Elemetary Cellular Automaton Rule 102

Author: Karkanis Rafail

e-mail: [email protected]

Implementation:

Programming Language: ISO/IEC 9899:1990 (C90)

Prints in the terminal the evolution of an Elementary Cellular Automaton with rule 102. The hashtag symbol (#) is used for ALIVE cells and the dash symbol (-) for DEAD cells.

Number of cells, steps, and the initial state can be given by user from the terminal. See examples below.

Default settings:

• Cells: 30
• Steps: 30
• Initial State: Only middle cell ALIVE

Compile/Run Code via terminal

Windows (cl compiler needed):

cls && cl /W4 main.c core.c settings.c eca.c display.c && main {# of cells} {# of evolution steps} {initial state input number in decimal form}

Example (default settings):

cls && cl /W4 main.c core.c settings.c eca.c display.c && main

Linux (gcc compiler needed):

clear && gcc -Wall -ansi main.c core.c settings.c eca.c display.c -o main.out && ./main.out {# of cells} {# of evolution steps} {initial state input number in decimal form}

Example (10 cells, 20 steps, 20 input):

clear && gcc -Wall -ansi main.c core.c settings.c eca.c display.c -o main.out && ./main.out 10 20 20

Linux (cc compiler needed):

clear && cc -Wall -ansi main.c core.c settings.c eca.c display.c -o main.out && ./main.out {# of cells} {# of evolution steps} {initial state input number in decimal form}

Example (20 cells, 20 steps, default initial state: only middle alive):

clear && cc -Wall -ansi main.c core.c settings.c eca.c display.c -o main.out && ./main.out 20 20