MARKBDD(3)

📦 version 5.1.1, in fedora 43, fedora 44

💖 hey bestie, welcome to MARKBDD(3) 💖

okay so this is a page from the BDD functions corner of the manual (that's the <pink>BDD</pink> manual section 3, iykyk), and we're gonna talk about markBdd — she's a lil function with one job and she does it immaculately. 🎀

✨ ORIGIN ✨

so like, where does this diva even come from?? 🦋 This software belongs to the ALLIANCE CAD SYSTEM, which was developed by the ASIM team at the LIP6 laboratory of Université Pierre et Marie CURIE, in Paris, France. 🇫🇷 iconic. no cap.

🌸 NAME 🌸

markBdd — marks all nodes of a BDD. that's it. that's the whole gig. 💅

⭐ SYNOPSIS ⭐

#include "logmmm.h"
void markBdd(pBdd,value)
pNode pBdd;
short value;

yes bestie, it's giving very old-school C, we love her anyway. 🫶

🎀 PARAMETERS 🎀

  • pBdd — the BDD you wanna mark, obviously. this is the one getting the glow-up. ✨
  • value — the value you're assigning. like, what number are we stamping on her forehead. 🔥

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

okay so here's the tea ☕: markBdd() assigns value to the mark field of all the nodes used in pBdd. every single one. no node left behind. 👑

and why do we care?? because this function is used for the garbage collection. 🗑️✨ that's the whole point of the mark field, bestie — it's how the collector knows who's still relevant and who's getting swept away.

and the fun lil detail: when a node is created, its mark is set to 0 (that's the default value). so fresh nodes start at zero, and then functions like this one come along and change that. it's giving character development. 🌈

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

go read these too, they're all part of the same friend group:

😭 BUG REPORT 😭

okay so real talk for a sec:

This tool is under development at the ASIM department of the LIP6 laboratory. We need your feedback to improve documentation and tools.

so like… if something's weird, tell them!! they literally said they want the feedback. don't be shy. 🙈

👑 sign-off 👑

that's the whole page, bestie — written by the lovely people at ASIM/LIP6, and this version is dated October 1, 1997. 💀 yes it's old, but she still slays. go mark some nodes, periodt. 💅✨🌸

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