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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ SUDOKU SOLVER - README
I'm not a fervent sudoku solver but I always wanted to try implementing
a program to solve the puzzles faster than I can. This is my first attempt.
- This program uses the Qt 4.x library for its user interface, you will need
+ This program uses Qt 5 for its user interface, you will need
to have it installed to build or run the program.
BUILDING INSTRUCTIONS
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ BUILDING INSTRUCTIONS
autoreconf -i
mkdir build
cd build
- ../configure
+ ../configure --with-qt-includes=/usr/include/qt
make
- The binary will be called 'sudokusolver' and be located in the 'src' directory.
+ The binary is called 'sudoku' and will be located in the 'src' directory.
You can run it from within the build directory:
- src/sudokusolver
+ src/sudoku
USAGE
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ USAGE
SAVE GAME FILE FORMAT
The file format is extremely simple: the files can be opened and edited
- with a text editor. Note that unsolved positions are saved too
+ with a text editor. Unsolved positions are saved as well
and are indicated by zeroes.
Example:
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ SAVE GAME FILE FORMAT
While the file format is optimized for readability, the program will
actually ignore extra whitespace while loading a file. This allows you to
- load games from a simple file with a sequence if 81 numbers.
+ load games from a simple file with a sequence of 81 numbers.
ALGORITHM
@@ -87,17 +87,19 @@ ALGORITHM
two sets of sudoko constraints: the sudoku elimination rules,
where every number from 1 to 9 can only appear once in every row, column and subgrid,
and the sudoko inclusion rules, where every number has to appear exactly once
- in every row, column and subgrid,
+ in every row, column and subgrid.
The search solver will apply constraints until there are no cells left with a unique solution.
- From there, it will pick a random unsolved cell and fill it with one of the remaining possibilities.
- From there it recurses into the next iteration.
+ From there, it will pick a random unsolved cell, fill it with one of the remaining possibilities
+ and recurse into the next iteration.
COPYRIGHT
This sudoku solver was written by Stijn "Ingar" Buys and is available under
the terms and conditions of the GNU Public License, version 3 or higher.
- Copyright (c) 2012-2013
+ Copyright (c) 2012-2016
ingar@osirion.org
+
http://ingar.satgnu.net
+