fsaparse(3) UNIX System V (Sat Mar 23 22:01:32 1991) fsaparse(3)
NAME
fsaparse - parse a word-acceptor automaton file
SYNOPSIS
#include "wa.h"
fsafparse(fp, fsa)
FILE *fp;
Fsa *fsa;
DESCRIPTION
fsafparse parses a word-acceptor automaton file in the
format described by DEAGL ("Data Exchange for Automata and
Groups Language") (but see the BUGS section below). fp
should be a pointer to an open file containing the
automaton. fsa should be a pointer to an Fsa struture as
defined in "fsa.h". Upon return, the automaton will have
been written into this structure.
RETURN VALUES
On success, fsafparse() returns 1. On failure, it returns
0.
SEE ALSO
getwordlist(3), getmatlist(3), fgetmatlist(3),
getmatlist(1), automata(1)
BUGS
fsafparse is meant specifically for use with getwordlist(3)
and getmatlist(3). It does not recognize the full language
described by DEAGL. It only recognizes that part of it
which was present in the word-acceptor files that I was
working with when I wrote it. I think this may be
sufficient for all word-acceptor automata, but I am not sure
of this. Please let me know if you find word-acceptor files
for which this doesn't work.
AUTHOR
Mark Phillips email: mbp@geom.umn.edu
The Geometry Center phone: (612) 626-8327
1300 South Second Street fax: (612) 626-7131
Minneapolis, MN 55454
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