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Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!!

From 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!!
Date 2011-11-25 17:40 -0800
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On Saturday, November 26, 2011 7:31:46 AM UTC+8, Lew Pitcher wrote:
> On Nov 24, 8:08 am, "io_x" <a...@b.c.invalid> wrote:
> > "88888 Dihedral" <dihedr...@googlemail.com> ha scritto nel messaggionews:24357587.77.1321816326271.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@prnv30...
> >
> > > PROBLEM 1: COMPUTE THE EULER'S NUMBER UP TO 30 DIGITS AFTER 1.
> > > THE DIGIT REQUIRED SHOULD BE PARAMETER BY THE CALLER!
> >
> > yes but i'm a little ot because it is C++...
> 
> So, let's try something /on-topic/, then, shall we?
> 
> /*
> ** This program was inspired by the article "The Impossible Dream:
> ** Computing e to 116,000 places with a Personal Computer" by
> ** Stephen Wozniak, published in Byte Magazine Vol 6, Issue 6
> ** (June 1981, pp392).
> **
> ** Essentially, the following program implements a partial expansion
> ** of the equation: e = 1 + (1/1!) + (1/2!) + (1/3!) + ... + (1/n!)
> ** by inverting the equation, such that it reads...
> ** e = (((((...(((((1/n) + 1) / (n-1)) + 1) ... / 3) + 1) / 2) + 1) /
> 1) + 1
> **
> ** I originally wrote this program in Z80 Assembler code, to run under
> ** CP/M (Dec 1986), and subsequently have recoded the program in
> ** 370 Assembler to run under MVS and VSE, and C to run under MSDOS
> ** and Linux
> **
> ** Lew Pitcher, 1999
> */
> #include <stdio.h>
> 
> #define	I	1		/* number of bytes in integer portion	*/
> #define	X	2078		/* number of bytes in fraction portion	*/
> #define	N	1776		/* number of divide iterations		*/
> #define	P	5000		/* number of multiply iterations	*/
> 
> char e[I+X];			/* holds fixed point binary value of e	*/
> 
> int main(void)
> {
> 	void divide(char *, unsigned, unsigned),
> 	     multiply(char *, unsigned, unsigned);
> 
> 	unsigned n,		/* divisor for calculation loop		*/
> 		 p;		/* precision for print loop		*/
> 
> 	e[0] = 1;		/* start the series at 1.anything	*/
> 	for (n = N; n > 0; --n)
> 	{
> 		divide(e,n,I+X);
> 		e[0] += 1;
> 	}
> 
> 	fputs(" e == ",stdout); fputc(e[0]+'0',stdout); fputc('.',stdout);
> 	for (p = 0; p < P; ++p)
> 	{
> 		e[0] = 0;
> 		multiply(e,10,I+X);
> 		fputc(e[0]+'0',stdout);
> 		if (p%5 == 4)
> 			if (p%50 == 49)
> 				fputs("\n\t",stdout);
> 			else
> 				fputc(' ',stdout);
> 	}
> 	fputc('\n',stdout);
> 
> 	return 0;
> }
> 
> void divide(char *dvd, unsigned dvr, unsigned prc)
> {
> 	char *Wk_q;
> 	unsigned bit, rmdr;
> 
> 	rmdr = 0;
> 	for (Wk_q = dvd; Wk_q < dvd+prc; ++Wk_q)
> 	{
> 		for(bit = 0; bit < 8; ++bit)
> 		{
> 			rmdr *= 2;
> 			if (*Wk_q & 0200) rmdr += 1;
> 			*Wk_q <<= 1;
> 			if (rmdr >= dvr)
> 			{
> 				*Wk_q += 1;
> 				rmdr -= dvr;
> 			}
> 		}
> 	}
> }
> 

A division of a long integer with a known length of bytes by an integer of 8 to 1bits  in a digit by digit  division which that every digit is at least 8 bits  is still missing. 

This is trivial in C, but I'll see if we have  to start a c programming race here.

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OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2011-11-20 11:12 -0800
  Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-11-21 08:18 +1300
  Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! Vincenzo Mercuri <vincenzo.mercuri@yahoo.it> - 2011-11-20 20:22 +0100
    Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2011-11-20 11:23 -0800
      Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-11-20 15:03 -0500
        Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2011-11-20 20:06 +0000
        Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2011-11-20 12:13 -0800
          Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-11-21 09:16 +1300
          Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-11-20 15:37 -0500
  Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2011-11-20 14:15 -0700
  Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! Lew Pitcher <lpitcher@teksavvy.com> - 2011-11-20 13:45 -0800
    Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2011-11-21 00:44 -0800
      Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-11-21 12:44 +0200
      Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! Lew Pitcher <lpitcher@teksavvy.com> - 2011-11-21 10:41 -0800
    Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2011-11-21 00:53 -0800
      Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! "io_x" <a@b.c.invalid> - 2011-11-24 19:08 +0100
  Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! Martin Ambuhl <mambuhl@earthlink.net> - 2011-11-20 17:32 -0500
    Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-11-20 14:55 -0800
      Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2011-11-20 16:54 -0800
        Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-11-20 19:35 -0800
          Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2011-11-22 00:39 -0800
            Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-11-22 13:18 -0800
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  Re: Euler's constant jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2011-11-21 12:45 +0100
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      Re: Euler's constant "io_x" <a@b.c.invalid> - 2011-11-24 19:08 +0100
        Re: Euler's constant Markus Wichmann <nullplan@gmx.net> - 2011-11-24 20:31 +0100
          Re: Euler's constant "io_x" <a@b.c.invalid> - 2011-11-27 11:24 +0100
            Re: Euler's constant Markus Wichmann <nullplan@gmx.net> - 2011-11-27 12:09 +0100
          Re: Euler's constant "io_x" <a@b.c.invalid> - 2011-11-27 13:33 +0100
    Re: Euler's constant Lew Pitcher <lpitcher@teksavvy.com> - 2011-11-21 10:44 -0800
      Re: Euler's constant Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2011-11-21 22:53 +0000
        Re: Euler's constant Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2011-11-21 23:51 +0000
          Re: Euler's constant 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2011-11-22 04:17 -0800
          Re: Euler's constant 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2011-12-27 17:50 -0800
            Re: Euler's constant Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2011-12-28 03:09 +0000
              Re: Euler's constant 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2011-12-28 02:52 -0800
                Re: Euler's constant Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-12-28 18:17 +0000
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      Re: Euler's constant 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2011-11-21 15:07 -0800
        Re: Euler's constant "io_x" <a@b.c.invalid> - 2011-11-24 19:08 +0100
  Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2011-11-21 04:00 -0800
    Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! Kleuskes & Moos <kleuske@somewhere.else.net> - 2011-11-21 12:37 +0000
      Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2011-11-21 04:45 -0800
        Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! Kleuskes & Moos <kleuske@somewhere.else.net> - 2011-11-21 13:35 +0000
      Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-11-22 00:01 +0200
        Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! Kleuskes & Moos <kleuske@somewhere.else.net> - 2011-11-22 11:53 +0000
          Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-11-22 13:21 -0800
            Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! Kleuske <kleuske@nowhere.net> - 2011-11-24 14:50 +0000
  Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! "io_x" <a@b.c.invalid> - 2011-11-24 14:08 +0100
    Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! "io_x" <a@b.c.invalid> - 2011-11-24 18:02 +0100
    Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! Lew Pitcher <lpitcher@teksavvy.com> - 2011-11-25 15:31 -0800
      Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2011-11-25 17:40 -0800
        Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! Lew Pitcher <lpitcher@teksavvy.com> - 2011-11-25 22:03 -0800
          Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2011-11-25 22:43 -0800
            Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! Joe Wright <joewwright@comcast.net> - 2011-11-26 02:13 -0500
              Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2011-11-26 19:40 -0800
                Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2011-11-27 15:35 -0800
            Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-11-26 20:22 +1300
            Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! Lew Pitcher <lpitcher@teksavvy.com> - 2011-11-26 10:55 -0500
            Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-11-28 08:32 +0000
      Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! superpollo <superpollo@tznvy.pbz> - 2011-11-26 12:11 +0100
        Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! Lew Pitcher <lpitcher@teksavvy.com> - 2011-11-26 10:37 -0500
          Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! superpollo <superpollo@tznvy.pbz> - 2011-11-26 21:48 +0100
          Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-11-28 01:56 -0800
            Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! Lew Pitcher <lpitcher@teksavvy.com> - 2011-11-28 13:34 -0500
              Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-11-28 13:45 -0500
                Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! Lew Pitcher <lpitcher@teksavvy.com> - 2011-11-28 13:50 -0500
                Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-11-28 14:32 -0500
                Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! Kleuske <kleuske@nowhere.net> - 2011-11-28 21:16 +0000
              Re: OK. LETS START REAL PROGRAMMING IN C FOR PROBLEMS!!! Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-11-28 14:59 -0800

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