test-me: text compression
this program compresses text files using the huffman algorithm. please tell me what you think of it, and any critisism or compliments too.
a couple of things to note:
to run: huff-enc < file_to_compress
this outputs out.ygc, the compressed file, and out.ygt, the lookup table.
then run: huff-dec
this inputs out.ygc and out.ygt and outputs out.ygf, the newly uncompressed file. note: be sure that all 3 output files are deleted before encoding a new file.
because of the size restrictions of this board i haven't included executables with these programs. if you want the executables, see below
huff3.cpp is included into each of the other files. eventually i will link it like a normal program. to compile, just compile huff-enc and huff-dec seperately. remember to keep the huff3.cpp file in the same directory.
don't forget to tell me what you think :D (if you see bugs, report that too.)
anyone who wants the binaries as well (windows 98 se) can download here:
http://www.flashdaddee.com/forums/sh...&threadid=1990
i've tested it on gcc 2.95.3 on redhat 7.2 linux (successfully), the borland free command line compiler under windows 98 se (successfully), and dev c++ 4 (successfully). borland gives me a fair share of warnings about unsigned to signed conversions, but that's not important.