donut.c/README.md

Description

Prints a spinning ASCII torus (mathematical name for a doughnut-shaped object) on the terminal. Original post by Andy Sloane can be found here.

How to run

• Clone or download and extract the repository
• Open a terminal inside the project directory
• Follow the steps for your Operating System

For Windows

Prerequisites for Windows 10 or Windows 11

• Install a compiler like GCC or Clang for the C version
• Install Python for the Python version

How to run the Python version

• Type python main.py in the shell to run the Python version

How to compile the C version

• Type gcc -o main.exe main.c -lm in the shell to compile using GCC
• Type clang -o main.exe main.c -lm in the shell to compile using Clang

How to run the C version

• Run .\main.exe in the shell to run the program

For Linux

Prerequisites for Debian based distros

• sudo apt install make to install Make
• make deb to install the required compilers

Prerequisites for Arch based distros

• sudo pacman -S make to install Make
• make arch to install the required compilers

How to run the programs

• make c to run the C version
• make py to run the Python version

How to clean up the executable

• make clean to clean after execution

Updates

• Added support for dynamic resolution based on current terminal size
• Added Windows support

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