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<h2>2000/dlowe - Worst abuse of the rules</h2>
<h3>A dc-style calculator that uses embedded Perl</h3>
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<li>Name: <a href="../../authors.html#J_David_Lowe">J. David Lowe</a><br>
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<h2 id="to-build">To build:</h2>
<pre><code> make</code></pre>
<p>The following bit of perl may help determine the values you need:</p>
<pre><code> perl -MConfig -e 'print "$Config{archlibexp}/CORE\n"'</code></pre>
<p>… just in case the Makefile does not figure this out for you.</p>
<h3 id="bugs-and-misfeatures">Bugs and (Mis)features:</h3>
<p>The current status of this entry is:</p>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>STATUS: known bug - please help us fix</strong><br>
<strong>STATUS: INABIAF - please DO NOT fix</strong></p>
</blockquote>
<p>For more detailed information see <a href="../../bugs.html#2000_dlowe">2000/dlowe in bugs.html</a>.</p>
<h2 id="to-use">To use:</h2>
<pre><code> ./dlowe [file ...]</code></pre>
<h2 id="try">Try:</h2>
<pre><code> ./try.sh</code></pre>
<h2 id="judges-remarks">Judges’ remarks:</h2>
<p>When this entry was submitted the rules of the IOCCC did not prohibit
the use of embedded language interpreters. The judges considered
disqualifying this entry because of the use of perl, but on the other
hand it qualifies as the Worst Abuse of the Rules. As a previous author,
<a href="../../authors.html#J_David_Lowe">David Lowe</a> continues to inflict the highest
quality “<code>poot</code>” on the Judges.</p>
<p>The program also contains an undocumented command for Chad and Chongo (Landon).
The judges’ remarks contain a clue to the hidden command :-).</p>
<ul>
<li>The IOCCC uses an anonymous judging process which keeps the identity
of the submitters hidden until all winning entries have been selected.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="authors-remarks">Author’s remarks:</h2>
<h3 id="usage">Usage</h3>
<pre><code> ./dlowe [file ...]</code></pre>
<h3 id="synopsis">Synopsis</h3>
<p>This is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_Polish_notation">Reverse Polish
calculator</a>, loosely
based on the <code>dc(1)</code> unix calculator.</p>
<h1 id="syntax">Syntax</h1>
<p>This program understands the following <code>dc(1)</code> commands:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>p</code>
<ul>
<li>prints the top stack value without altering the stack.</li>
</ul></li>
<li><code>P</code>
<ul>
<li>prints the top stack value, removing it from the stack, and
doesn’t print a trailing newline.</li>
</ul></li>
<li><code>f</code>
<ul>
<li>prints the contents of the stack, one number per line,
without modifying it.</li>
</ul></li>
<li><code>c</code>
<ul>
<li>clears the stack.</li>
</ul></li>
<li><code>d</code>
<ul>
<li>pushes a copy of the top stack value onto the stack.</li>
</ul></li>
<li><code>r</code>
<ul>
<li>reverses the order of the top two stack values.</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
<p>And the following arithmetic operators are supported:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>+</code>
<ul>
<li>Pops 2 values and pushes their sum.</li>
</ul></li>
<li><code>-</code>
<ul>
<li>Pops 2 values and pushes the result of subtracting the first
from the second.</li>
</ul></li>
<li><code>*</code>
<ul>
<li>Pops 2 values and pushes their product.</li>
</ul></li>
<li><code>/</code>
<ul>
<li>Pops 2 values and pushes the result of dividing the second
by the first.</li>
</ul></li>
<li><code>^</code>
<ul>
<li>Pops 2 values and pushes the result of raising the second
to the power of the first.</li>
</ul></li>
<li><code>%</code>
<ul>
<li>Pops 2 values and pushes the remainder of the division that
<code>/</code> would do.</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
<p>The precision and range are double, like it or not, except that the
modulus operator actually returns <code>(p1 - (p2 * (p1 / p2)))</code>, but with
the innermost division calculated at integer precision. This is
usually what you expect (e.g. <code>echo "12 8 % p" | ./dlowe == 4</code>)</p>
<p>Commands are read from <code>stdin</code> or from a list of files named on
the command line. Unlike <code>dc(1)</code>, multiple commands on the same line
must be space separated. Commands are only executed when a newline
or EOF is encountered.</p>
<h3 id="diagnostics">Diagnostics:</h3>
<ul>
<li>“stack empty”
<ul>
<li>Not enough on the stack for the requested command</li>
</ul></li>
<li>“divide by zero”
<ul>
<li>Attempt to divide by zero</li>
</ul></li>
<li>“unimplemented”
<ul>
<li>Invalid input</li>
</ul></li>
<li>“Floating point exception (core dumped)” (or something to that effect)
<ul>
<li>Bug in Perl_sv_upgrade causes this in some cases when the results of an
operation are really huge (> 10^308) This bug appears to be fixed in
perl5.6.0.</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="examples">Examples:</h3>
<pre><code> $ echo '12 13 14 15 16 + + + + f' | ./dlowe
70
$ echo '12 13 14 15 16 17 + - * / p' | ./dlowe
-0.0515873015873016
$ echo '+' | ./dlowe
stack empty
$ echo '999999999999999 1 + p' | ./dlowe
1e+15
$ echo '99999999999999 1 + p' | ./dlowe
100000000000000
$ echo '12.5 9 % 10 * 15 + f' | ./dlowe
50
$ echo '7 P 6 d P P 8 p' | ./dlowe | tr 876 tpo
poot</code></pre>
<h3 id="code-concept">Code Concept:</h3>
<p>We all know that Perl and other VHLLs (very high level languages)
are particularly well-suited for (among other things) string
handling, I/O, and powerful built-in data types, and (relatively)
poorly suited for number crunching and other processor-intensive
tasks - areas where C is strongest. This program takes this
knowledge to its extreme conclusion, using each language for its
strengths. Thus, it uses Perl to read and parse input, for output,
and for the easy-to-use list primitive, and uses C for mathematical
operations. Since the rules of this contest state that the program
must be generated by an ANSI C compiler, of course, the outer Perl
layer is wrapped with a thin layer of C.</p>
<p>In case that wasn’t clear, in a nutshell: this program is C, calling
embedded Perl (contained in a C string), which in turn calls back to
C, which performs math on Perl data types and calls Perl functions for
error reporting.</p>
<h3 id="requirements">Requirements:</h3>
<p>Unfortunately, Perl is an evolving beast - that includes the
embedding API and the XS API. The code was developed under
<code>Perl 5.005_03</code>, successfully tested against <code>Perl 5.6.0</code>, <code>Perl 5.005_02</code>
and <code>Perl 5.004_04</code>, and according to the version delta documentation,
should work as-is with <code>Perl 5.002</code> and later (which has been around
since February 1996). To clarify - it’s not the Perl code itself
that may be non-portable, it’s the C code for embedding Perl and for
calling C from Perl.</p>
<p>It is also important that Perl be installed cleanly and correctly.
You may have problems linking if, for example, you have multiple
overlapping versions of Perl installed (which might not be a problem
for scripts, but causes problems with embedding the interpreter).
More commonly, you may get non-fatal warnings from the linker, caused
by slight mis-configurations of Perl on your system.</p>
<p>Some compilers also complain that “third argument of <code>main()</code> is
deprecated” or something to that effect. But in Perl prior to
<code>5.6.0</code>, the header file “proto.h” actually had a prototype for <code>main()</code>, so
applications which embed Perl must use the three argument form of <code>main()</code>.</p>
<h3 id="aside-history">Aside: history…</h3>
<p>Larry Wall wrote the original Perl in 1986-87, the same two successive
years he won the IOCCC. I hope this program helps you to realize that
this was no fluke - that Perl and Obfuscation are as inseparable as,
say, camels and humps.</p>
<h3 id="obfuscated">Obfuscated?</h3>
<ul>
<li><p>Reverse Polish notation is pretty strange, in and of itself.</p></li>
<li><p>The layout of the program is three roughly symmetrical “stacks”
of code. This layout is quite sensitive in places - my C indenter
actually breaks the code by inserting spaces in certain places.</p></li>
<li><p>Anyone who has ever programmed in Perl can attest to the fact that
it is particularly well-suited to obfuscation; thus, the Perl is
obfuscated. (Here’s my favorite legal Perl from this program:
<code>_:$_=<>;</code> - but <code>$SS[$#SS]-=$SS[$#SS-1]</code> isn’t bad, either).</p></li>
<li><p>I’ve eschewed traditional branch and loop structures such as
<code>if</code> and <code>for</code>, in favor of their oft-neglected cousins, <code>goto</code>
and <code>?:</code>, in both the Perl and C code.</p></li>
<li><p>I’ve used some highly magical Perl incantations, such as symbolic
references, the <code>goto &NAME</code> syntax, <code>AUTOLOAD</code> for exception handling,
and abuse of the default scalar (<code>$_</code>).</p></li>
<li><p>I’ve also deliberately used Perl syntax that is very much unlike
C syntax: the <code>&NAME</code> rather than <code>NAME()</code> function calling syntax,
leaving off parentheses wherever possible, using <code>print()</code> instead
of <code>printf()</code>, and using the English style logic operators <code>and</code> and
<code>or</code> rather than <code>&&</code> and <code>||</code>, for example.</p></li>
<li><p>The fact that all the Perl code is in double-quotes doesn’t lend
any readability to the regular expressions and quoted strings
therein.</p></li>
<li><p>The points and ways in which C and Perl connect are <em>really</em>
obscure. They’re also incredibly poorly documented, as they’re
primarily used in machine-generated code. However, there’s a
wealth of example code on <a href="https://www.cpan.org">CPAN</a>.</p></li>
<li><p>The Perl API functions are almost all macros, so you will probably
find that preprocessor expansion will only make things worse. They
also have helpful, verbose names like <code>SvNV</code>, <code>SvIV</code>, and <code>newSVpv</code>. I
couldn’t have done better myself!</p></li>
<li><p>Figuring out how the mathematical C functions get called is a bit
tricky. Note the lack of explicit switching based on command
input.</p></li>
<li><p>Because of the “interesting” way that commands are interpreted,
all of the commands have synonyms. For example, if you find it
easier to remember, <code>=</code> is synonymous with <code>d</code>. This also makes it
possible to write (even more) obfuscated reverse Polish commands
(I figure this explanation moves the synonyms from ‘bug’ to
‘feature’!)</p></li>
<li><p>The first IOCCC entry with an “easter egg”?…</p></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="aside-on-unobfuscated-perl">Aside: on unobfuscated Perl</h3>
<p>My original intent was to write obfuscated C and crystal-clear Perl,
to highlight my bending of the rules. Unfortunately, Perl really
doesn’t lend itself to crystal-clear code…</p>
<h3 id="bending-the-rules">Bending the rules?</h3>
<p>Well, the rules never state that you can’t embed another programming
language, but on the other hand, knowing Perl probably isn’t high on
the list of qualifications for judges… Oh dear, I guess your C
beautifier won’t help too much, either ;)</p>
<p>If you don’t change the rules, it’ll be embedded Ada next year!</p>
<h3 id="auto-defend">Auto defend</h3>
<ol start="0" type="1">
<li><p>Isn’t this the obfuscated C contest? What’s this Perl <code>$#_&&$_</code>?</p></li>
<li><p>Hey, this program <em>is</em> 100% C, and does not exec an external Perl
interpreter. It simply links against the Perl language library.
The “Perl code” is just a C string constant.</p></li>
<li><p>Perl isn’t portable enough, or ubiquitous enough.</p></li>
<li><p>I’d argue that it is more portable than X. According to the Perl
folks, it runs on the following platforms: Acorn, AIX, Amiga, AS/400,
BeOS, Concurrent, Debian, DEC OSF/1, Digital UNIX, EPOC, FreeBSD,
Guardian, HP-UX, IRIX, LinuxPPC, LynxOS, MacOS, MachTen, Minix, MPE/iX,
MS-DOS, MVS, NetBSD, Netware, NextStep, OpenBSD, OpenLinux, ODT, OpenVMS,
OS/2, OS390, OSR, PowerMAX, Psion, QNX, Redhat, Reliant UNIX, RISCOS,
SCO, SGI, SINIX, Slackware, Solaris, Sun, SuSE, Tandem, Tru64, UNIX,
U/WIN, Unixware, VMS, Win31, Win32, Windows 3.1, and Windows 95/98/NT/2K.
Granted, embeddable Perl isn’t quite so portable, but still…</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Also, Perl 5 is bundled with the following OS distributions: AIX 4.3.3+,
FreeBSD 3.0+, IRIX 6.4+, every Linux distribution, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and
DEC Tru64 5.0+, again according to the Perl people.</p>
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