01-19-2003
If you want to do it the hard way, that is your choice I guess. But I'm certainly not going to code that for you. I do hope that you have read our rules about homework. I will point out that that if you use system(), you will indeed be implementing pipes and forking processes.
You seem to know most of the required system calls. The only other one you'll need is exec(). I suggest that you start with just "who | lp". Once you get that working, add in the sort.
I suggest "Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment" by Richard Stevens. I think it's the best book on the subject that was ever written.
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sort(3pm) Perl Programmers Reference Guide sort(3pm)
NAME
sort - perl pragma to control sort() behaviour
SYNOPSIS
use sort 'stable'; # guarantee stability
use sort '_quicksort'; # use a quicksort algorithm
use sort '_mergesort'; # use a mergesort algorithm
use sort 'defaults'; # revert to default behavior
no sort 'stable'; # stability not important
use sort '_qsort'; # alias for quicksort
my $current = sort::current(); # identify prevailing algorithm
DESCRIPTION
With the "sort" pragma you can control the behaviour of the builtin "sort()" function.
In Perl versions 5.6 and earlier the quicksort algorithm was used to implement "sort()", but in Perl 5.8 a mergesort algorithm was also
made available, mainly to guarantee worst case O(N log N) behaviour: the worst case of quicksort is O(N**2). In Perl 5.8 and later, quick-
sort defends against quadratic behaviour by shuffling large arrays before sorting.
A stable sort means that for records that compare equal, the original input ordering is preserved. Mergesort is stable, quicksort is not.
Stability will matter only if elements that compare equal can be distinguished in some other way. That means that simple numerical and
lexical sorts do not profit from stability, since equal elements are indistinguishable. However, with a comparison such as
{ substr($a, 0, 3) cmp substr($b, 0, 3) }
stability might matter because elements that compare equal on the first 3 characters may be distinguished based on subsequent characters.
In Perl 5.8 and later, quicksort can be stabilized, but doing so will add overhead, so it should only be done if it matters.
The best algorithm depends on many things. On average, mergesort does fewer comparisons than quicksort, so it may be better when compli-
cated comparison routines are used. Mergesort also takes advantage of pre-existing order, so it would be favored for using "sort()" to
merge several sorted arrays. On the other hand, quicksort is often faster for small arrays, and on arrays of a few distinct values,
repeated many times. You can force the choice of algorithm with this pragma, but this feels heavy-handed, so the subpragmas beginning with
a "_" may not persist beyond Perl 5.8. The default algorithm is mergesort, which will be stable even if you do not explicitly demand it.
But the stability of the default sort is a side-effect that could change in later versions. If stability is important, be sure to say so
with a
use sort 'stable';
The "no sort" pragma doesn't forbid what follows, it just leaves the choice open. Thus, after
no sort qw(_mergesort stable);
a mergesort, which happens to be stable, will be employed anyway. Note that
no sort "_quicksort";
no sort "_mergesort";
have exactly the same effect, leaving the choice of sort algorithm open.
CAVEATS
This pragma is not lexically scoped: its effect is global to the program it appears in. That means the following will probably not do what
you expect, because both pragmas take effect at compile time, before either "sort()" happens.
{ use sort "_quicksort";
print sort::current . "
";
@a = sort @b;
}
{ use sort "stable";
print sort::current . "
";
@c = sort @d;
}
# prints:
# quicksort stable
# quicksort stable
You can achieve the effect you probably wanted by using "eval()" to defer the pragmas until run time. Use the quoted argument form of
"eval()", not the BLOCK form, as in
eval { use sort "_quicksort" }; # WRONG
or the effect will still be at compile time. Reset to default options before selecting other subpragmas (in case somebody carelessly left
them on) and after sorting, as a courtesy to others.
{ eval 'use sort qw(defaults _quicksort)'; # force quicksort
eval 'no sort "stable"'; # stability not wanted
print sort::current . "
";
@a = sort @b;
eval 'use sort "defaults"'; # clean up, for others
}
{ eval 'use sort qw(defaults stable)'; # force stability
print sort::current . "
";
@c = sort @d;
eval 'use sort "defaults"'; # clean up, for others
}
# prints:
# quicksort
# stable
Scoping for this pragma may change in future versions.
perl v5.8.0 2002-06-01 sort(3pm)