

It's anisotropic, which is to say it behaves differently with
respect to changes in width than it does to changes in height.

It doesn't scale well.  In particular worst case performance
scaling is worse than O(N) (as determined experimentally, not
theoretically).

The code is much longer than is needed just to do an area fill.
A small fraction of that is simply layout style, but mostly it's
that the code is more complicated than it needs to be.

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filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-16 05:11 +0100
  Re: filling area by color atack safety Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-03-16 11:33 +0000
    Re: filling area by color atack safety Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2024-03-16 13:55 +0000
      Re: filling area by color atack safety bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-03-16 14:41 +0000
        Re: filling area by color atack safety Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2024-03-17 10:42 +0000
        Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-18 03:00 -0700
          Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-18 14:23 +0200
            Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-18 14:13 -0700
            Re: filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-19 16:05 +0100
              Re: filling area by color atack safety bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-03-19 17:16 +0000
                Re: filling area by color atack safety bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-03-19 17:33 +0000
                Re: filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-19 23:07 +0100
                Re: filling area by color atack safety David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-03-20 09:29 +0100
        Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-18 03:04 -0700
      Re: filling area by color atack safety Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-03-16 14:45 +0000
        Re: filling area by color atack safety scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2024-03-16 18:21 +0000
          Re: filling area by color atack safety Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-03-16 20:02 +0000
            Re: filling area by color atack safety "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2024-03-16 13:29 -0700
              Re: filling area by color atack safety "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2024-03-17 13:19 -0700
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-18 14:40 +0200
            Re: filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-19 23:23 +0100
          Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-17 15:32 +0200
        Re: filling area by color atack safety Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2024-03-17 11:25 +0000
          Re: filling area by color atack safety Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-03-17 12:37 +0000
            Re: filling area by color atack safety Kaz Kylheku <433-929-6894@kylheku.com> - 2024-03-17 17:11 +0000
            Re: filling area by color atack safety Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2024-03-23 00:21 +0000
            Re: filling area by color atack safety scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2024-03-23 14:43 +0000
              Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-23 11:48 -0700
                Re: filling area by color atack safety scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2024-03-24 20:48 +0000
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-28 22:51 -0700
    Re: filling area by color atack safety David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-03-16 15:40 +0100
      Re: filling area by color atack safety Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-03-16 15:09 +0000
        Re: filling area by color atack safety Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-03-17 14:56 +0000
          Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-17 17:42 +0200
          Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-17 18:25 +0200
            Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-17 19:39 +0200
              Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-18 11:36 -0700
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-03-18 18:51 +0000
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-18 23:10 -0700
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-03-19 12:06 +0000
            Re: filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-20 00:03 +0100
              Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-20 01:17 +0200
                Re: filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-20 00:30 +0100
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-20 12:06 +0200
                Re: filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-20 13:44 +0100
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-20 15:44 +0200
                Re: filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-20 15:17 +0100
          Re: filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-20 02:15 +0100
        Re: filling area by color atack safety David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-03-17 17:45 +0100
          Re: filling area by color atack safety Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-03-17 18:28 +0000
            Re: filling area by color atack safety David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-03-18 07:58 +0100
              Re: filling area by color atack safety Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-03-18 09:26 +0000
                Re: filling area by color atack safety David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-03-18 17:28 +0100
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-03-18 17:25 +0000
                Re: filling area by color atack safety scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2024-03-18 17:42 +0000
                Re: filling area by color atack safety bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-03-18 18:50 +0000
                Re: filling area by color atack safety David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-03-19 11:41 +0100
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Richard Harnden <richard.nospam@gmail.invalid> - 2024-03-19 12:19 +0000
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-03-18 11:10 -0700
                Keith-world (Was: filling area by color atack safety) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2024-03-18 22:42 +0000
                Re: filling area by color atack safety David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-03-19 12:31 +0100
                Re: filling area by color atack safety "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2024-03-18 16:18 -0700
                Re: filling area by color atack safety David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-03-19 11:32 +0100
      Re: filling area by color atack safety scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2024-03-16 18:25 +0000
        Re: filling area by color atack safety Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2024-03-17 10:31 +0000
          Re: filling area by color atack safety Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-03-17 12:28 +0000
            Re: filling area by color atack safety bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-03-17 12:49 +0000
          Re: filling area by color atack safety David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-03-17 17:59 +0100
      Re: filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-19 23:52 +0100
        Re: filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-20 01:36 +0100
    Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-17 14:46 +0200
      Re: filling area by color atack safety bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-03-17 12:54 +0000
        Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-17 15:15 +0200
          Re: filling area by color atack safety bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-03-17 13:23 +0000
            Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-17 15:37 +0200
              Re: filling area by color atack safety David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-03-17 18:05 +0100
            Re: filling area by color atack safety Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2024-03-17 14:10 +0000
              Re: filling area by color atack safety Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2024-03-17 16:58 +0000
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2024-03-17 22:14 +0000
                Re: filling area by color atack safety bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-03-17 22:21 +0000
      Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-18 02:30 -0700
        Re: filling area by color atack safety Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-03-18 11:08 +0000
          Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-18 22:54 -0700
            Re: filling area by color atack safety Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-03-19 11:41 +0000
              Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-19 21:19 -0700
      Re: filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-20 01:13 +0100
        Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-20 10:41 +0200
          Re: filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-20 15:20 +0100
    Re: filling area by color atack safety Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2024-03-17 14:27 +0000
      Re: filling area by color atack safety bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-03-17 15:13 +0000
      Re: filling area by color atack safety Peter 'Shaggy' Haywood <phaywood@alphalink.com.au> - 2024-03-19 10:57 +1100
        Re: filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-20 01:26 +0100
  Re: filling area by color atack safety bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-03-16 19:13 +0000
    Re: filling area by color atack safety bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-03-16 20:23 +0000
      Re: filling area by color atack safety Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-03-16 20:29 +0000
    Re: filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-20 01:48 +0100
      Re: filling area by color atack safety Peter 'Shaggy' Haywood <phaywood@alphalink.com.au> - 2024-03-22 13:04 +1100
        Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-22 17:55 +0300
          Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-22 18:31 +0300
        Re: filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-23 11:06 +0100
  Re: filling area by color atack safety Peter 'Shaggy' Haywood <phaywood@alphalink.com.au> - 2024-03-17 18:03 +1100
  Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-18 13:09 -0700
    Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-18 22:42 -0700
      Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-19 13:18 +0200
        Re: filling area by color atack safety Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-03-19 11:57 +0000
          Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-19 15:49 +0200
            Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-19 21:43 -0700
              Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-20 10:56 +0200
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-20 06:51 -0700
          Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-19 19:18 +0200
            Re: filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-20 09:27 +0100
              Re: filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-20 09:39 +0100
              Re: filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-20 09:51 +0100
            Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-20 07:27 -0700
              Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-24 20:27 +0300
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-24 13:26 -0700
                Re: filling area by color atack safety "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2024-03-24 14:26 -0700
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-25 01:28 +0300
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-26 17:52 +0200
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-30 00:54 -0700
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-30 21:26 +0300
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-28 23:04 -0700
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-29 15:21 +0200
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-29 23:58 -0700
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-30 21:15 +0300
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-31 10:54 +0200
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-30 11:59 -0700
            Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-20 10:26 -0700
              Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-21 15:36 +0200
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-21 09:47 -0700
        Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-19 21:40 -0700
          Re: filling area by color atack safety "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2024-03-19 21:43 -0700
            Re: filling area by color atack safety "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2024-03-19 21:48 -0700
          Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-20 11:54 +0200
            Re: filling area by color atack safety Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2024-03-20 10:23 +0000
              Re: filling area by color atack safety Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-03-20 12:06 +0000
              Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-20 07:52 -0700
            Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-20 10:01 -0700
              Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-24 19:33 +0300
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-24 10:24 -0700
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-25 01:04 +0300
                Re: filling area by color atack safety - worst memory size Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-04-05 17:30 +0300

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