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ian · Feb 22nd, 2005, 8:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ooble

Run your application through it before you go in then.

We create the programs on-the-spot. :eek:

Quote:

Originally Posted by tempest

Last time i entered one of those types of competitions they simply allowed us to keep submitting programs one t at a time, wipe the disk and then put a new one on there. I'm sure the competition is more interested in your ability to program the programs than the ability to put 6 of them on a single disk... don't worry about it too much man.

Thanks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Berto

complain that in this day and age you should be able to use cdrw's?

ian · Feb 22nd, 2005, 8:44 PM

Okay, I have another question. If I want a array of strings, in other words, I'd need to have a char 2D array, right?

I need an array of 6 values, each value with 3 characters, so would it be

1) char someStrings[3][6];

or

2) char someStrings[6][3];

.

I know Java uses almost the same syntax, but I'm not getting the results I want in a test program I'm currently doing (I found out it was related to the array). Also, I apologise if there's another thread here that mentions this already, thanks for the help. :o

Ooble · Feb 23rd, 2005, 11:47 AM

It's the second one.

kurifu · Feb 23rd, 2005, 12:45 PM

As a first line of defence though you may want to consider making these changes in your source code (if and when that is applicable)..

1) Optimize for file size... usually /Os compiler argument, this will make your file output considerably smaller in most cases, some compilers default for /O2 which is a speed optimization which does not care about output file size (though there is an ever ongoing debate that smaller files mean faster execution anyway)...

2) Make sure you are stripping all of your debug code out. In linux you run strip to remove debug information from your output files, in Windows you tell your compiler not to generate debug information, this means line numbers, stack information, and so forth...

3) Dynamically link as many libraries as you possibly can! Some compilers give you the option to dynamically or statiscally link runtime libraries, Borland for instance gives you this ability, while statically linking libraries I find is more convenient it does greatly enlarge the file size...

4) Do not use RTTI, RTTI causes your files to become CONSIDERABLY larger...

5) Use generics instead of templates, templats cause code and compile explosions, while most optimizers may be able to work around the results of code explosion I can promise they will likely not be very effective at it...

Feb 22nd, 2005, 8:44 PM	#12
ian Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	Question: Sub-Arrays. Okay, I have another question. If I want a array of strings, in other words, I'd need to have a char 2D array, right? I need an array of 6 values, each value with 3 characters, so would it be 1) char someStrings[3][6]; or 2) char someStrings[6][3]; . I know Java uses almost the same syntax, but I'm not getting the results I want in a test program I'm currently doing (I found out it was related to the array). Also, I apologise if there's another thread here that mentions this already, thanks for the help. :o

Feb 23rd, 2005, 11:47 AM	#13
Ooble I eat cake for breakfast. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In my box. Posts: 4,434 Rep Power: 9	It's the second one. __________________ Me :: You :: Them

Feb 23rd, 2005, 12:45 PM	#14
kurifu Expert Programmer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada) Posts: 784 Rep Power: 5	As a first line of defence though you may want to consider making these changes in your source code (if and when that is applicable).. 1) Optimize for file size... usually /Os compiler argument, this will make your file output considerably smaller in most cases, some compilers default for /O2 which is a speed optimization which does not care about output file size (though there is an ever ongoing debate that smaller files mean faster execution anyway)... 2) Make sure you are stripping all of your debug code out. In linux you run strip to remove debug information from your output files, in Windows you tell your compiler not to generate debug information, this means line numbers, stack information, and so forth... 3) Dynamically link as many libraries as you possibly can! Some compilers give you the option to dynamically or statiscally link runtime libraries, Borland for instance gives you this ability, while statically linking libraries I find is more convenient it does greatly enlarge the file size... 4) Do not use RTTI, RTTI causes your files to become CONSIDERABLY larger... 5) Use generics instead of templates, templats cause code and compile explosions, while most optimizers may be able to work around the results of code explosion I can promise they will likely not be very effective at it... __________________ Clifford Matthew Roche <geek@cliffordroche.com> Web Hosting: http://www.crd-hosting.com Consulting: http://www.crdev-consulting.com

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