On 5/16/07, Dipak Gaigole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> While googling for some c puzzles/questions i found one good question.
>
> Que: Write a small C program, which while compiling takes another
> program from input terminal, and on running gives the result for the
> second program. (NOTE: The key is, think UNIX).
> Suppose, the program is 1.c
> Then, while compiling
> $ gcc -o 1 1.c
> int main()
> {
> printf("Hello World\n");
> }
> ^D
> $ ./1
> Hello World
> $
After a quick google I found it on
http://ajayfromiiit.wordpress.com/2006/07/ (search the page for input
terminal) - The question, as stated, doesn't make sense - it seems to
imply that the compilation process itself should take some input from
stdin.
The only other thing it remotely suggests is some sort of quine
(program 1,) who's output produces the source for another 'quine'
(program 2) which outputs the source for program 1, ad-infinitum.
Search for "level 2" on
http://forums.worsethanfailure.com/forums/thread/114207.aspx
--
PJH
"I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god
than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other
possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours."
-- Stephen Roberts
