shell/ext-py/bitarray-1.2.1/TODO

* compute the lexicographically next bit permutation, see
  http://www-graphics.stanford.edu/~seander/bithacks.html#NextBitPermutation

* Write special tests for really large bitarrays, for which the length
  exceeds 2**31 bits


--------------------------- RANDOM NOTES ---------------------------------

#!/bin/bash
for PY in py26 py26d py27 py32 py33
do
    export PYTHON=$HOME/$PY/bin/python
    make clean
    make test || exit 1
done

#!/bin/bash
for PY in 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 3.1 3.2 3.3
do
    PYBIN=$HOME/$PY/bin/python
    rm -rf $HOME/$PY/lib/python$PY/site-packages
    $PYBIN -V
    rm -rf build dist
    $PYBIN setup.py install >/dev/null 2>&1 || exit 1
    pushd /tmp
    $PYBIN -c "import bitarray; assert bitarray.test(repeat=1).wasSuccessful()" || \
        exit 1
    popd
done



# checking the growth pattern:
a = bitarray()
sizes = set()
for i in xrange(1000000):
    sizes.add(a.buffer_info()[4])
    a.append(0)
print sorted(sizes)


/* walk the binary tree, and display information for each node */
static void
display_binode_tree(binode *tree)
{
    int k;

    printf("id: %p child0: %14p child1: %14p symbol: %s\n",
           tree,
           tree->child[0],
           tree->child[1],
           tree->symbol ? PyString_AsString(tree->symbol) : "NULL");

    for (k = 0; k < 2; k++)
        if (tree->child[k])
            display_binode_tree(tree->child[k]);
}


# If I should ever decide to use pre-calculated tables:
static char bytereverse_trans[256] = {
    0x00, 0x80, 0x40, 0xc0, 0x20, 0xa0, 0x60, 0xe0,
    0x10, 0x90, 0x50, 0xd0, 0x30, 0xb0, 0x70, 0xf0,
    0x08, 0x88, 0x48, 0xc8, 0x28, 0xa8, 0x68, 0xe8,
    0x18, 0x98, 0x58, 0xd8, 0x38, 0xb8, 0x78, 0xf8,
    0x04, 0x84, 0x44, 0xc4, 0x24, 0xa4, 0x64, 0xe4,
    0x14, 0x94, 0x54, 0xd4, 0x34, 0xb4, 0x74, 0xf4,
    0x0c, 0x8c, 0x4c, 0xcc, 0x2c, 0xac, 0x6c, 0xec,
    0x1c, 0x9c, 0x5c, 0xdc, 0x3c, 0xbc, 0x7c, 0xfc,
    0x02, 0x82, 0x42, 0xc2, 0x22, 0xa2, 0x62, 0xe2,
    0x12, 0x92, 0x52, 0xd2, 0x32, 0xb2, 0x72, 0xf2,
    0x0a, 0x8a, 0x4a, 0xca, 0x2a, 0xaa, 0x6a, 0xea,
    0x1a, 0x9a, 0x5a, 0xda, 0x3a, 0xba, 0x7a, 0xfa,
    0x06, 0x86, 0x46, 0xc6, 0x26, 0xa6, 0x66, 0xe6,
    0x16, 0x96, 0x56, 0xd6, 0x36, 0xb6, 0x76, 0xf6,
    0x0e, 0x8e, 0x4e, 0xce, 0x2e, 0xae, 0x6e, 0xee,
    0x1e, 0x9e, 0x5e, 0xde, 0x3e, 0xbe, 0x7e, 0xfe,
    0x01, 0x81, 0x41, 0xc1, 0x21, 0xa1, 0x61, 0xe1,
    0x11, 0x91, 0x51, 0xd1, 0x31, 0xb1, 0x71, 0xf1,
    0x09, 0x89, 0x49, 0xc9, 0x29, 0xa9, 0x69, 0xe9,
    0x19, 0x99, 0x59, 0xd9, 0x39, 0xb9, 0x79, 0xf9,
    0x05, 0x85, 0x45, 0xc5, 0x25, 0xa5, 0x65, 0xe5,
    0x15, 0x95, 0x55, 0xd5, 0x35, 0xb5, 0x75, 0xf5,
    0x0d, 0x8d, 0x4d, 0xcd, 0x2d, 0xad, 0x6d, 0xed,
    0x1d, 0x9d, 0x5d, 0xdd, 0x3d, 0xbd, 0x7d, 0xfd,
    0x03, 0x83, 0x43, 0xc3, 0x23, 0xa3, 0x63, 0xe3,
    0x13, 0x93, 0x53, 0xd3, 0x33, 0xb3, 0x73, 0xf3,
    0x0b, 0x8b, 0x4b, 0xcb, 0x2b, 0xab, 0x6b, 0xeb,
    0x1b, 0x9b, 0x5b, 0xdb, 0x3b, 0xbb, 0x7b, 0xfb,
    0x07, 0x87, 0x47, 0xc7, 0x27, 0xa7, 0x67, 0xe7,
    0x17, 0x97, 0x57, 0xd7, 0x37, 0xb7, 0x77, 0xf7,
    0x0f, 0x8f, 0x4f, 0xcf, 0x2f, 0xaf, 0x6f, 0xef,
    0x1f, 0x9f, 0x5f, 0xdf, 0x3f, 0xbf, 0x7f, 0xff,
};