fsaparse(3gv)															     fsaparse(3gv)

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
       The Geometry Center

							     Sat Mar 23 22:01:32 1991						     fsaparse(3gv)