OpenEuphoria

Re: Contest Update

• Posted by "Juergen Luethje" <j.lue at gmx.de> Nov 08, 2004
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Derek Parnell wrote:

> Derek Parnell wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
>> Okay, seeing the 'trap' has been sprung, I'll clarify the rules. Happy?
>
> Done. The rules page is now clearer (I hope) on this point.
>
> By the way, on another similar issue. The specs say that the output
> should list all the token-length frequences up to the largest one
> found in the file. So what should be output if you get a zero-count
> for a length less than the largest one?

Strictly speaking: Zero.
Zero is not nothing. Zero is a count as valid as any other count.

> Some people have displayed
> a zero count and others have omitted the line altogether. I've been
> lenient and allowed both interpretations.
>
>   http://www.users.bigpond.com/ddparnell/contest1/rules.htm

Less strictly speaking: I think this is appropriate. 

Regards,
   Juergen