#ifndef MODULE_BIT_VECTOR
#define MODULE_BIT_VECTOR
/*****************************************************************************/
/*  MODULE NAME:  BitVector.c                           MODULE TYPE:  (adt)  */
/*****************************************************************************/
/*  MODULE IMPORTS:                                                          */
/*****************************************************************************/
#include <stdlib.h>                                 /*  MODULE TYPE:  (sys)  */
#include <limits.h>                                 /*  MODULE TYPE:  (sys)  */
#include <string.h>                                 /*  MODULE TYPE:  (sys)  */
#include <ctype.h>                                  /*  MODULE TYPE:  (sys)  */
#include "ToolBox.h"                                /*  MODULE TYPE:  (dat)  */
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/*  MODULE INTERFACE:                                                        */
/*****************************************************************************/
typedef enum
{
    BV_ErrCode_Ok = 0,     /* everything went allright                       */
    BV_ErrCode_Type,       /* types word and size_t have incompatible sizes  */
    BV_ErrCode_Bits,       /* bits of word and sizeof(word) are inconsistent */
    BV_ErrCode_Word,       /* size of word is less than 16 bits              */
    BV_ErrCode_Powr,       /* number of bits of word is not a power of two   */
    BV_ErrCode_Loga,       /* error in calculation of logarithm              */
    BV_ErrCode_Lpwr,       /* number of bits of long is not a power of two   */
    BV_ErrCode_WgtL,       /* size of word is greater than size of long      */
    BV_ErrCode_Null,       /* unable to allocate memory                      */
    BV_ErrCode_Indx,       /* index out of range                             */
    BV_ErrCode_Ordr,       /* minimum > maximum index                        */
    BV_ErrCode_Size,       /* bit vector size mismatch                       */
    BV_ErrCode_Pars,       /* input string syntax error                      */
    BV_ErrCode_Ovfl,       /* numeric overflow error                         */
    BV_ErrCode_Same,       /* operands must be distinct                      */
    BV_ErrCode_Expo,       /* exponent must be positive                      */
    BV_ErrCode_Zero,       /* division by zero error                         */
    BV_ErrCode_Oops        /* unexpected error (contact author)              */
}
           BV_ErrCode;
typedef
wordptr   *bv_listptr;
/* ===> MISCELLANEOUS BASIC FUNCTIONS: <=== */
charptr    BitVector_Error      (BV_ErrCode error); /* map errcode to string */
BV_ErrCode BitVector_Boot       (void);             /* 0 = ok, 1..17 = error */
N_word     BitVector_Size       (N_int bits); /* bit vec. size (# of words)  */
N_word     BitVector_Mask       (N_int bits); /* bit vec. mask (unused bits) */
/* ===> CLASS METHODS: <=== */
charptr    BitVector_Version    (void);             /* return version string */
N_int      BitVector_Word_Bits  (void);  /* return # of bits in machine word */
N_int      BitVector_Long_Bits  (void); /* return # of bits in unsigned long */
/* ===> CONSTRUCTOR METHODS: <=== */
wordptr    BitVector_Create     (N_int bits, boolean clear);       /* malloc */
bv_listptr BitVector_Create_List(N_int bits, boolean clear, N_int count);
wordptr    BitVector_Resize     (wordptr oldaddr, N_int bits);    /* realloc */
wordptr    BitVector_Shadow     (wordptr addr);  /* make same size but empty */
wordptr    BitVector_Clone      (wordptr addr);      /* make exact duplicate */
wordptr    BitVector_Concat     (wordptr X, wordptr Y);   /* return concat'd */
/* ===> DESTRUCTOR METHODS: <=== */
void       BitVector_Dispose            (charptr string);          /* string */
void       BitVector_Destroy            (wordptr addr);            /* bitvec */
void       BitVector_Destroy_List       (bv_listptr list, N_int count); /* list */
/* ===> OBJECT METHODS: <=== */
/* ===> bit vector copy function: */
void       BitVector_Copy       (wordptr X, wordptr Y);           /* X = Y   */
/* ===> bit vector initialization: */
void       BitVector_Empty      (wordptr addr);                   /* X = {}  */
void       BitVector_Fill       (wordptr addr);                   /* X = ~{} */
void       BitVector_Flip       (wordptr addr);                   /* X = ~X  */
void       BitVector_Primes     (wordptr addr);
/* ===> miscellaneous functions: */
void       BitVector_Reverse    (wordptr X, wordptr Y);
/* ===> bit vector interval operations and functions: */
void       BitVector_Interval_Empty     (wordptr addr, N_int lower, N_int upper);
void       BitVector_Interval_Fill      (wordptr addr, N_int lower, N_int upper);
void       BitVector_Interval_Flip      (wordptr addr, N_int lower, N_int upper);
void       BitVector_Interval_Reverse   (wordptr addr, N_int lower, N_int upper);
boolean    BitVector_interval_scan_inc  (wordptr addr, N_int start,
                                         N_intptr min, N_intptr max);
boolean    BitVector_interval_scan_dec  (wordptr addr, N_int start,
                                         N_intptr min, N_intptr max);
void       BitVector_Interval_Copy      (wordptr X, wordptr Y, N_int Xoffset,
                                         N_int Yoffset, N_int length);
wordptr    BitVector_Interval_Substitute(wordptr X, wordptr Y,
                                         N_int Xoffset, N_int Xlength,
                                         N_int Yoffset, N_int Ylength);
/* ===> bit vector test functions: */
boolean    BitVector_is_empty   (wordptr addr);               /* X == {} ?   */
boolean    BitVector_is_full    (wordptr addr);               /* X == ~{} ?  */
boolean    BitVector_equal      (wordptr X, wordptr Y);       /* X == Y ?    */
Z_int      BitVector_Lexicompare(wordptr X, wordptr Y);       /* X <,=,> Y ? */
Z_int      BitVector_Compare    (wordptr X, wordptr Y);       /* X <,=,> Y ? */
/* ===> bit vector string conversion functions: */
charptr    BitVector_to_Hex     (wordptr addr);
BV_ErrCode BitVector_from_Hex   (wordptr addr, charptr string);
charptr    BitVector_to_Bin     (wordptr addr);
BV_ErrCode BitVector_from_Bin   (wordptr addr, charptr string);
charptr    BitVector_to_Dec     (wordptr addr);
BV_ErrCode BitVector_from_Dec   (wordptr addr, charptr string);
charptr    BitVector_to_Enum    (wordptr addr);
BV_ErrCode BitVector_from_Enum  (wordptr addr, charptr string);
/* ===> bit vector bit operations, functions & tests: */
void       BitVector_Bit_Off    (wordptr addr, N_int index); /*  X = X \ {x} */
void       BitVector_Bit_On     (wordptr addr, N_int index); /*  X = X + {x} */
boolean    BitVector_bit_flip   (wordptr addr, N_int index); /* (X+{x})\(X*{x}) */
boolean    BitVector_bit_test   (wordptr addr, N_int index); /*  {x} in X ?  */
void       BitVector_Bit_Copy   (wordptr addr, N_int index, boolean bit);
/* ===> bit vector bit shift & rotate functions: */
void       BitVector_LSB                (wordptr addr, boolean bit);
void       BitVector_MSB                (wordptr addr, boolean bit);
boolean    BitVector_lsb_               (wordptr addr);
boolean    BitVector_msb_               (wordptr addr);
boolean    BitVector_rotate_left        (wordptr addr);
boolean    BitVector_rotate_right       (wordptr addr);
boolean    BitVector_shift_left         (wordptr addr, boolean carry_in);
boolean    BitVector_shift_right        (wordptr addr, boolean carry_in);
void       BitVector_Move_Left          (wordptr addr, N_int bits);
void       BitVector_Move_Right         (wordptr addr, N_int bits);
/* ===> bit vector insert/delete bits: */
void       BitVector_Insert     (wordptr addr, N_int offset, N_int count,
                                 boolean clear);
void       BitVector_Delete     (wordptr addr, N_int offset, N_int count,
                                 boolean clear);
/* ===> bit vector arithmetic: */
boolean    BitVector_increment  (wordptr addr);                     /*  X++  */
boolean    BitVector_decrement  (wordptr addr);                     /*  X--  */
boolean    BitVector_compute    (wordptr X, wordptr Y, wordptr Z, boolean minus,
                                                                  boolean *carry);
boolean    BitVector_add        (wordptr X, wordptr Y, wordptr Z, boolean *carry);
boolean    BitVector_sub        (wordptr X, wordptr Y, wordptr Z, boolean *carry);
boolean    BitVector_inc        (wordptr X, wordptr Y);
boolean    BitVector_dec        (wordptr X, wordptr Y);
void       BitVector_Negate     (wordptr X, wordptr Y);
void       BitVector_Absolute   (wordptr X, wordptr Y);
Z_int      BitVector_Sign       (wordptr addr);
BV_ErrCode BitVector_Mul_Pos    (wordptr X, wordptr Y, wordptr Z, boolean strict);
BV_ErrCode BitVector_Multiply   (wordptr X, wordptr Y, wordptr Z);
BV_ErrCode BitVector_Div_Pos    (wordptr Q, wordptr X, wordptr Y, wordptr R);
BV_ErrCode BitVector_Divide     (wordptr Q, wordptr X, wordptr Y, wordptr R);
BV_ErrCode BitVector_GCD        (wordptr X, wordptr Y, wordptr Z);
BV_ErrCode BitVector_GCD2       (wordptr U, wordptr V, wordptr W,   /*   O   */
                                            wordptr X, wordptr Y);  /*   I   */
BV_ErrCode BitVector_Power      (wordptr X, wordptr Y, wordptr Z);
/* ===> direct memory access functions: */
void       BitVector_Block_Store(wordptr addr, charptr buffer, N_int length);
charptr    BitVector_Block_Read (wordptr addr, N_intptr length);
/* ===> word array functions: */
void       BitVector_Word_Store (wordptr addr, N_int offset, N_int value);
N_int      BitVector_Word_Read  (wordptr addr, N_int offset);
void       BitVector_Word_Insert(wordptr addr, N_int offset, N_int count,
                                 boolean clear);
void       BitVector_Word_Delete(wordptr addr, N_int offset, N_int count,
                                 boolean clear);
/* ===> arbitrary size chunk functions: */
void       BitVector_Chunk_Store(wordptr addr, N_int chunksize,
                                 N_int offset, N_long value);
N_long     BitVector_Chunk_Read (wordptr addr, N_int chunksize,
                                 N_int offset);
/* ===> set operations: */
void       Set_Union            (wordptr X, wordptr Y, wordptr Z); /* X = Y + Z */
void       Set_Intersection     (wordptr X, wordptr Y, wordptr Z); /* X = Y * Z */
void       Set_Difference       (wordptr X, wordptr Y, wordptr Z); /* X = Y \ Z */
void       Set_ExclusiveOr      (wordptr X, wordptr Y, wordptr Z); /*(Y+Z)\(Y*Z)*/
void       Set_Complement       (wordptr X, wordptr Y);            /* X = ~Y */
/* ===> set functions: */
boolean    Set_subset           (wordptr X, wordptr Y);            /* X in Y */
N_int      Set_Norm             (wordptr addr);                    /* = |X|  */
N_int      Set_Norm2            (wordptr addr);                    /* = |X|  */
N_int      Set_Norm3            (wordptr addr);                    /* = |X|  */
Z_long     Set_Min              (wordptr addr);                    /* = min(X) */
Z_long     Set_Max              (wordptr addr);                    /* = max(X) */
/* ===> matrix-of-booleans operations: */
void       Matrix_Multiplication(wordptr X, N_int rowsX, N_int colsX,
                                 wordptr Y, N_int rowsY, N_int colsY,
                                 wordptr Z, N_int rowsZ, N_int colsZ);
void       Matrix_Product       (wordptr X, N_int rowsX, N_int colsX,
                                 wordptr Y, N_int rowsY, N_int colsY,
                                 wordptr Z, N_int rowsZ, N_int colsZ);
void       Matrix_Closure       (wordptr addr, N_int rows, N_int cols);
void       Matrix_Transpose     (wordptr X, N_int rowsX, N_int colsX,
                                 wordptr Y, N_int rowsY, N_int colsY);
/*****************************************************************************/
/*  MODULE RESOURCES:                                                        */
/*****************************************************************************/
#define BV_BITS_(BitVector) *(BitVector-3)
#define BV_SIZE_(BitVector) *(BitVector-2)
#define BV_MASK_(BitVector) *(BitVector-1)
#define BV_ERRCODE_TYPE  "sizeof(word) > sizeof(size_t)"
#define BV_ERRCODE_BITS  "bits(word) != sizeof(word)*8"
#define BV_ERRCODE_WORD  "bits(word) < 16"
#define BV_ERRCODE_POWR  "bits(word) is not a power of two"
#define BV_ERRCODE_LOGA  "bits(word) != 2^ld(bits(word))"
#define BV_ERRCODE_LPWR  "bits(long) is not a power of two"
#define BV_ERRCODE_WGTL  "bits(word) > bits(long)"
#define BV_ERRCODE_NULL  "unable to allocate memory"
#define BV_ERRCODE_INDX  "index out of range"
#define BV_ERRCODE_ORDR  "minimum > maximum index"
#define BV_ERRCODE_SIZE  "bit vector size mismatch"
#define BV_ERRCODE_PARS  "input string syntax error"
#define BV_ERRCODE_OVFL  "numeric overflow error"
#define BV_ERRCODE_SAME  "result vector(s) must be distinct"
#define BV_ERRCODE_EXPO  "exponent must be positive"
#define BV_ERRCODE_ZERO  "division by zero error"
#define BV_ERRCODE_OOPS  "unexpected internal error - please contact author"
const N_int BV_ByteNorm[256] =
{
    0x00, 0x01, 0x01, 0x02,  0x01, 0x02, 0x02, 0x03,
    0x01, 0x02, 0x02, 0x03,  0x02, 0x03, 0x03, 0x04, /* 0x00 */
    0x01, 0x02, 0x02, 0x03,  0x02, 0x03, 0x03, 0x04,
    0x02, 0x03, 0x03, 0x04,  0x03, 0x04, 0x04, 0x05, /* 0x10 */
    0x01, 0x02, 0x02, 0x03,  0x02, 0x03, 0x03, 0x04,
    0x02, 0x03, 0x03, 0x04,  0x03, 0x04, 0x04, 0x05, /* 0x20 */
    0x02, 0x03, 0x03, 0x04,  0x03, 0x04, 0x04, 0x05,
    0x03, 0x04, 0x04, 0x05,  0x04, 0x05, 0x05, 0x06, /* 0x30 */
    0x01, 0x02, 0x02, 0x03,  0x02, 0x03, 0x03, 0x04,
    0x02, 0x03, 0x03, 0x04,  0x03, 0x04, 0x04, 0x05, /* 0x40 */
    0x02, 0x03, 0x03, 0x04,  0x03, 0x04, 0x04, 0x05,
    0x03, 0x04, 0x04, 0x05,  0x04, 0x05, 0x05, 0x06, /* 0x50 */
    0x02, 0x03, 0x03, 0x04,  0x03, 0x04, 0x04, 0x05,
    0x03, 0x04, 0x04, 0x05,  0x04, 0x05, 0x05, 0x06, /* 0x60 */
    0x03, 0x04, 0x04, 0x05,  0x04, 0x05, 0x05, 0x06,
    0x04, 0x05, 0x05, 0x06,  0x05, 0x06, 0x06, 0x07, /* 0x70 */
    0x01, 0x02, 0x02, 0x03,  0x02, 0x03, 0x03, 0x04,
    0x02, 0x03, 0x03, 0x04,  0x03, 0x04, 0x04, 0x05, /* 0x80 */
    0x02, 0x03, 0x03, 0x04,  0x03, 0x04, 0x04, 0x05,
    0x03, 0x04, 0x04, 0x05,  0x04, 0x05, 0x05, 0x06, /* 0x90 */
    0x02, 0x03, 0x03, 0x04,  0x03, 0x04, 0x04, 0x05,
    0x03, 0x04, 0x04, 0x05,  0x04, 0x05, 0x05, 0x06, /* 0xA0 */
    0x03, 0x04, 0x04, 0x05,  0x04, 0x05, 0x05, 0x06,
    0x04, 0x05, 0x05, 0x06,  0x05, 0x06, 0x06, 0x07, /* 0xB0 */
    0x02, 0x03, 0x03, 0x04,  0x03, 0x04, 0x04, 0x05,
    0x03, 0x04, 0x04, 0x05,  0x04, 0x05, 0x05, 0x06, /* 0xC0 */
    0x03, 0x04, 0x04, 0x05,  0x04, 0x05, 0x05, 0x06,
    0x04, 0x05, 0x05, 0x06,  0x05, 0x06, 0x06, 0x07, /* 0xD0 */
    0x03, 0x04, 0x04, 0x05,  0x04, 0x05, 0x05, 0x06,
    0x04, 0x05, 0x05, 0x06,  0x05, 0x06, 0x06, 0x07, /* 0xE0 */
    0x04, 0x05, 0x05, 0x06,  0x05, 0x06, 0x06, 0x07,
    0x05, 0x06, 0x06, 0x07,  0x06, 0x07, 0x07, 0x08  /* 0xF0 */
};
/*****************************************************************************/
/*  MODULE IMPLEMENTATION:                                                   */
/*****************************************************************************/
    /**********************************************/
    /* global implementation-intrinsic constants: */
    /**********************************************/
#define BV_HIDDENWORDS 3
    /*****************************************************************/
    /* global machine-dependent constants (set by "BitVector_Boot"): */
    /*****************************************************************/
static N_word BV_WordBits; /* = # of bits in a machine word (power of 2)     */
static N_word BV_ModMask;  /* = BV_WordBits-1 (for "modulo BV_WordBits")     */
static N_word BV_LogBits;  /* = ld(BV_WordBits) (logarithmus dualis)         */
static N_word BV_Factor;   /* = ld(BV_WordBits / 8) (ld of # of bytes)       */
static N_word BV_LSB = 1;  /* = mask for least significant bit               */
static N_word BV_MSB;      /* = mask for most significant bit                */
static N_word BV_LongBits; /* = # of bits in unsigned long                   */
static N_word BV_Log10;    /* = logarithm to base 10 of BV_WordBits - 1      */
static N_word BV_Exp10;    /* = largest possible power of 10 in signed int   */
    /********************************************************************/
    /* global bit mask table for fast access (set by "BitVector_Boot"): */
    /********************************************************************/
#define BV_MASKTABSIZE (sizeof(N_word) << 3)
static N_word BV_BitMaskTab[BV_MASKTABSIZE];
    /*****************************/
    /* global macro definitions: */
    /*****************************/
#define BIT_VECTOR_ZERO_WORDS(target,count) \
    while (count-- > 0) *target++ = 0;
#define BIT_VECTOR_FILL_WORDS(target,fill,count) \
    while (count-- > 0) *target++ = fill;
#define BIT_VECTOR_FLIP_WORDS(target,flip,count) \
    while (count-- > 0) *target++ ^= flip;
#define BIT_VECTOR_COPY_WORDS(target,source,count) \
    while (count-- > 0) *target++ = *source++;
#define BIT_VECTOR_BACK_WORDS(target,source,count) \
    { target += count; source += count; while (count-- > 0) *--target = *--source; }
#define BIT_VECTOR_CLR_BIT(address,index) \
    *(address+(index>>BV_LogBits)) &= NOT BV_BitMaskTab[index AND BV_ModMask];
#define BIT_VECTOR_SET_BIT(address,index) \
    *(address+(index>>BV_LogBits)) |= BV_BitMaskTab[index AND BV_ModMask];
#define BIT_VECTOR_TST_BIT(address,index) \
    ((*(address+(index>>BV_LogBits)) AND BV_BitMaskTab[index AND BV_ModMask]) != 0)
#define BIT_VECTOR_FLP_BIT(address,index,mask) \
    (mask = BV_BitMaskTab[index AND BV_ModMask]), \
    (((*(addr+(index>>BV_LogBits)) ^= mask) AND mask) != 0)
#define BIT_VECTOR_DIGITIZE(type,value,digit) \
    value = (type) ((digit = value) / 10); \
    digit -= value * 10; \
    digit += (type) '0';
    /*********************************************************/
    /* private low-level functions (potentially dangerous!): */
    /*********************************************************/
static N_word BIT_VECTOR_power10(N_word x)
{
    N_word y = 1;
    while (x-- > 0) y *= 10;
    return(y);
}
static void BIT_VECTOR_zro_words(wordptr addr, N_word count)
{
    BIT_VECTOR_ZERO_WORDS(addr,count)
}
static void BIT_VECTOR_cpy_words(wordptr target, wordptr source, N_word count)
{
    BIT_VECTOR_COPY_WORDS(target,source,count)
}
static void BIT_VECTOR_mov_words(wordptr target, wordptr source, N_word count)
{
    if (target != source)
    {
        if (target < source) BIT_VECTOR_COPY_WORDS(target,source,count)
        else                 BIT_VECTOR_BACK_WORDS(target,source,count)
    }
}
static void BIT_VECTOR_ins_words(wordptr addr, N_word total, N_word count,
                                 boolean clear)
{
    N_word length;
    if ((total > 0) and (count > 0))
    {
        if (count > total) count = total;
        length = total - count;
        if (length > 0) BIT_VECTOR_mov_words(addr+count,addr,length);
        if (clear)      BIT_VECTOR_zro_words(addr,count);
    }
}
static void BIT_VECTOR_del_words(wordptr addr, N_word total, N_word count,
                                 boolean clear)
{
    N_word length;
    if ((total > 0) and (count > 0))
    {
        if (count > total) count = total;
        length = total - count;
        if (length > 0) BIT_VECTOR_mov_words(addr,addr+count,length);
        if (clear)      BIT_VECTOR_zro_words(addr+length,count);
    }
}
static void BIT_VECTOR_reverse(charptr string, N_word length)
{
    charptr last;
    N_char  temp;
    if (length > 1)
    {
        last = string + length - 1;
        while (string < last)
        {
            temp = *string;
            *string = *last;
            *last = temp;
            string++;
            last--;
        }
    }
}
static N_word BIT_VECTOR_int2str(charptr string, N_word value)
{
    N_word  length;
    N_word  digit;
    charptr work;
    work = string;
    if (value > 0)
    {
        length = 0;
        while (value > 0)
        {
            BIT_VECTOR_DIGITIZE(N_word,value,digit)
            *work++ = (N_char) digit;
            length++;
        }
        BIT_VECTOR_reverse(string,length);
    }
    else
    {
        length = 1;
        *work++ = (N_char) '0';
    }
    return(length);
}
static N_word BIT_VECTOR_str2int(charptr string, N_word *value)
{
    N_word  length;
    N_word  digit;
    *value = 0;
    length = 0;
    digit = (N_word) *string++;
    /* separate because isdigit() is likely a macro! */
    while (isdigit((int)digit) != 0)
    {
        length++;
        digit -= (N_word) '0';
        if (*value) *value *= 10;
        *value += digit;
        digit = (N_word) *string++;
    }
    return(length);
}
    /********************************************/
    /* routine to convert error code to string: */
    /********************************************/
charptr BitVector_Error(BV_ErrCode error)
{
    switch (error)
    {
        case BV_ErrCode_Ok:   return( (charptr)       NULL      ); break;
        case BV_ErrCode_Type: return( (charptr) BV_ERRCODE_TYPE ); break;
        case BV_ErrCode_Bits: return( (charptr) BV_ERRCODE_BITS ); break;
        case BV_ErrCode_Word: return( (charptr) BV_ERRCODE_WORD ); break;
        case BV_ErrCode_Powr: return( (charptr) BV_ERRCODE_POWR ); break;
        case BV_ErrCode_Loga: return( (charptr) BV_ERRCODE_LOGA ); break;
        case BV_ErrCode_Lpwr: return( (charptr) BV_ERRCODE_LPWR ); break;
        case BV_ErrCode_WgtL: return( (charptr) BV_ERRCODE_WGTL ); break;
        case BV_ErrCode_Null: return( (charptr) BV_ERRCODE_NULL ); break;
        case BV_ErrCode_Indx: return( (charptr) BV_ERRCODE_INDX ); break;
        case BV_ErrCode_Ordr: return( (charptr) BV_ERRCODE_ORDR ); break;
        case BV_ErrCode_Size: return( (charptr) BV_ERRCODE_SIZE ); break;
        case BV_ErrCode_Pars: return( (charptr) BV_ERRCODE_PARS ); break;
        case BV_ErrCode_Ovfl: return( (charptr) BV_ERRCODE_OVFL ); break;
        case BV_ErrCode_Same: return( (charptr) BV_ERRCODE_SAME ); break;
        case BV_ErrCode_Expo: return( (charptr) BV_ERRCODE_EXPO ); break;
        case BV_ErrCode_Zero: return( (charptr) BV_ERRCODE_ZERO ); break;
        default:              return( (charptr) BV_ERRCODE_OOPS ); break;
    }
}
    /*****************************************/
    /* automatic self-configuration routine: */
    /*****************************************/
    /*******************************************************/
    /*                                                     */
    /*   MUST be called once prior to any other function   */
    /*   to initialize the machine dependent constants     */
    /*   of this package!                                  */
    /*                                                     */
    /*******************************************************/
BV_ErrCode BitVector_Boot(void)
{
    N_word sample;
    N_long longsample;
    if (sizeof(N_word) > sizeof(size_t)) return(BV_ErrCode_Type);
    BV_WordBits = 0;
    sample = ~0;
    while (sample)                  /* determine # of bits in a machine word */
    {
        sample &= sample - 1;
        BV_WordBits++;
    }
    if (BV_WordBits != (sizeof(N_word) << 3)) return(BV_ErrCode_Bits);
    if (BV_WordBits < 16) return(BV_ErrCode_Word);
    BV_LongBits = 0;
    longsample = ~0L;
    while (longsample)            /* determine # of bits in an unsigned long */
    {
        longsample &= longsample - 1L;
        BV_LongBits++;
    }
    BV_LogBits = 0;
    sample = BV_ModMask = BV_WordBits - 1;
    if (sample AND BV_WordBits) return(BV_ErrCode_Powr); /* not a power of 2 */
    while (sample)
    {
        sample &= sample - 1;
        BV_LogBits++;
    }
    if (BV_WordBits != (BV_LSB << BV_LogBits)) return(BV_ErrCode_Loga); /* ld wrong */
    longsample = BV_LongBits - 1;
    if ((longsample AND BV_LongBits) or (BV_LongBits != (sizeof(N_long) << 3)))
    {
        BV_LongBits = (sizeof(N_long) << 3);
        longsample = BV_LongBits - 1;
        if (longsample AND BV_LongBits) return(BV_ErrCode_Lpwr);
    }
    if (BV_WordBits > BV_LongBits) return(BV_ErrCode_WgtL);
    if (BV_WordBits > BV_MASKTABSIZE) return(BV_ErrCode_Oops);
    for ( sample = 0; sample < BV_WordBits; sample++ )
    {
        BV_BitMaskTab[sample] = (BV_LSB << sample);
    }
    BV_Factor = BV_LogBits - 3;  /* ld(Bits/8) = ld(Bits)-ld(8) = ld(Bits)-3 */
    BV_MSB = (BV_LSB << BV_ModMask);
    BV_Log10 = (N_word) (BV_ModMask * 0.30103); /* (Bits-1) * ln(2) / ln(10) */
    BV_Exp10 = BIT_VECTOR_power10(BV_Log10);
    return(BV_ErrCode_Ok);
}
N_word BitVector_Size(N_int bits)           /* bit vector size (# of words)  */
{
    N_word size;
    size = bits >> BV_LogBits;
    if (bits AND BV_ModMask) size++;
    return(size);
}
N_word BitVector_Mask(N_int bits)           /* bit vector mask (unused bits) */
{
    N_word mask;
    mask = bits AND BV_ModMask;
    if (mask) mask = (N_word) ~(~0L << mask); else mask = (N_word) ~0L;
    return(mask);
}
charptr BitVector_Version(void)
{
    return((charptr)"7.4");
}
N_int BitVector_Word_Bits(void)
{
    return(BV_WordBits);
}
N_int BitVector_Long_Bits(void)
{
    return(BV_LongBits);
}
/********************************************************************/
/*                                                                  */
/*  WARNING: Do not "free()" constant character strings, i.e.,      */
/*           don't call "BitVector_Dispose()" for strings returned  */
/*           by "BitVector_Error()" or "BitVector_Version()"!       */
/*                                                                  */
/*  ONLY call this function for strings allocated with "malloc()",  */
/*  i.e., the strings returned by the functions "BitVector_to_*()"  */
/*  and "BitVector_Block_Read()"!                                   */
/*                                                                  */
/********************************************************************/
void BitVector_Dispose(charptr string)                      /* free string   */
{
    if (string != NULL) free((voidptr) string);
}
void BitVector_Destroy(wordptr addr)                        /* free bitvec   */
{
    if (addr != NULL)
    {
        addr -= BV_HIDDENWORDS;
        free((voidptr) addr);
    }
}
void BitVector_Destroy_List(bv_listptr list, N_int count)   /* free list     */
{
    bv_listptr slot;
    if (list != NULL)
    {
        slot = list;
        while (count-- > 0)
        {
            BitVector_Destroy(*slot++);
        }
        free((voidptr) list);
    }
}
wordptr BitVector_Create(N_int bits, boolean clear)         /* malloc        */
{
    N_word  size;
    N_word  mask;
    N_word  bytes;
    wordptr addr;
    wordptr zero;
    size = BitVector_Size(bits);
    mask = BitVector_Mask(bits);
    bytes = (size + BV_HIDDENWORDS) << BV_Factor;
    addr = (wordptr) malloc((size_t) bytes);
    if (addr != NULL)
    {
        *addr++ = bits;
        *addr++ = size;
        *addr++ = mask;
        if (clear)
        {
            zero = addr;
            BIT_VECTOR_ZERO_WORDS(zero,size)
        }
    }
    return(addr);
}
bv_listptr BitVector_Create_List(N_int bits, boolean clear, N_int count)
{
    bv_listptr list = NULL;
    bv_listptr slot;
    wordptr addr;
    N_int   i;
    if (count > 0)
    {
        list = (bv_listptr) malloc(sizeof(wordptr) * count);
        if (list != NULL)
        {
            slot = list;
            for ( i = 0; i < count; i++ )
            {
                addr = BitVector_Create(bits,clear);
                if (addr == NULL)
                {
                    BitVector_Destroy_List(list,i);
                    return(NULL);
                }
                *slot++ = addr;
            }
        }
    }
    return(list);
}
wordptr BitVector_Resize(wordptr oldaddr, N_int bits)       /* realloc       */
{
    N_word  bytes;
    N_word  oldsize;
    N_word  oldmask;
    N_word  newsize;
    N_word  newmask;
    wordptr newaddr;
    wordptr source;
    wordptr target;
    oldsize = BV_SIZE_(oldaddr);
    oldmask = BV_MASK_(oldaddr);
    newsize = BitVector_Size(bits);
    newmask = BitVector_Mask(bits);
    if (oldsize > 0) *(oldaddr+oldsize-1) &= oldmask;
    if (newsize <= oldsize)
    {
        newaddr = oldaddr;
        BV_BITS_(newaddr) = bits;
        BV_SIZE_(newaddr) = newsize;
        BV_MASK_(newaddr) = newmask;
        if (newsize > 0) *(newaddr+newsize-1) &= newmask;
    }
    else
    {
        bytes = (newsize + BV_HIDDENWORDS) << BV_Factor;
        newaddr = (wordptr) malloc((size_t) bytes);
        if (newaddr != NULL)
        {
            *newaddr++ = bits;
            *newaddr++ = newsize;
            *newaddr++ = newmask;
            target = newaddr;
            source = oldaddr;
            newsize -= oldsize;
            BIT_VECTOR_COPY_WORDS(target,source,oldsize)
            BIT_VECTOR_ZERO_WORDS(target,newsize)
        }
        BitVector_Destroy(oldaddr);
    }
    return(newaddr);
}
wordptr BitVector_Shadow(wordptr addr)     /* makes new, same size but empty */
{
    return( BitVector_Create(BV_BITS_(addr),true) );
}
wordptr BitVector_Clone(wordptr addr)               /* makes exact duplicate */
{
    N_word  bits;
    wordptr twin;
    bits = BV_BITS_(addr);
    twin = BitVector_Create(bits,false);
    if ((twin != NULL) and (bits > 0))
        BIT_VECTOR_cpy_words(twin,addr,BV_SIZE_(addr));
    return(twin);
}
wordptr BitVector_Concat(wordptr X, wordptr Y)      /* returns concatenation */
{
    /* BEWARE that X = most significant part, Y = least significant part! */
    N_word  bitsX;
    N_word  bitsY;
    N_word  bitsZ;
    wordptr Z;
    bitsX = BV_BITS_(X);
    bitsY = BV_BITS_(Y);
    bitsZ = bitsX + bitsY;
    Z = BitVector_Create(bitsZ,false);
    if ((Z != NULL) and (bitsZ > 0))
    {
        BIT_VECTOR_cpy_words(Z,Y,BV_SIZE_(Y));
        BitVector_Interval_Copy(Z,X,bitsY,0,bitsX);
        *(Z+BV_SIZE_(Z)-1) &= BV_MASK_(Z);
    }
    return(Z);
}
void BitVector_Copy(wordptr X, wordptr Y)                           /* X = Y */
{
    N_word  sizeX = BV_SIZE_(X);
    N_word  sizeY = BV_SIZE_(Y);
    N_word  maskX = BV_MASK_(X);
    N_word  maskY = BV_MASK_(Y);
    N_word  fill  = 0;
    wordptr lastX;
    wordptr lastY;
    if ((X != Y) and (sizeX > 0))
    {
        lastX = X + sizeX - 1;
        if (sizeY > 0)
        {
            lastY = Y + sizeY - 1;
            if ( (*lastY AND (maskY AND NOT (maskY >> 1))) == 0 ) *lastY &= maskY;
            else
            {
                fill = (N_word) ~0L;
                *lastY |= NOT maskY;
            }
            while ((sizeX > 0) and (sizeY > 0))
            {
                *X++ = *Y++;
                sizeX--;
                sizeY--;
            }
            *lastY &= maskY;
        }
        while (sizeX-- > 0) *X++ = fill;
        *lastX &= maskX;
    }
}
void BitVector_Empty(wordptr addr)                        /* X = {}  clr all */
{
    N_word size = BV_SIZE_(addr);
    BIT_VECTOR_ZERO_WORDS(addr,size)
}
void BitVector_Fill(wordptr addr)                         /* X = ~{} set all */
{
    N_word size = BV_SIZE_(addr);
    N_word mask = BV_MASK_(addr);
    N_word fill = (N_word) ~0L;
    if (size > 0)
    {
        BIT_VECTOR_FILL_WORDS(addr,fill,size)
        *(--addr) &= mask;
    }
}
void BitVector_Flip(wordptr addr)                         /* X = ~X flip all */
{
    N_word size = BV_SIZE_(addr);
    N_word mask = BV_MASK_(addr);
    N_word flip = (N_word) ~0L;
    if (size > 0)
    {
        BIT_VECTOR_FLIP_WORDS(addr,flip,size)
        *(--addr) &= mask;
    }
}
void BitVector_Primes(wordptr addr)
{
    N_word  bits = BV_BITS_(addr);
    N_word  size = BV_SIZE_(addr);
    wordptr work;
    N_word  temp;
    N_word  i,j;
    if (size > 0)
    {
        temp = 0xAAAA;
        i = BV_WordBits >> 4;
        while (--i > 0)
        {
            temp <<= 16;
            temp |= 0xAAAA;
        }
        i = size;
        work = addr;
        *work++ = temp XOR 0x0006;
        while (--i > 0) *work++ = temp;
        for ( i = 3; (j = i * i) < bits; i += 2 )
        {
            for ( ; j < bits; j += i ) BIT_VECTOR_CLR_BIT(addr,j)
        }
        *(addr+size-1) &= BV_MASK_(addr);
    }
}
void BitVector_Reverse(wordptr X, wordptr Y)
{
    N_word bits = BV_BITS_(X);
    N_word mask;
    N_word bit;
    N_word value;
    if (bits > 0)
    {
        if (X == Y) BitVector_Interval_Reverse(X,0,bits-1);
        else if (bits == BV_BITS_(Y))
        {
/*          mask = BV_MASK_(Y);  */
/*          mask &= NOT (mask >> 1);  */
            mask = BV_BitMaskTab[(bits-1) AND BV_ModMask];
            Y += BV_SIZE_(Y) - 1;
            value = 0;
            bit = BV_LSB;
            while (bits-- > 0)
            {
                if ((*Y AND mask) != 0)
                {
                    value |= bit;
                }
                if (not (mask >>= 1))
                {
                    Y--;
                    mask = BV_MSB;
                }
                if (not (bit <<= 1))
                {
                    *X++ = value;
                    value = 0;
                    bit = BV_LSB;
                }
            }
            if (bit > BV_LSB) *X = value;
        }
    }
}
void BitVector_Interval_Empty(wordptr addr, N_int lower, N_int upper)
{                                                  /* X = X \ [lower..upper] */
    N_word  bits = BV_BITS_(addr);
    N_word  size = BV_SIZE_(addr);
    wordptr loaddr;
    wordptr hiaddr;
    N_word  lobase;
    N_word  hibase;
    N_word  lomask;
    N_word  himask;
    N_word  diff;
    if ((size > 0) and (lower < bits) and (upper < bits) and (lower <= upper))
    {
        lobase = lower >> BV_LogBits;
        hibase = upper >> BV_LogBits;
        diff = hibase - lobase;
        loaddr = addr + lobase;
        hiaddr = addr + hibase;
        lomask = (N_word)   (~0L << (lower AND BV_ModMask));
        himask = (N_word) ~((~0L << (upper AND BV_ModMask)) << 1);
        if (diff == 0)
        {
            *loaddr &= NOT (lomask AND himask);
        }
        else
        {
            *loaddr++ &= NOT lomask;
            while (--diff > 0)
            {
                *loaddr++ = 0;
            }
            *hiaddr &= NOT himask;
        }
    }
}
void BitVector_Interval_Fill(wordptr addr, N_int lower, N_int upper)
{                                                  /* X = X + [lower..upper] */
    N_word  bits = BV_BITS_(addr);
    N_word  size = BV_SIZE_(addr);
    N_word  fill = (N_word) ~0L;
    wordptr loaddr;
    wordptr hiaddr;
    N_word  lobase;
    N_word  hibase;
    N_word  lomask;
    N_word  himask;
    N_word  diff;
    if ((size > 0) and (lower < bits) and (upper < bits) and (lower <= upper))
    {
        lobase = lower >> BV_LogBits;
        hibase = upper >> BV_LogBits;
        diff = hibase - lobase;
        loaddr = addr + lobase;
        hiaddr = addr + hibase;
        lomask = (N_word)   (~0L << (lower AND BV_ModMask));
        himask = (N_word) ~((~0L << (upper AND BV_ModMask)) << 1);
        if (diff == 0)
        {
            *loaddr |= (lomask AND himask);
        }
        else
        {
            *loaddr++ |= lomask;
            while (--diff > 0)
            {
                *loaddr++ = fill;
            }
            *hiaddr |= himask;
        }
        *(addr+size-1) &= BV_MASK_(addr);
    }
}
void BitVector_Interval_Flip(wordptr addr, N_int lower, N_int upper)
{                                                  /* X = X ^ [lower..upper] */
    N_word  bits = BV_BITS_(addr);
    N_word  size = BV_SIZE_(addr);
    N_word  flip = (N_word) ~0L;
    wordptr loaddr;
    wordptr hiaddr;
    N_word  lobase;
    N_word  hibase;
    N_word  lomask;
    N_word  himask;
    N_word  diff;
    if ((size > 0) and (lower < bits) and (upper < bits) and (lower <= upper))
    {
        lobase = lower >> BV_LogBits;
        hibase = upper >> BV_LogBits;
        diff = hibase - lobase;
        loaddr = addr + lobase;
        hiaddr = addr + hibase;
        lomask = (N_word)   (~0L << (lower AND BV_ModMask));
        himask = (N_word) ~((~0L << (upper AND BV_ModMask)) << 1);
        if (diff == 0)
        {
            *loaddr ^= (lomask AND himask);
        }
        else
        {
            *loaddr++ ^= lomask;
            while (--diff > 0)
            {
                *loaddr++ ^= flip;
            }
            *hiaddr ^= himask;
        }
        *(addr+size-1) &= BV_MASK_(addr);
    }
}
void BitVector_Interval_Reverse(wordptr addr, N_int lower, N_int upper)
{
    N_word  bits = BV_BITS_(addr);
    wordptr loaddr;
    wordptr hiaddr;
    N_word  lomask;
    N_word  himask;
    if ((bits > 0) and (lower < bits) and (upper < bits) and (lower < upper))
    {
        loaddr = addr + (lower >> BV_LogBits);
        hiaddr = addr + (upper >> BV_LogBits);
        lomask = BV_BitMaskTab[lower AND BV_ModMask];
        himask = BV_BitMaskTab[upper AND BV_ModMask];
        for ( bits = upper - lower + 1; bits > 1; bits -= 2 )
        {
            if (((*loaddr AND lomask) != 0) XOR ((*hiaddr AND himask) != 0))
            {
                *loaddr ^= lomask;  /* swap bits only if they differ! */
                *hiaddr ^= himask;
            }
            if (not (lomask <<= 1))
            {
                lomask = BV_LSB;
                loaddr++;
            }
            if (not (himask >>= 1))
            {
                himask = BV_MSB;
                hiaddr--;
            }
        }
    }
}
boolean BitVector_interval_scan_inc(wordptr addr, N_int start,
                                    N_intptr min, N_intptr max)
{
    N_word  size = BV_SIZE_(addr);
    N_word  mask = BV_MASK_(addr);
    N_word  offset;
    N_word  bitmask;
    N_word  value;
    boolean empty;
    if ((size == 0) or (start >= BV_BITS_(addr))) return(false);
    *min = start;
    *max = start;
    offset = start >> BV_LogBits;
    *(addr+size-1) &= mask;
    addr += offset;
    size -= offset;
    bitmask = BV_BitMaskTab[start AND BV_ModMask];
    mask = NOT (bitmask OR (bitmask - 1));
    value = *addr++;
    if ((value AND bitmask) == 0)
    {
        value &= mask;
        if (value == 0)
        {
            offset++;
            empty = true;
            while (empty and (--size > 0))
            {
                if ((value = *addr++)) empty = false; else offset++;
            }
            if (empty) return(false);
        }
        start = offset << BV_LogBits;
        bitmask = BV_LSB;
        mask = value;
        while (not (mask AND BV_LSB))
        {
            bitmask <<= 1;
            mask >>= 1;
            start++;
        }
        mask = NOT (bitmask OR (bitmask - 1));
        *min = start;
        *max = start;
    }
    value = NOT value;
    value &= mask;
    if (value == 0)
    {
        offset++;
        empty = true;
        while (empty and (--size > 0))
        {
            if ((value = NOT *addr++)) empty = false; else offset++;
        }
        if (empty) value = BV_LSB;
    }
    start = offset << BV_LogBits;
    while (not (value AND BV_LSB))
    {
        value >>= 1;
        start++;
    }
    *max = --start;
    return(true);
}
boolean BitVector_interval_scan_dec(wordptr addr, N_int start,
                                    N_intptr min, N_intptr max)
{
    N_word  size = BV_SIZE_(addr);
    N_word  mask = BV_MASK_(addr);
    N_word offset;
    N_word bitmask;
    N_word value;
    boolean empty;
    if ((size == 0) or (start >= BV_BITS_(addr))) return(false);
    *min = start;
    *max = start;
    offset = start >> BV_LogBits;
    if (offset >= size) return(false);
    *(addr+size-1) &= mask;
    addr += offset;
    size = ++offset;
    bitmask = BV_BitMaskTab[start AND BV_ModMask];
    mask = (bitmask - 1);
    value = *addr--;
    if ((value AND bitmask) == 0)
    {
        value &= mask;
        if (value == 0)
        {
            offset--;
            empty = true;
            while (empty and (--size > 0))
            {
                if ((value = *addr--)) empty = false; else offset--;
            }
            if (empty) return(false);
        }
        start = offset << BV_LogBits;
        bitmask = BV_MSB;
        mask = value;
        while (not (mask AND BV_MSB))
        {
            bitmask >>= 1;
            mask <<= 1;
            start--;
        }
        mask = (bitmask - 1);
        *max = --start;
        *min = start;
    }
    value = NOT value;
    value &= mask;
    if (value == 0)
    {
        offset--;
        empty = true;
        while (empty and (--size > 0))
        {
            if ((value = NOT *addr--)) empty = false; else offset--;
        }
        if (empty) value = BV_MSB;
    }
    start = offset << BV_LogBits;
    while (not (value AND BV_MSB))
    {
        value <<= 1;
        start--;
    }
    *min = start;
    return(true);
}
void BitVector_Interval_Copy(wordptr X, wordptr Y, N_int Xoffset,
                             N_int Yoffset, N_int length)
{
    N_word  bitsX = BV_BITS_(X);
    N_word  bitsY = BV_BITS_(Y);
    N_word  source = 0;        /* silence compiler warning */
    N_word  target = 0;        /* silence compiler warning */
    N_word  s_lo_base;
    N_word  s_hi_base;
    N_word  s_lo_bit;
    N_word  s_hi_bit;
    N_word  s_base;
    N_word  s_lower = 0;       /* silence compiler warning */
    N_word  s_upper = 0;       /* silence compiler warning */
    N_word  s_bits;
    N_word  s_min;
    N_word  s_max;
    N_word  t_lo_base;
    N_word  t_hi_base;
    N_word  t_lo_bit;
    N_word  t_hi_bit;
    N_word  t_base;
    N_word  t_lower = 0;       /* silence compiler warning */
    N_word  t_upper = 0;       /* silence compiler warning */
    N_word  t_bits;
    N_word  t_min;
    N_word  mask;
    N_word  bits;
    N_word  select;
    boolean ascending;
    boolean notfirst;
    wordptr Z = X;
    if ((length > 0) and (Xoffset < bitsX) and (Yoffset < bitsY))
    {
        if ((Xoffset + length) > bitsX) length = bitsX - Xoffset;
        if ((Yoffset + length) > bitsY) length = bitsY - Yoffset;
        ascending = (Xoffset <= Yoffset);
        s_lo_base = Yoffset >> BV_LogBits;
        s_lo_bit = Yoffset AND BV_ModMask;
        Yoffset += --length;
        s_hi_base = Yoffset >> BV_LogBits;
        s_hi_bit = Yoffset AND BV_ModMask;
        t_lo_base = Xoffset >> BV_LogBits;
        t_lo_bit = Xoffset AND BV_ModMask;
        Xoffset += length;
        t_hi_base = Xoffset >> BV_LogBits;
        t_hi_bit = Xoffset AND BV_ModMask;
        if (ascending)
        {
            s_base = s_lo_base;
            t_base = t_lo_base;
        }
        else
        {
            s_base = s_hi_base;
            t_base = t_hi_base;
        }
        s_bits = 0;
        t_bits = 0;
        Y += s_base;
        X += t_base;
        notfirst = false;
        while (true)
        {
            if (t_bits == 0)
            {
                if (notfirst)
                {
                    *X = target;
                    if (ascending)
                    {
                        if (t_base == t_hi_base) break;
                        t_base++;
                        X++;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        if (t_base == t_lo_base) break;
                        t_base--;
                        X--;
                    }
                }
                select = ((t_base == t_hi_base) << 1) OR (t_base == t_lo_base);
                switch (select)
                {
                    case 0:
                        t_lower = 0;
                        t_upper = BV_WordBits - 1;
                        t_bits = BV_WordBits;
                        target = 0;
                        break;
                    case 1:
                        t_lower = t_lo_bit;
                        t_upper = BV_WordBits - 1;
                        t_bits = BV_WordBits - t_lo_bit;
                        mask = (N_word) (~0L << t_lower);
                        target = *X AND NOT mask;
                        break;
                    case 2:
                        t_lower = 0;
                        t_upper = t_hi_bit;
                        t_bits = t_hi_bit + 1;
                        mask = (N_word) ((~0L << t_upper) << 1);
                        target = *X AND mask;
                        break;
                    case 3:
                        t_lower = t_lo_bit;
                        t_upper = t_hi_bit;
                        t_bits = t_hi_bit - t_lo_bit + 1;
                        mask = (N_word) (~0L << t_lower);
                        mask &= (N_word) ~((~0L << t_upper) << 1);
                        target = *X AND NOT mask;
                        break;
                }
            }
            if (s_bits == 0)
            {
                if (notfirst)
                {
                    if (ascending)
                    {
                        if (s_base == s_hi_base) break;
                        s_base++;
                        Y++;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        if (s_base == s_lo_base) break;
                        s_base--;
                        Y--;
                    }
                }
                source = *Y;
                select = ((s_base == s_hi_base) << 1) OR (s_base == s_lo_base);
                switch (select)
                {
                    case 0:
                        s_lower = 0;
                        s_upper = BV_WordBits - 1;
                        s_bits = BV_WordBits;
                        break;
                    case 1:
                        s_lower = s_lo_bit;
                        s_upper = BV_WordBits - 1;
                        s_bits = BV_WordBits - s_lo_bit;
                        break;
                    case 2:
                        s_lower = 0;
                        s_upper = s_hi_bit;
                        s_bits = s_hi_bit + 1;
                        break;
                    case 3:
                        s_lower = s_lo_bit;
                        s_upper = s_hi_bit;
                        s_bits = s_hi_bit - s_lo_bit + 1;
                        break;
                }
            }
            notfirst = true;
            if (s_bits > t_bits)
            {
                bits = t_bits - 1;
                if (ascending)
                {
                    s_min = s_lower;
                    s_max = s_lower + bits;
                }
                else
                {
                    s_max = s_upper;
                    s_min = s_upper - bits;
                }
                t_min = t_lower;
            }
            else
            {
                bits = s_bits - 1;
                if (ascending) t_min = t_lower;
                else           t_min = t_upper - bits;
                s_min = s_lower;
                s_max = s_upper;
            }
            bits++;
            mask = (N_word) (~0L << s_min);
            mask &= (N_word) ~((~0L << s_max) << 1);
            if (s_min == t_min) target |= (source AND mask);
            else
            {
                if (s_min < t_min) target |= (source AND mask) << (t_min-s_min);
                else               target |= (source AND mask) >> (s_min-t_min);
            }
            if (ascending)
            {
                s_lower += bits;
                t_lower += bits;
            }
            else
            {
                s_upper -= bits;
                t_upper -= bits;
            }
            s_bits -= bits;
            t_bits -= bits;
        }
        *(Z+BV_SIZE_(Z)-1) &= BV_MASK_(Z);
    }
}
wordptr BitVector_Interval_Substitute(wordptr X, wordptr Y,
                                      N_int Xoffset, N_int Xlength,
                                      N_int Yoffset, N_int Ylength)
{
    N_word Xbits = BV_BITS_(X);
    N_word Ybits = BV_BITS_(Y);
    N_word limit;
    N_word diff;
    if ((Xoffset <= Xbits) and (Yoffset <= Ybits))
    {
        limit = Xoffset + Xlength;
        if (limit > Xbits)
        {
            limit = Xbits;
            Xlength = Xbits - Xoffset;
        }
        if ((Yoffset + Ylength) > Ybits)
        {
            Ylength = Ybits - Yoffset;
        }
        if (Xlength == Ylength)
        {
            if ((Ylength > 0) and ((X != Y) or (Xoffset != Yoffset)))
            {
                BitVector_Interval_Copy(X,Y,Xoffset,Yoffset,Ylength);
            }
        }
        else /* Xlength != Ylength */
        {
            if (Xlength > Ylength)
            {
                diff = Xlength - Ylength;
                if (Ylength > 0) BitVector_Interval_Copy(X,Y,Xoffset,Yoffset,Ylength);
                if (limit < Xbits) BitVector_Delete(X,Xoffset+Ylength,diff,false);
                if ((X = BitVector_Resize(X,Xbits-diff)) == NULL) return(NULL);
            }
            else /* Ylength > Xlength  ==>  Ylength > 0 */
            {
                diff = Ylength - Xlength;
                if (X != Y)
                {
                    if ((X = BitVector_Resize(X,Xbits+diff)) == NULL) return(NULL);
                    if (limit < Xbits) BitVector_Insert(X,limit,diff,false);
                    BitVector_Interval_Copy(X,Y,Xoffset,Yoffset,Ylength);
                }
                else /* in-place */
                {
                    if ((Y = X = BitVector_Resize(X,Xbits+diff)) == NULL) return(NULL);
                    if (limit >= Xbits)
                    {
                        BitVector_Interval_Copy(X,Y,Xoffset,Yoffset,Ylength);
                    }
                    else /* limit < Xbits */
                    {
                        BitVector_Insert(X,limit,diff,false);
                        if ((Yoffset+Ylength) <= limit)
                        {
                            BitVector_Interval_Copy(X,Y,Xoffset,Yoffset,Ylength);
                        }
                        else /* overlaps or lies above critical area */
                        {
                            if (limit <= Yoffset)
                            {
                                Yoffset += diff;
                                BitVector_Interval_Copy(X,Y,Xoffset,Yoffset,Ylength);
                            }
                            else /* Yoffset < limit */
                            {
                                Xlength = limit - Yoffset;
                                BitVector_Interval_Copy(X,Y,Xoffset,Yoffset,Xlength);
                                Yoffset = Xoffset + Ylength; /* = limit + diff */
                                Xoffset += Xlength;
                                Ylength -= Xlength;
                                BitVector_Interval_Copy(X,Y,Xoffset,Yoffset,Ylength);
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
    return(X);
}
boolean BitVector_is_empty(wordptr addr)                    /* X == {} ?     */
{
    N_word  size = BV_SIZE_(addr);
    boolean r = true;
    if (size > 0)
    {
        *(addr+size-1) &= BV_MASK_(addr);
        while (r and (size-- > 0)) r = ( *addr++ == 0 );
    }
    return(r);
}
boolean BitVector_is_full(wordptr addr)                     /* X == ~{} ?    */
{
    N_word  size = BV_SIZE_(addr);
    N_word  mask = BV_MASK_(addr);
    boolean r = false;
    wordptr last;
    if (size > 0)
    {
        r = true;
        last = addr + size - 1;
        *last |= NOT mask;
        while (r and (size-- > 0)) r = ( NOT *addr++ == 0 );
        *last &= mask;
    }
    return(r);
}
boolean BitVector_equal(wordptr X, wordptr Y)               /* X == Y ?      */
{
    N_word  size = BV_SIZE_(X);
    N_word  mask = BV_MASK_(X);
    boolean r = false;
    if (BV_BITS_(X) == BV_BITS_(Y))
    {
        r = true;
        if (size > 0)
        {
            *(X+size-1) &= mask;
            *(Y+size-1) &= mask;
            while (r and (size-- > 0)) r = (*X++ == *Y++);
        }
    }
    return(r);
}
Z_int BitVector_Lexicompare(wordptr X, wordptr Y)           /* X <,=,> Y ?   */
{                                                           /*  unsigned     */
    N_word  bitsX = BV_BITS_(X);
    N_word  bitsY = BV_BITS_(Y);
    N_word  size  = BV_SIZE_(X);
    boolean r = true;
    if (bitsX == bitsY)
    {
        if (size > 0)
        {
            X += size;
            Y += size;
            while (r and (size-- > 0)) r = (*(--X) == *(--Y));
        }
        if (r) return((Z_int) 0);
        else
        {
            if (*X < *Y) return((Z_int) -1); else return((Z_int) 1);
        }
    }
    else
    {
        if (bitsX < bitsY) return((Z_int) -1); else return((Z_int) 1);
    }
}
Z_int BitVector_Compare(wordptr X, wordptr Y)               /* X <,=,> Y ?   */
{                                                           /*   signed      */
    N_word  bitsX = BV_BITS_(X);
    N_word  bitsY = BV_BITS_(Y);
    N_word  size  = BV_SIZE_(X);
    N_word  mask  = BV_MASK_(X);
    N_word  sign;
    boolean r = true;
    if (bitsX == bitsY)
    {
        if (size > 0)
        {
            X += size;
            Y += size;
            mask &= NOT (mask >> 1);
            if ((sign = (*(X-1) AND mask)) != (*(Y-1) AND mask))
            {
                if (sign) return((Z_int) -1); else return((Z_int) 1);
            }
            while (r and (size-- > 0)) r = (*(--X) == *(--Y));
        }
        if (r) return((Z_int) 0);
        else
        {
            if (*X < *Y) return((Z_int) -1); else return((Z_int) 1);
        }
    }
    else
    {
        if (bitsX < bitsY) return((Z_int) -1); else return((Z_int) 1);
    }
}
charptr BitVector_to_Hex(wordptr addr)
{
    N_word  bits = BV_BITS_(addr);
    N_word  size = BV_SIZE_(addr);
    N_word  value;
    N_word  count;
    N_word  digit;
    N_word  length;
    charptr string;
    length = bits >> 2;
    if (bits AND 0x0003) length++;
    string = (charptr) malloc((size_t) (length+1));
    if (string == NULL) return(NULL);
    string += length;
    *string = (N_char) '\0';
    if (size > 0)
    {
        *(addr+size-1) &= BV_MASK_(addr);
        while ((size-- > 0) and (length > 0))
        {
            value = *addr++;
            count = BV_WordBits >> 2;
            while ((count-- > 0) and (length > 0))
            {
                digit = value AND 0x000F;
                if (digit > 9) digit += (N_word) 'A' - 10;
                else           digit += (N_word) '0';
                *(--string) = (N_char) digit; length--;
                if ((count > 0) and (length > 0)) value >>= 4;
            }
        }
    }
    return(string);
}
BV_ErrCode BitVector_from_Hex(wordptr addr, charptr string)
{
    N_word  size = BV_SIZE_(addr);
    N_word  mask = BV_MASK_(addr);
    boolean ok = true;
    N_word  length;
    N_word  value;
    N_word  count;
    int     digit;
    if (size > 0)
    {
        length = strlen((char *) string);
        string += length;
        while (size-- > 0)
        {
            value = 0;
            for ( count = 0; (ok and (length > 0) and (count < BV_WordBits)); count += 4 )
            {
                digit = (int) *(--string); length--;
                /* separate because toupper() is likely a macro! */
                digit = toupper(digit);
                if ((ok = (isxdigit(digit) != 0)))
                {
                    if (digit >= (int) 'A') digit -= (int) 'A' - 10;
                    else                    digit -= (int) '0';
                    value |= (((N_word) digit) << count);
                }
            }
            *addr++ = value;
        }
        *(--addr) &= mask;
    }
    if (ok) return(BV_ErrCode_Ok);
    else    return(BV_ErrCode_Pars);
}
charptr BitVector_to_Bin(wordptr addr)
{
    N_word  size = BV_SIZE_(addr);
    N_word  value;
    N_word  count;
    N_word  digit;
    N_word  length;
    charptr string;
    length = BV_BITS_(addr);
    string = (charptr) malloc((size_t) (length+1));
    if (string == NULL) return(NULL);
    string += length;
    *string = (N_char) '\0';
    if (size > 0)
    {
        *(addr+size-1) &= BV_MASK_(addr);
        while (size-- > 0)
        {
            value = *addr++;
            count = BV_WordBits;
            if (count > length) count = length;
            while (count-- > 0)
            {
                digit = value AND 0x0001;
                digit += (N_word) '0';
                *(--string) = (N_char) digit; length--;
                if (count > 0) value >>= 1;
            }
        }
    }
    return(string);
}
BV_ErrCode BitVector_from_Bin(wordptr addr, charptr string)
{
    N_word  size = BV_SIZE_(addr);
    N_word  mask = BV_MASK_(addr);
    boolean ok = true;
    N_word  length;
    N_word  value;
    N_word  count;
    int     digit;
    if (size > 0)
    {
        length = strlen((char *) string);
        string += length;
        while (size-- > 0)
        {
            value = 0;
            for ( count = 0; (ok and (length > 0) and (count < BV_WordBits)); count++ )
            {
                digit = (int) *(--string); length--;
                switch (digit)
                {
                    case (int) '0':
                        break;
                    case (int) '1':
                        value |= BV_BitMaskTab[count];
                        break;
                    default:
                        ok = false;
                        break;
                }
            }
            *addr++ = value;
        }
        *(--addr) &= mask;
    }
    if (ok) return(BV_ErrCode_Ok);
    else    return(BV_ErrCode_Pars);
}
charptr BitVector_to_Dec(wordptr addr)
{
    N_word  bits = BV_BITS_(addr);
    N_word  length;
    N_word  digits;
    N_word  count;
    N_word  q;
    N_word  r;
    boolean loop;
    charptr result;
    charptr string;
    wordptr quot;
    wordptr rest;
    wordptr temp;
    wordptr base;
    Z_int   sign;
    length = (N_word) (bits / 3.3);        /* digits = bits * ln(2) / ln(10) */
    length += 2; /* compensate for truncating & provide space for minus sign */
    result = (charptr) malloc((size_t) (length+1));    /* remember the '\0'! */
    if (result == NULL) return(NULL);
    string = result;
    sign = BitVector_Sign(addr);
    if ((bits < 4) or (sign == 0))
    {
        if (bits > 0) digits = *addr; else digits = (N_word) 0;
        if (sign < 0) digits = ((N_word)(-((Z_word)digits))) AND BV_MASK_(addr);
        *string++ = (N_char) digits + (N_char) '0';
        digits = 1;
    }
    else
    {
        quot = BitVector_Create(bits,false);
        if (quot == NULL)
        {
            BitVector_Dispose(result);
            return(NULL);
        }
        rest = BitVector_Create(bits,false);
        if (rest == NULL)
        {
            BitVector_Dispose(result);
            BitVector_Destroy(quot);
            return(NULL);
        }
        temp = BitVector_Create(bits,false);
        if (temp == NULL)
        {
            BitVector_Dispose(result);
            BitVector_Destroy(quot);
            BitVector_Destroy(rest);
            return(NULL);
        }
        base = BitVector_Create(bits,true);
        if (base == NULL)
        {
            BitVector_Dispose(result);
            BitVector_Destroy(quot);
            BitVector_Destroy(rest);
            BitVector_Destroy(temp);
            return(NULL);
        }
        if (sign < 0) BitVector_Negate(quot,addr);
        else           BitVector_Copy(quot,addr);
        digits = 0;
        *base = BV_Exp10;
        loop = (bits >= BV_WordBits);
        do
        {
            if (loop)
            {
                BitVector_Copy(temp,quot);
                if (BitVector_Div_Pos(quot,temp,base,rest))
                {
                    BitVector_Dispose(result); /* emergency exit */
                    BitVector_Destroy(quot);
                    BitVector_Destroy(rest);   /* should never occur */
                    BitVector_Destroy(temp);   /* under normal operation */
                    BitVector_Destroy(base);
                    return(NULL);
                }
                loop = not BitVector_is_empty(quot);
                q = *rest;
            }
            else q = *quot;
            count = BV_Log10;
            while (((loop and (count-- > 0)) or ((not loop) and (q != 0))) and
                (digits < length))
            {
                if (q != 0)
                {
                    BIT_VECTOR_DIGITIZE(N_word,q,r)
                }
                else r = (N_word) '0';
                *string++ = (N_char) r;
                digits++;
            }
        }
        while (loop and (digits < length));
        BitVector_Destroy(quot);
        BitVector_Destroy(rest);
        BitVector_Destroy(temp);
        BitVector_Destroy(base);
    }
    if ((sign < 0) and (digits < length))
    {
        *string++ = (N_char) '-';
        digits++;
    }
    *string = (N_char) '\0';
    BIT_VECTOR_reverse(result,digits);
    return(result);
}
BV_ErrCode BitVector_from_Dec(wordptr addr, charptr string)
{
    BV_ErrCode error = BV_ErrCode_Ok;
    N_word     bits  = BV_BITS_(addr);
    N_word     mask  = BV_MASK_(addr);
    boolean    init  = (bits > BV_WordBits);
    boolean    minus;
    boolean    shift;
    boolean    carry;
    wordptr    term;
    wordptr    base;
    wordptr    prod;
    wordptr    rank;
    wordptr    temp;
    N_word     accu;
    N_word     powr;
    N_word     count;
    N_word     length;
    int        digit;
    if (bits > 0)
    {
        length = strlen((char *) string);
        if (length == 0) return(BV_ErrCode_Pars);
        digit = (int) *string;
        if ((minus = (digit == (int) '-')) or
                     (digit == (int) '+'))
        {
            string++;
            if (--length == 0) return(BV_ErrCode_Pars);
        }
        string += length;
        term = BitVector_Create(BV_WordBits,false);
        if (term == NULL)
        {
            return(BV_ErrCode_Null);
        }
        base = BitVector_Create(BV_WordBits,false);
        if (base == NULL)
        {
            BitVector_Destroy(term);
            return(BV_ErrCode_Null);
        }
        prod = BitVector_Create(bits,init);
        if (prod == NULL)
        {
            BitVector_Destroy(term);
            BitVector_Destroy(base);
            return(BV_ErrCode_Null);
        }
        rank = BitVector_Create(bits,init);
        if (rank == NULL)
        {
            BitVector_Destroy(term);
            BitVector_Destroy(base);
            BitVector_Destroy(prod);
            return(BV_ErrCode_Null);
        }
        temp = BitVector_Create(bits,false);
        if (temp == NULL)
        {
            BitVector_Destroy(term);
            BitVector_Destroy(base);
            BitVector_Destroy(prod);
            BitVector_Destroy(rank);
            return(BV_ErrCode_Null);
        }
        BitVector_Empty(addr);
        *base = BV_Exp10;
        shift = false;
        while ((not error) and (length > 0))
        {
            accu = 0;
            powr = 1;
            count = BV_Log10;
            while ((not error) and (length > 0) and (count-- > 0))
            {
                digit = (int) *(--string); length--;
                /* separate because isdigit() is likely a macro! */
                if (isdigit(digit) != 0)
                {
                    accu += ((N_word) digit - (N_word) '0') * powr;
                    powr *= 10;
                }
                else error = BV_ErrCode_Pars;
            }
            if (not error)
            {
                if (shift)
                {
                    *term = accu;
                    BitVector_Copy(temp,rank);
                    error = BitVector_Mul_Pos(prod,temp,term,false);
                }
                else
                {
                    *prod = accu;
                    if ((not init) and ((accu AND NOT mask) != 0)) error = BV_ErrCode_Ovfl;
                }
                if (not error)
                {
                    carry = false;
                    BitVector_compute(addr,addr,prod,false,&carry);
                    /* ignores sign change (= overflow) but not */
                    /* numbers too large (= carry) for resulting bit vector */
                    if (carry) error = BV_ErrCode_Ovfl;
                    else
                    {
                        if (length > 0)
                        {
                            if (shift)
                            {
                                BitVector_Copy(temp,rank);
                                error = BitVector_Mul_Pos(rank,temp,base,false);
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                *rank = *base;
                                shift = true;
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        BitVector_Destroy(term);
        BitVector_Destroy(base);
        BitVector_Destroy(prod);
        BitVector_Destroy(rank);
        BitVector_Destroy(temp);
        if (not error and minus)
        {
            BitVector_Negate(addr,addr);
            if ((*(addr + BV_SIZE_(addr) - 1) AND mask AND NOT (mask >> 1)) == 0)
                error = BV_ErrCode_Ovfl;
        }
    }
    return(error);
}
charptr BitVector_to_Enum(wordptr addr)
{
    N_word  bits = BV_BITS_(addr);
    N_word  sample;
    N_word  length;
    N_word  digits;
    N_word  factor;
    N_word  power;
    N_word  start;
    N_word  min;
    N_word  max;
    charptr string;
    charptr target;
    boolean comma;
    if (bits > 0)
    {
        sample = bits - 1;  /* greatest possible index */
        length = 2;         /* account for index 0 and terminating '\0' */
        digits = 1;         /* account for intervening dashes and commas */
        factor = 1;
        power = 10;
        while (sample >= (power-1))
        {
            length += ++digits * factor * 6;  /* 9,90,900,9000,... (9*2/3 = 6) */
            factor = power;
            power *= 10;
        }
        if (sample > --factor)
        {
            sample -= factor;
            factor = (N_word) ( sample / 3 );
            factor = (factor << 1) + (sample - (factor * 3));
            length += ++digits * factor;
        }
    }
    else length = 1;
    string = (charptr) malloc((size_t) length);
    if (string == NULL) return(NULL);
    start = 0;
    comma = false;
    target = string;
    while ((start < bits) and BitVector_interval_scan_inc(addr,start,&min,&max))
    {
        start = max + 2;
        if (comma) *target++ = (N_char) ',';
        if (min == max)
        {
            target += BIT_VECTOR_int2str(target,min);
        }
        else
        {
            if (min+1 == max)
            {
                target += BIT_VECTOR_int2str(target,min);
                *target++ = (N_char) ',';
                target += BIT_VECTOR_int2str(target,max);
            }
            else
            {
                target += BIT_VECTOR_int2str(target,min);
                *target++ = (N_char) '-';
                target += BIT_VECTOR_int2str(target,max);
            }
        }
        comma = true;
    }
    *target = (N_char) '\0';
    return(string);
}
BV_ErrCode BitVector_from_Enum(wordptr addr, charptr string)
{
    BV_ErrCode error = BV_ErrCode_Ok;
    N_word     bits  = BV_BITS_(addr);
    N_word     state = 1;
    N_word     start = 0;        /* silence compiler warning */
    N_word     token;
    N_word     index;
    if (bits > 0)
    {
        BitVector_Empty(addr);
        while ((not error) and (state != 0))
        {
            token = (N_word) *string;
            /* separate because isdigit() is likely a macro! */
            if (isdigit((int)token) != 0)
            {
                string += BIT_VECTOR_str2int(string,&index);
                if (index < bits) token = (N_word) '0';
                else error = BV_ErrCode_Indx;
            }
            else string++;
            if (not error)
            switch (state)
            {
                case 1:
                    switch (token)
                    {
                        case (N_word) '0':
                            state = 2;
                            break;
                        case (N_word) '\0':
                            state = 0;
                            break;
                        default:
                            error = BV_ErrCode_Pars;
                            break;
                    }
                    break;
                case 2:
                    switch (token)
                    {
                        case (N_word) '-':
                            start = index;
                            state = 3;
                            break;
                        case (N_word) ',':
                            BIT_VECTOR_SET_BIT(addr,index)
                            state = 5;
                            break;
                        case (N_word) '\0':
                            BIT_VECTOR_SET_BIT(addr,index)
                            state = 0;
                            break;
                        default:
                            error = BV_ErrCode_Pars;
                            break;
                    }
                    break;
                case 3:
                    switch (token)
                    {
                        case (N_word) '0':
                            if (start < index)
                                BitVector_Interval_Fill(addr,start,index);
                            else if (start == index)
                                BIT_VECTOR_SET_BIT(addr,index)
                            else error = BV_ErrCode_Ordr;
                            state = 4;
                            break;
                        default:
                            error = BV_ErrCode_Pars;
                            break;
                    }
                    break;
                case 4:
                    switch (token)
                    {
                        case (N_word) ',':
                            state = 5;
                            break;
                        case (N_word) '\0':
                            state = 0;
                            break;
                        default:
                            error = BV_ErrCode_Pars;
                            break;
                    }
                    break;
                case 5:
                    switch (token)
                    {
                        case (N_word) '0':
                            state = 2;
                            break;
                        default:
                            error = BV_ErrCode_Pars;
                            break;
                    }
                    break;
            }
        }
    }
    return(error);
}
void BitVector_Bit_Off(wordptr addr, N_int index)           /* X = X \ {x}   */
{
    if (index < BV_BITS_(addr)) BIT_VECTOR_CLR_BIT(addr,index)
}
void BitVector_Bit_On(wordptr addr, N_int index)            /* X = X + {x}   */
{
    if (index < BV_BITS_(addr)) BIT_VECTOR_SET_BIT(addr,index)
}
boolean BitVector_bit_flip(wordptr addr, N_int index)   /* X=(X+{x})\(X*{x}) */
{
    N_word mask;
    if (index < BV_BITS_(addr)) return( BIT_VECTOR_FLP_BIT(addr,index,mask) );
    else                     return( false );
}
boolean BitVector_bit_test(wordptr addr, N_int index)       /* {x} in X ?    */
{
    if (index < BV_BITS_(addr)) return( BIT_VECTOR_TST_BIT(addr,index) );
    else                     return( false );
}
void BitVector_Bit_Copy(wordptr addr, N_int index, boolean bit)
{
    if (index < BV_BITS_(addr))
    {
        if (bit) BIT_VECTOR_SET_BIT(addr,index)
        else     BIT_VECTOR_CLR_BIT(addr,index)
    }
}
void BitVector_LSB(wordptr addr, boolean bit)
{
    if (BV_BITS_(addr) > 0)
    {
        if (bit) *addr |= BV_LSB;
        else     *addr &= NOT BV_LSB;
    }
}
void BitVector_MSB(wordptr addr, boolean bit)
{
    N_word size = BV_SIZE_(addr);
    N_word mask = BV_MASK_(addr);
    if (size-- > 0)
    {
        if (bit) *(addr+size) |= mask AND NOT (mask >> 1);
        else     *(addr+size) &= NOT mask OR (mask >> 1);
    }
}
boolean BitVector_lsb_(wordptr addr)
{
    if (BV_SIZE_(addr) > 0) return( (*addr AND BV_LSB) != 0 );
    else                    return( false );
}
boolean BitVector_msb_(wordptr addr)
{
    N_word size = BV_SIZE_(addr);
    N_word mask = BV_MASK_(addr);
    if (size-- > 0)
        return( (*(addr+size) AND (mask AND NOT (mask >> 1))) != 0 );
    else
        return( false );
}
boolean BitVector_rotate_left(wordptr addr)
{
    N_word  size = BV_SIZE_(addr);
    N_word  mask = BV_MASK_(addr);
    N_word  msb;
    boolean carry_in;
    boolean carry_out = false;
    if (size > 0)
    {
        msb = mask AND NOT (mask >> 1);
        carry_in = ((*(addr+size-1) AND msb) != 0);
        while (size-- > 1)
        {
            carry_out = ((*addr AND BV_MSB) != 0);
            *addr <<= 1;
            if (carry_in) *addr |= BV_LSB;
            carry_in = carry_out;
            addr++;
        }
        carry_out = ((*addr AND msb) != 0);
        *addr <<= 1;
        if (carry_in) *addr |= BV_LSB;
        *addr &= mask;
    }
    return(carry_out);
}
boolean BitVector_rotate_right(wordptr addr)
{
    N_word  size = BV_SIZE_(addr);
    N_word  mask = BV_MASK_(addr);
    N_word  msb;
    boolean carry_in;
    boolean carry_out = false;
    if (size > 0)
    {
        msb = mask AND NOT (mask >> 1);
        carry_in = ((*addr AND BV_LSB) != 0);
        addr += size-1;
        *addr &= mask;
        carry_out = ((*addr AND BV_LSB) != 0);
        *addr >>= 1;
        if (carry_in) *addr |= msb;
        carry_in = carry_out;
        addr--;
        size--;
        while (size-- > 0)
        {
            carry_out = ((*addr AND BV_LSB) != 0);
            *addr >>= 1;
            if (carry_in) *addr |= BV_MSB;
            carry_in = carry_out;
            addr--;
        }
    }
    return(carry_out);
}
boolean BitVector_shift_left(wordptr addr, boolean carry_in)
{
    N_word  size = BV_SIZE_(addr);
    N_word  mask = BV_MASK_(addr);
    N_word  msb;
    boolean carry_out = carry_in;
    if (size > 0)
    {
        msb = mask AND NOT (mask >> 1);
        while (size-- > 1)
        {
            carry_out = ((*addr AND BV_MSB) != 0);
            *addr <<= 1;
            if (carry_in) *addr |= BV_LSB;
            carry_in = carry_out;
            addr++;
        }
        carry_out = ((*addr AND msb) != 0);
        *addr <<= 1;
        if (carry_in) *addr |= BV_LSB;
        *addr &= mask;
    }
    return(carry_out);
}
boolean BitVector_shift_right(wordptr addr, boolean carry_in)
{
    N_word  size = BV_SIZE_(addr);
    N_word  mask = BV_MASK_(addr);
    N_word  msb;
    boolean carry_out = carry_in;
    if (size > 0)
    {
        msb = mask AND NOT (mask >> 1);
        addr += size-1;
        *addr &= mask;
        carry_out = ((*addr AND BV_LSB) != 0);
        *addr >>= 1;
        if (carry_in) *addr |= msb;
        carry_in = carry_out;
        addr--;
        size--;
        while (size-- > 0)
        {
            carry_out = ((*addr AND BV_LSB) != 0);
            *addr >>= 1;
            if (carry_in) *addr |= BV_MSB;
            carry_in = carry_out;
            addr--;
        }
    }
    return(carry_out);
}
void BitVector_Move_Left(wordptr addr, N_int bits)
{
    N_word count;
    N_word words;
    if (bits > 0)
    {
        count = bits AND BV_ModMask;
        words = bits >> BV_LogBits;
        if (bits >= BV_BITS_(addr)) BitVector_Empty(addr);
        else
        {
            while (count-- > 0) BitVector_shift_left(addr,0);
            BitVector_Word_Insert(addr,0,words,true);
        }
    }
}
void BitVector_Move_Right(wordptr addr, N_int bits)
{
    N_word count;
    N_word words;
    if (bits > 0)
    {
        count = bits AND BV_ModMask;
        words = bits >> BV_LogBits;
        if (bits >= BV_BITS_(addr)) BitVector_Empty(addr);
        else
        {
            while (count-- > 0) BitVector_shift_right(addr,0);
            BitVector_Word_Delete(addr,0,words,true);
        }
    }
}
void BitVector_Insert(wordptr addr, N_int offset, N_int count, boolean clear)
{
    N_word bits = BV_BITS_(addr);
    N_word last;
    if ((count > 0) and (offset < bits))
    {
        last = offset + count;
        if (last < bits)
        {
            BitVector_Interval_Copy(addr,addr,last,offset,(bits-last));
        }
        else last = bits;
        if (clear) BitVector_Interval_Empty(addr,offset,(last-1));
    }
}
void BitVector_Delete(wordptr addr, N_int offset, N_int count, boolean clear)
{
    N_word bits = BV_BITS_(addr);
    N_word last;
    if ((count > 0) and (offset < bits))
    {
        last = offset + count;
        if (last < bits)
        {
            BitVector_Interval_Copy(addr,addr,offset,last,(bits-last));
        }
        else count = bits - offset;
        if (clear) BitVector_Interval_Empty(addr,(bits-count),(bits-1));
    }
}
boolean BitVector_increment(wordptr addr)                   /* X++           */
{
    N_word  size  = BV_SIZE_(addr);
    N_word  mask  = BV_MASK_(addr);
    wordptr last  = addr + size - 1;
    boolean carry = true;
    if (size > 0)
    {
        *last |= NOT mask;
        while (carry and (size-- > 0))
        {
            carry = (++(*addr++) == 0);
        }
        *last &= mask;
    }
    return(carry);
}
boolean BitVector_decrement(wordptr addr)                   /* X--           */
{
    N_word  size  = BV_SIZE_(addr);
    N_word  mask  = BV_MASK_(addr);
    wordptr last  = addr + size - 1;
    boolean carry = true;
    if (size > 0)
    {
        *last &= mask;
        while (carry and (size-- > 0))
        {
            carry = (*addr == 0);
            --(*addr++);
        }
        *last &= mask;
    }
    return(carry);
}
boolean BitVector_compute(wordptr X, wordptr Y, wordptr Z, boolean minus, boolean *carry)
{
    N_word size = BV_SIZE_(X);
    N_word mask = BV_MASK_(X);
    N_word vv = 0;
    N_word cc;
    N_word mm;
    N_word yy;
    N_word zz;
    N_word lo;
    N_word hi;
    if (size > 0)
    {
        if (minus) cc = (*carry == 0);
        else       cc = (*carry != 0);
        /* deal with (size-1) least significant full words first: */
        while (--size > 0)
        {
            yy = *Y++;
            if (minus) zz = (N_word) NOT ( Z ? *Z++ : 0 );
            else       zz = (N_word)     ( Z ? *Z++ : 0 );
            lo = (yy AND BV_LSB) + (zz AND BV_LSB) + cc;
            hi = (yy >> 1) + (zz >> 1) + (lo >> 1);
            cc = ((hi AND BV_MSB) != 0);
            *X++ = (hi << 1) OR (lo AND BV_LSB);
        }
        /* deal with most significant word (may be used only partially): */
        yy = *Y AND mask;
        if (minus) zz = (N_word) NOT ( Z ? *Z : 0 );
        else       zz = (N_word)     ( Z ? *Z : 0 );
        zz &= mask;
        if (mask == BV_LSB) /* special case, only one bit used */
        {
            vv = cc;
            lo = yy + zz + cc;
            cc = (lo >> 1);
            vv ^= cc;
            *X = lo AND BV_LSB;
        }
        else
        {
            if (NOT mask) /* not all bits are used, but more than one */
            {
                mm = (mask >> 1);
                vv = (yy AND mm) + (zz AND mm) + cc;
                mm = mask AND NOT mm;
                lo = yy + zz + cc;
                cc = (lo >> 1);
                vv ^= cc;
                vv &= mm;
                cc &= mm;
                *X = lo AND mask;
            }
            else /* other special case, all bits are used */
            {
                mm = NOT BV_MSB;
                lo = (yy AND mm) + (zz AND mm) + cc;
                vv = lo AND BV_MSB;
                hi = ((yy AND BV_MSB) >> 1) + ((zz AND BV_MSB) >> 1) + (vv >> 1);
                cc = hi AND BV_MSB;
                vv ^= cc;
                *X = (hi << 1) OR (lo AND mm);
            }
        }
        if (minus) *carry = (cc == 0);
        else       *carry = (cc != 0);
    }
    return(vv != 0);
}
boolean BitVector_add(wordptr X, wordptr Y, wordptr Z, boolean *carry)
{
    return(BitVector_compute(X,Y,Z,false,carry));
}
boolean BitVector_sub(wordptr X, wordptr Y, wordptr Z, boolean *carry)
{
    return(BitVector_compute(X,Y,Z,true,carry));
}
boolean BitVector_inc(wordptr X, wordptr Y)
{
    boolean carry = true;
    return(BitVector_compute(X,Y,NULL,false,&carry));
}
boolean BitVector_dec(wordptr X, wordptr Y)
{
    boolean carry = true;
    return(BitVector_compute(X,Y,NULL,true,&carry));
}
void BitVector_Negate(wordptr X, wordptr Y)
{
    N_word  size  = BV_SIZE_(X);
    N_word  mask  = BV_MASK_(X);
    boolean carry = true;
    if (size > 0)
    {
        while (size-- > 0)
        {
            *X = NOT *Y++;
            if (carry)
            {
                carry = (++(*X) == 0);
            }
            X++;
        }
        *(--X) &= mask;
    }
}
void BitVector_Absolute(wordptr X, wordptr Y)
{
    N_word size = BV_SIZE_(Y);
    N_word mask = BV_MASK_(Y);
    if (size > 0)
    {
        if (*(Y+size-1) AND (mask AND NOT (mask >> 1))) BitVector_Negate(X,Y);
        else                                             BitVector_Copy(X,Y);
    }
}
Z_int BitVector_Sign(wordptr addr)
{
    N_word  size = BV_SIZE_(addr);
    N_word  mask = BV_MASK_(addr);
    wordptr last = addr + size - 1;
    boolean r    = true;
    if (size > 0)
    {
        *last &= mask;
        while (r and (size-- > 0)) r = ( *addr++ == 0 );
    }
    if (r) return((Z_int) 0);
    else
    {
        if (*last AND (mask AND NOT (mask >> 1))) return((Z_int) -1);
        else                                      return((Z_int)  1);
    }
}
BV_ErrCode BitVector_Mul_Pos(wordptr X, wordptr Y, wordptr Z, boolean strict)
{
    N_word  mask;
    N_word  limit;
    N_word  count;
    Z_long  last;
    wordptr sign;
    boolean carry;
    boolean overflow;
    boolean ok = true;
    /*
       Requirements:
         -  X, Y and Z must be distinct
         -  X and Y must have equal sizes (whereas Z may be any size!)
         -  Z should always contain the SMALLER of the two factors Y and Z
       Constraints:
         -  The contents of Y (and of X, of course) are destroyed
            (only Z is preserved!)
    */
    if ((X == Y) or (X == Z) or (Y == Z)) return(BV_ErrCode_Same);
    if (BV_BITS_(X) != BV_BITS_(Y)) return(BV_ErrCode_Size);
    BitVector_Empty(X);
    if (BitVector_is_empty(Y)) return(BV_ErrCode_Ok); /* also if BV_BITS_(Y)==0 */
    if ((last = Set_Max(Z)) < 0L) return(BV_ErrCode_Ok);
    limit = (N_word) last;
    sign = Y + BV_SIZE_(Y) - 1;
    mask = BV_MASK_(Y);
    *sign &= mask;
    mask &= NOT (mask >> 1);
    for ( count = 0; (ok and (count <= limit)); count++ )
    {
        if ( BIT_VECTOR_TST_BIT(Z,count) )
        {
            carry = false;
            overflow = BitVector_compute(X,X,Y,false,&carry);
            if (strict) ok = not (carry or overflow);
            else        ok = not  carry;
        }
        if (ok and (count < limit))
        {
            carry = BitVector_shift_left(Y,0);
            if (strict)
            {
                overflow = ((*sign AND mask) != 0);
                ok = not (carry or overflow);
            }
            else ok = not carry;
        }
    }
    if (ok) return(BV_ErrCode_Ok); else return(BV_ErrCode_Ovfl);
}
BV_ErrCode BitVector_Multiply(wordptr X, wordptr Y, wordptr Z)
{
    BV_ErrCode error = BV_ErrCode_Ok;
    N_word     bit_x = BV_BITS_(X);
    N_word     bit_y = BV_BITS_(Y);
    N_word     bit_z = BV_BITS_(Z);
    N_word     size;
    N_word     mask;
    N_word     msb;
    wordptr    ptr_y;
    wordptr    ptr_z;
    boolean    sgn_x;
    boolean    sgn_y;
    boolean    sgn_z;
    boolean    zero;
    wordptr    A;
    wordptr    B;
    /*
       Requirements:
         -  Y and Z must have equal sizes
         -  X must have at least the same size as Y and Z but may be larger (!)
       Features:
         -  The contents of Y and Z are preserved
         -  X may be identical with Y or Z (or both!)
            (in-place multiplication is possible!)
    */
    if ((bit_y != bit_z) or (bit_x < bit_y)) return(BV_ErrCode_Size);
    if (BitVector_is_empty(Y) or BitVector_is_empty(Z))
    {
        BitVector_Empty(X);
    }
    else
    {
        A = BitVector_Create(bit_y,false);
        if (A == NULL) return(BV_ErrCode_Null);
        B = BitVector_Create(bit_z,false);
        if (B == NULL) { BitVector_Destroy(A); return(BV_ErrCode_Null); }
        size  = BV_SIZE_(Y);
        mask  = BV_MASK_(Y);
        msb   = (mask AND NOT (mask >> 1));
        sgn_y = (((*(Y+size-1) &= mask) AND msb) != 0);
        sgn_z = (((*(Z+size-1) &= mask) AND msb) != 0);
        sgn_x = sgn_y XOR sgn_z;
        if (sgn_y) BitVector_Negate(A,Y); else BitVector_Copy(A,Y);
        if (sgn_z) BitVector_Negate(B,Z); else BitVector_Copy(B,Z);
        ptr_y = A + size;
        ptr_z = B + size;
        zero = true;
        while (zero and (size-- > 0))
        {
            zero &= (*(--ptr_y) == 0);
            zero &= (*(--ptr_z) == 0);
        }
        if (*ptr_y > *ptr_z)
        {
            if (bit_x > bit_y)
            {
                A = BitVector_Resize(A,bit_x);
                if (A == NULL) { BitVector_Destroy(B); return(BV_ErrCode_Null); }
            }
            error = BitVector_Mul_Pos(X,A,B,true);
        }
        else
        {
            if (bit_x > bit_z)
            {
                B = BitVector_Resize(B,bit_x);
                if (B == NULL) { BitVector_Destroy(A); return(BV_ErrCode_Null); }
            }
            error = BitVector_Mul_Pos(X,B,A,true);
        }
        if ((not error) and sgn_x) BitVector_Negate(X,X);
        BitVector_Destroy(A);
        BitVector_Destroy(B);
    }
    return(error);
}
BV_ErrCode BitVector_Div_Pos(wordptr Q, wordptr X, wordptr Y, wordptr R)
{
    N_word  bits = BV_BITS_(Q);
    N_word  mask;
    wordptr addr;
    Z_long  last;
    boolean flag;
    boolean copy = false; /* flags whether valid rest is in R (0) or X (1) */
    /*
       Requirements:
         -  All bit vectors must have equal sizes
         -  Q, X, Y and R must all be distinct bit vectors
         -  Y must be non-zero (of course!)
       Constraints:
         -  The contents of X (and Q and R, of course) are destroyed
            (only Y is preserved!)
    */
    if ((bits != BV_BITS_(X)) or (bits != BV_BITS_(Y)) or (bits != BV_BITS_(R)))
        return(BV_ErrCode_Size);
    if ((Q == X) or (Q == Y) or (Q == R) or (X == Y) or (X == R) or (Y == R))
        return(BV_ErrCode_Same);
    if (BitVector_is_empty(Y))
        return(BV_ErrCode_Zero);
    BitVector_Empty(R);
    BitVector_Copy(Q,X);
    if ((last = Set_Max(Q)) < 0L) return(BV_ErrCode_Ok);
    bits = (N_word) ++last;
    while (bits-- > 0)
    {
        addr = Q + (bits >> BV_LogBits);
        mask = BV_BitMaskTab[bits AND BV_ModMask];
        flag = ((*addr AND mask) != 0);
        if (copy)
        {
            BitVector_shift_left(X,flag);
            flag = false;
            BitVector_compute(R,X,Y,true,&flag);
        }
        else
        {
            BitVector_shift_left(R,flag);
            flag = false;
            BitVector_compute(X,R,Y,true,&flag);
        }
        if (flag) *addr &= NOT mask;
        else
        {
            *addr |= mask;
            copy = not copy;
        }
    }
    if (copy) BitVector_Copy(R,X);
    return(BV_ErrCode_Ok);
}
BV_ErrCode BitVector_Divide(wordptr Q, wordptr X, wordptr Y, wordptr R)
{
    BV_ErrCode error = BV_ErrCode_Ok;
    N_word     bits  = BV_BITS_(Q);
    N_word     size  = BV_SIZE_(Q);
    N_word     mask  = BV_MASK_(Q);
    N_word     msb   = (mask AND NOT (mask >> 1));
    boolean    sgn_q;
    boolean    sgn_x;
    boolean    sgn_y;
    wordptr    A;
    wordptr    B;
    /*
       Requirements:
         -  All bit vectors must have equal sizes
         -  Q and R must be two distinct bit vectors
         -  Y must be non-zero (of course!)
       Features:
         -  The contents of X and Y are preserved
         -  Q may be identical with X or Y (or both)
            (in-place division is possible!)
         -  R may be identical with X or Y (or both)
            (but not identical with Q!)
    */
    if ((bits != BV_BITS_(X)) or (bits != BV_BITS_(Y)) or (bits != BV_BITS_(R)))
        return(BV_ErrCode_Size);
    if (Q == R)
        return(BV_ErrCode_Same);
    if (BitVector_is_empty(Y))
        return(BV_ErrCode_Zero);
    if (BitVector_is_empty(X))
    {
        BitVector_Empty(Q);
        BitVector_Empty(R);
    }
    else
    {
        A = BitVector_Create(bits,false);
        if (A == NULL) return(BV_ErrCode_Null);
        B = BitVector_Create(bits,false);
        if (B == NULL) { BitVector_Destroy(A); return(BV_ErrCode_Null); }
        size--;
        sgn_x = (((*(X+size) &= mask) AND msb) != 0);
        sgn_y = (((*(Y+size) &= mask) AND msb) != 0);
        sgn_q = sgn_x XOR sgn_y;
        if (sgn_x) BitVector_Negate(A,X); else BitVector_Copy(A,X);
        if (sgn_y) BitVector_Negate(B,Y); else BitVector_Copy(B,Y);
        if (not (error = BitVector_Div_Pos(Q,A,B,R)))
        {
            if (sgn_q) BitVector_Negate(Q,Q);
            if (sgn_x) BitVector_Negate(R,R);
        }
        BitVector_Destroy(A);
        BitVector_Destroy(B);
    }
    return(error);
}
BV_ErrCode BitVector_GCD(wordptr X, wordptr Y, wordptr Z)
{
    BV_ErrCode error = BV_ErrCode_Ok;
    N_word     bits  = BV_BITS_(X);
    N_word     size  = BV_SIZE_(X);
    N_word     mask  = BV_MASK_(X);
    N_word     msb   = (mask AND NOT (mask >> 1));
    boolean    sgn_a;
    boolean    sgn_b;
    boolean    sgn_r;
    wordptr    Q;
    wordptr    R;
    wordptr    A;
    wordptr    B;
    wordptr    T;
    /*
       Requirements:
         -  All bit vectors must have equal sizes
       Features:
         -  The contents of Y and Z are preserved
         -  X may be identical with Y or Z (or both)
            (in-place is possible!)
         -  GCD(0,z) == GCD(z,0) == z
         -  negative values are handled correctly
    */
    if ((bits != BV_BITS_(Y)) or (bits != BV_BITS_(Z))) return(BV_ErrCode_Size);
    if (BitVector_is_empty(Y))
    {
        if (X != Z) BitVector_Copy(X,Z);
        return(BV_ErrCode_Ok);
    }
    if (BitVector_is_empty(Z))
    {
        if (X != Y) BitVector_Copy(X,Y);
        return(BV_ErrCode_Ok);
    }
    Q = BitVector_Create(bits,false);
    if (Q == NULL)
    {
        return(BV_ErrCode_Null);
    }
    R = BitVector_Create(bits,false);
    if (R == NULL)
    {
        BitVector_Destroy(Q);
        return(BV_ErrCode_Null);
    }
    A = BitVector_Create(bits,false);
    if (A == NULL)
    {
        BitVector_Destroy(Q);
        BitVector_Destroy(R);
        return(BV_ErrCode_Null);
    }
    B = BitVector_Create(bits,false);
    if (B == NULL)
    {
        BitVector_Destroy(Q);
        BitVector_Destroy(R);
        BitVector_Destroy(A);
        return(BV_ErrCode_Null);
    }
    size--;
    sgn_a = (((*(Y+size) &= mask) AND msb) != 0);
    sgn_b = (((*(Z+size) &= mask) AND msb) != 0);
    if (sgn_a) BitVector_Negate(A,Y); else BitVector_Copy(A,Y);
    if (sgn_b) BitVector_Negate(B,Z); else BitVector_Copy(B,Z);
    while (not error)
    {
        if (not (error = BitVector_Div_Pos(Q,A,B,R)))
        {
            if (BitVector_is_empty(R)) break;
            T = A; sgn_r = sgn_a;
            A = B; sgn_a = sgn_b;
            B = R; sgn_b = sgn_r;
            R = T;
        }
    }
    if (not error)
    {
        if (sgn_b) BitVector_Negate(X,B); else BitVector_Copy(X,B);
    }
    BitVector_Destroy(Q);
    BitVector_Destroy(R);
    BitVector_Destroy(A);
    BitVector_Destroy(B);
    return(error);
}
BV_ErrCode BitVector_GCD2(wordptr U, wordptr V, wordptr W, wordptr X, wordptr Y)
{
    BV_ErrCode error = BV_ErrCode_Ok;
    N_word     bits  = BV_BITS_(U);
    N_word     size  = BV_SIZE_(U);
    N_word     mask  = BV_MASK_(U);
    N_word     msb   = (mask AND NOT (mask >> 1));
    bv_listptr L;
    boolean    minus;
    boolean    carry;
    boolean    sgn_q;
    boolean    sgn_r;
    boolean    sgn_a;
    boolean    sgn_b;
    boolean    sgn_x;
    boolean    sgn_y;
    wordptr    Q;
    wordptr    R;
    wordptr    A;
    wordptr    B;
    wordptr    T;
    wordptr    X1;
    wordptr    X2;
    wordptr    X3;
    wordptr    Y1;
    wordptr    Y2;
    wordptr    Y3;
    wordptr    Z;
    /*
       Requirements:
         -  All bit vectors must have equal sizes
         -  U, V, and W must all be distinct bit vectors
       Features:
         -  The contents of X and Y are preserved
         -  U, V and W may be identical with X or Y (or both,
            provided that U, V and W are mutually distinct)
            (i.e., in-place is possible!)
         -  GCD(0,z) == GCD(z,0) == z
         -  negative values are handled correctly
    */
    if ((bits != BV_BITS_(V)) or
        (bits != BV_BITS_(W)) or
        (bits != BV_BITS_(X)) or
        (bits != BV_BITS_(Y)))
    {
        return(BV_ErrCode_Size);
    }
    if ((U == V) or (U == W) or (V == W))
    {
        return(BV_ErrCode_Same);
    }
    if ((bits == 0) or (size == 0))
    {
        return(BV_ErrCode_Ok);
    }
    if (BitVector_is_empty(X))
    {
        if (U != Y) BitVector_Copy(U,Y);
        BitVector_Empty(V);
        BitVector_Empty(W);
        if (BV_SIZE_(W)) *W = 1;
        return(BV_ErrCode_Ok);
    }
    if (BitVector_is_empty(Y))
    {
        if (U != X) BitVector_Copy(U,X);
        BitVector_Empty(V);
        BitVector_Empty(W);
        if (BV_SIZE_(V)) *V = 1;
        return(BV_ErrCode_Ok);
    }
    if ((L = BitVector_Create_List(bits,false,11)) == NULL)
    {
        return(BV_ErrCode_Null);
    }
    Q  = L[0];
    R  = L[1];
    A  = L[2];
    B  = L[3];
    X1 = L[4];
    X2 = L[5];
    X3 = L[6];
    Y1 = L[7];
    Y2 = L[8];
    Y3 = L[9];
    Z  = L[10];
    size--;
    sgn_a = (((*(X+size) &= mask) AND msb) != 0);
    sgn_b = (((*(Y+size) &= mask) AND msb) != 0);
    if (sgn_a) BitVector_Negate(A,X); else BitVector_Copy(A,X);
    if (sgn_b) BitVector_Negate(B,Y); else BitVector_Copy(B,Y);
    BitVector_Empty(X1);
    BitVector_Empty(X2);
    *X1 = 1;
    BitVector_Empty(Y1);
    BitVector_Empty(Y2);
    *Y2 = 1;
    sgn_x = false;
    sgn_y = false;
    while (not error)
    {
        if ((error = BitVector_Div_Pos(Q,A,B,R)))
        {
            break;
        }
        if (BitVector_is_empty(R))
        {
            break;
        }
        sgn_q = sgn_a XOR sgn_b;
        if (sgn_x) BitVector_Negate(Z,X2); else BitVector_Copy(Z,X2);
        if ((error = BitVector_Mul_Pos(X3,Z,Q,true)))
        {
            break;
        }
        minus = not (sgn_x XOR sgn_q);
        carry = 0;
        if (BitVector_compute(X3,X1,X3,minus,&carry))
        {
            error = BV_ErrCode_Ovfl;
            break;
        }
        sgn_x = (((*(X3+size) &= mask) AND msb) != 0);
        if (sgn_y) BitVector_Negate(Z,Y2); else BitVector_Copy(Z,Y2);
        if ((error = BitVector_Mul_Pos(Y3,Z,Q,true)))
        {
            break;
        }
        minus = not (sgn_y XOR sgn_q);
        carry = 0;
        if (BitVector_compute(Y3,Y1,Y3,minus,&carry))
        {
            error = BV_ErrCode_Ovfl;
            break;
        }
        sgn_y = (((*(Y3+size) &= mask) AND msb) != 0);
        T = A; sgn_r = sgn_a;
        A = B; sgn_a = sgn_b;
        B = R; sgn_b = sgn_r;
        R = T;
        T = X1;
        X1 = X2;
        X2 = X3;
        X3 = T;
        T = Y1;
        Y1 = Y2;
        Y2 = Y3;
        Y3 = T;
    }
    if (not error)
    {
        if (sgn_b) BitVector_Negate(U,B); else BitVector_Copy(U,B);
        BitVector_Copy(V,X2);
        BitVector_Copy(W,Y2);
    }
    BitVector_Destroy_List(L,11);
    return(error);
}
BV_ErrCode BitVector_Power(wordptr X, wordptr Y, wordptr Z)
{
    BV_ErrCode error = BV_ErrCode_Ok;
    N_word     bits  = BV_BITS_(X);
    boolean    first = true;
    Z_long     last;
    N_word     limit;
    N_word     count;
    wordptr    T;
    /*
       Requirements:
         -  X must have at least the same size as Y but may be larger (!)
         -  X may not be identical with Z
         -  Z must be positive
       Features:
         -  The contents of Y and Z are preserved
    */
    if (X == Z) return(BV_ErrCode_Same);
    if (bits < BV_BITS_(Y)) return(BV_ErrCode_Size);
    if (BitVector_msb_(Z)) return(BV_ErrCode_Expo);
    if ((last = Set_Max(Z)) < 0L)
    {
        if (bits < 2) return(BV_ErrCode_Ovfl);
        BitVector_Empty(X);
        *X |= BV_LSB;
        return(BV_ErrCode_Ok);                          /* anything ^ 0 == 1 */
    }
    if (BitVector_is_empty(Y))
    {
        if (X != Y) BitVector_Empty(X);
        return(BV_ErrCode_Ok);                 /* 0 ^ anything not zero == 0 */
    }
    T = BitVector_Create(bits,false);
    if (T == NULL) return(BV_ErrCode_Null);
    limit = (N_word) last;
    for ( count = 0; ((!error) and (count <= limit)); count++ )
    {
        if ( BIT_VECTOR_TST_BIT(Z,count) )
        {
            if (first)
            {
                first = false;
                if (count) {             BitVector_Copy(X,T); }
                else       { if (X != Y) BitVector_Copy(X,Y); }
            }
            else error = BitVector_Multiply(X,T,X); /* order important because T > X */
        }
        if ((!error) and (count < limit))
        {
            if (count) error = BitVector_Multiply(T,T,T);
            else       error = BitVector_Multiply(T,Y,Y);
        }
    }
    BitVector_Destroy(T);
    return(error);
}
void BitVector_Block_Store(wordptr addr, charptr buffer, N_int length)
{
    N_word  size = BV_SIZE_(addr);
    N_word  mask = BV_MASK_(addr);
    N_word  value;
    N_word  count;
    /* provide translation for independence of endian-ness: */
    if (size > 0)
    {
        while (size-- > 0)
        {
            value = 0;
            for ( count = 0; (length > 0) and (count < BV_WordBits); count += 8 )
            {
                value |= (((N_word) *buffer++) << count); length--;
            }
            *addr++ = value;
        }
        *(--addr) &= mask;
    }
}
charptr BitVector_Block_Read(wordptr addr, N_intptr length)
{
    N_word  size = BV_SIZE_(addr);
    N_word  value;
    N_word  count;
    charptr buffer;
    charptr target;
    /* provide translation for independence of endian-ness: */
    *length = size << BV_Factor;
    buffer = (charptr) malloc((size_t) ((*length)+1));
    if (buffer == NULL) return(NULL);
    target = buffer;
    if (size > 0)
    {
        *(addr+size-1) &= BV_MASK_(addr);
        while (size-- > 0)
        {
            value = *addr++;
            count = BV_WordBits >> 3;
            while (count-- > 0)
            {
                *target++ = (N_char) (value AND 0x00FF);
                if (count > 0) value >>= 8;
            }
        }
    }
    *target = (N_char) '\0';
    return(buffer);
}
void BitVector_Word_Store(wordptr addr, N_int offset, N_int value)
{
    N_word size = BV_SIZE_(addr);
    if (size > 0)
    {
        if (offset < size) *(addr+offset) = value;
        *(addr+size-1) &= BV_MASK_(addr);
    }
}
N_int BitVector_Word_Read(wordptr addr, N_int offset)
{
    N_word size = BV_SIZE_(addr);
    if (size > 0)
    {
        *(addr+size-1) &= BV_MASK_(addr);
        if (offset < size) return( *(addr+offset) );
    }
    return( (N_int) 0 );
}
void BitVector_Word_Insert(wordptr addr, N_int offset, N_int count,
                           boolean clear)
{
    N_word  size = BV_SIZE_(addr);
    N_word  mask = BV_MASK_(addr);
    wordptr last = addr+size-1;
    if (size > 0)
    {
        *last &= mask;
        if (offset > size) offset = size;
        BIT_VECTOR_ins_words(addr+offset,size-offset,count,clear);
        *last &= mask;
    }
}
void BitVector_Word_Delete(wordptr addr, N_int offset, N_int count,
                           boolean clear)
{
    N_word  size = BV_SIZE_(addr);
    N_word  mask = BV_MASK_(addr);
    wordptr last = addr+size-1;
    if (size > 0)
    {
        *last &= mask;
        if (offset > size) offset = size;
        BIT_VECTOR_del_words(addr+offset,size-offset,count,clear);
        *last &= mask;
    }
}
void BitVector_Chunk_Store(wordptr addr, N_int chunksize, N_int offset,
                           N_long value)
{
    N_word bits = BV_BITS_(addr);
    N_word mask;
    N_word temp;
    if ((chunksize > 0) and (offset < bits))
    {
        if (chunksize > BV_LongBits) chunksize = BV_LongBits;
        if ((offset + chunksize) > bits) chunksize = bits - offset;
        addr += offset >> BV_LogBits;
        offset &= BV_ModMask;
        while (chunksize > 0)
        {
            mask = (N_word) (~0L << offset);
            bits = offset + chunksize;
            if (bits < BV_WordBits)
            {
                mask &= (N_word) ~(~0L << bits);
                bits = chunksize;
            }
            else bits = BV_WordBits - offset;
            temp = (N_word) (value << offset);
            temp &= mask;
            *addr &= NOT mask;
            *addr++ |= temp;
            value >>= bits;
            chunksize -= bits;
            offset = 0;
        }
    }
}
N_long BitVector_Chunk_Read(wordptr addr, N_int chunksize, N_int offset)
{
    N_word bits = BV_BITS_(addr);
    N_word chunkbits = 0;
    N_long value = 0L;
    N_long temp;
    N_word mask;
    if ((chunksize > 0) and (offset < bits))
    {
        if (chunksize > BV_LongBits) chunksize = BV_LongBits;
        if ((offset + chunksize) > bits) chunksize = bits - offset;
        addr += offset >> BV_LogBits;
        offset &= BV_ModMask;
        while (chunksize > 0)
        {
            bits = offset + chunksize;
            if (bits < BV_WordBits)
            {
                mask = (N_word) ~(~0L << bits);
                bits = chunksize;
            }
            else
            {
                mask = (N_word) ~0L;
                bits = BV_WordBits - offset;
            }
            temp = (N_long) ((*addr++ AND mask) >> offset);
            value |= temp << chunkbits;
            chunkbits += bits;
            chunksize -= bits;
            offset = 0;
        }
    }
    return(value);
}
    /*******************/
    /* set operations: */
    /*******************/
void Set_Union(wordptr X, wordptr Y, wordptr Z)             /* X = Y + Z     */
{
    N_word bits = BV_BITS_(X);
    N_word size = BV_SIZE_(X);
    N_word mask = BV_MASK_(X);
    if ((size > 0) and (bits == BV_BITS_(Y)) and (bits == BV_BITS_(Z)))
    {
        while (size-- > 0) *X++ = *Y++ OR *Z++;
        *(--X) &= mask;
    }
}
void Set_Intersection(wordptr X, wordptr Y, wordptr Z)      /* X = Y * Z     */
{
    N_word bits = BV_BITS_(X);
    N_word size = BV_SIZE_(X);
    N_word mask = BV_MASK_(X);
    if ((size > 0) and (bits == BV_BITS_(Y)) and (bits == BV_BITS_(Z)))
    {
        while (size-- > 0) *X++ = *Y++ AND *Z++;
        *(--X) &= mask;
    }
}
void Set_Difference(wordptr X, wordptr Y, wordptr Z)        /* X = Y \ Z     */
{
    N_word bits = BV_BITS_(X);
    N_word size = BV_SIZE_(X);
    N_word mask = BV_MASK_(X);
    if ((size > 0) and (bits == BV_BITS_(Y)) and (bits == BV_BITS_(Z)))
    {
        while (size-- > 0) *X++ = *Y++ AND NOT *Z++;
        *(--X) &= mask;
    }
}
void Set_ExclusiveOr(wordptr X, wordptr Y, wordptr Z)       /* X=(Y+Z)\(Y*Z) */
{
    N_word bits = BV_BITS_(X);
    N_word size = BV_SIZE_(X);
    N_word mask = BV_MASK_(X);
    if ((size > 0) and (bits == BV_BITS_(Y)) and (bits == BV_BITS_(Z)))
    {
        while (size-- > 0) *X++ = *Y++ XOR *Z++;
        *(--X) &= mask;
    }
}
void Set_Complement(wordptr X, wordptr Y)                   /* X = ~Y        */
{
    N_word size = BV_SIZE_(X);
    N_word mask = BV_MASK_(X);
    if ((size > 0) and (BV_BITS_(X) == BV_BITS_(Y)))
    {
        while (size-- > 0) *X++ = NOT *Y++;
        *(--X) &= mask;
    }
}
    /******************/
    /* set functions: */
    /******************/
boolean Set_subset(wordptr X, wordptr Y)                    /* X subset Y ?  */
{
    N_word size = BV_SIZE_(X);
    boolean r = false;
    if ((size > 0) and (BV_BITS_(X) == BV_BITS_(Y)))
    {
        r = true;
        while (r and (size-- > 0)) r = ((*X++ AND NOT *Y++) == 0);
    }
    return(r);
}
N_int Set_Norm(wordptr addr)                                /* = | X |       */
{
    byteptr byte;
    N_word  bytes;
    N_int   n;
    byte = (byteptr) addr;
    bytes = BV_SIZE_(addr) << BV_Factor;
    n = 0;
    while (bytes-- > 0)
    {
        n += BV_ByteNorm[*byte++];
    }
    return(n);
}
N_int Set_Norm2(wordptr addr)                               /* = | X |       */
{
    N_word  size = BV_SIZE_(addr);
    N_word  w0,w1;
    N_int   n,k;
    n = 0;
    while (size-- > 0)
    {
        k = 0;
        w1 = NOT (w0 = *addr++);
        while (w0 and w1)
        {
            w0 &= w0 - 1;
            w1 &= w1 - 1;
            k++;
        }
        if (w0 == 0) n += k;
        else         n += BV_WordBits - k;
    }
    return(n);
}
N_int Set_Norm3(wordptr addr)                               /* = | X |       */
{
    N_word  size  = BV_SIZE_(addr);
    N_int   count = 0;
    N_word  c;
    while (size-- > 0)
    {
        c = *addr++;
        while (c)
        {
            c &= c - 1;
            count++;
        }
    }
    return(count);
}
Z_long Set_Min(wordptr addr)                                /* = min(X)      */
{
    boolean empty = true;
    N_word  size  = BV_SIZE_(addr);
    N_word  i     = 0;
    N_word  c     = 0;         /* silence compiler warning */
    while (empty and (size-- > 0))
    {
        if ((c = *addr++)) empty = false; else i++;
    }
    if (empty) return((Z_long) LONG_MAX);                  /* plus infinity  */
    i <<= BV_LogBits;
    while (not (c AND BV_LSB))
    {
        c >>= 1;
        i++;
    }
    return((Z_long) i);
}
Z_long Set_Max(wordptr addr)                                /* = max(X)      */
{
    boolean empty = true;
    N_word  size  = BV_SIZE_(addr);
    N_word  i     = size;
    N_word  c     = 0;         /* silence compiler warning */
    addr += size-1;
    while (empty and (size-- > 0))
    {
        if ((c = *addr--)) empty = false; else i--;
    }
    if (empty) return((Z_long) LONG_MIN);                  /* minus infinity */
    i <<= BV_LogBits;
    while (not (c AND BV_MSB))
    {
        c <<= 1;
        i--;
    }
    return((Z_long) --i);
}
    /**********************************/
    /* matrix-of-booleans operations: */
    /**********************************/
void Matrix_Multiplication(wordptr X, N_int rowsX, N_int colsX,
                           wordptr Y, N_int rowsY, N_int colsY,
                           wordptr Z, N_int rowsZ, N_int colsZ)
{
    N_word i;
    N_word j;
    N_word k;
    N_word indxX;
    N_word indxY;
    N_word indxZ;
    N_word termX;
    N_word termY;
    N_word sum;
  if ((colsY == rowsZ) and (rowsX == rowsY) and (colsX == colsZ) and
      (BV_BITS_(X) == rowsX*colsX) and
      (BV_BITS_(Y) == rowsY*colsY) and
      (BV_BITS_(Z) == rowsZ*colsZ))
  {
    for ( i = 0; i < rowsY; i++ )
    {
        termX = i * colsX;
        termY = i * colsY;
        for ( j = 0; j < colsZ; j++ )
        {
            indxX = termX + j;
            sum = 0;
            for ( k = 0; k < colsY; k++ )
            {
                indxY = termY + k;
                indxZ = k * colsZ + j;
                if ( BIT_VECTOR_TST_BIT(Y,indxY) &&
                     BIT_VECTOR_TST_BIT(Z,indxZ) ) sum ^= 1;
            }
            if (sum) BIT_VECTOR_SET_BIT(X,indxX)
            else     BIT_VECTOR_CLR_BIT(X,indxX)
        }
    }
  }
}
void Matrix_Product(wordptr X, N_int rowsX, N_int colsX,
                    wordptr Y, N_int rowsY, N_int colsY,
                    wordptr Z, N_int rowsZ, N_int colsZ)
{
    N_word i;
    N_word j;
    N_word k;
    N_word indxX;
    N_word indxY;
    N_word indxZ;
    N_word termX;
    N_word termY;
    N_word sum;
  if ((colsY == rowsZ) and (rowsX == rowsY) and (colsX == colsZ) and
      (BV_BITS_(X) == rowsX*colsX) and
      (BV_BITS_(Y) == rowsY*colsY) and
      (BV_BITS_(Z) == rowsZ*colsZ))
  {
    for ( i = 0; i < rowsY; i++ )
    {
        termX = i * colsX;
        termY = i * colsY;
        for ( j = 0; j < colsZ; j++ )
        {
            indxX = termX + j;
            sum = 0;
            for ( k = 0; k < colsY; k++ )
            {
                indxY = termY + k;
                indxZ = k * colsZ + j;
                if ( BIT_VECTOR_TST_BIT(Y,indxY) &&
                     BIT_VECTOR_TST_BIT(Z,indxZ) ) sum |= 1;
            }
            if (sum) BIT_VECTOR_SET_BIT(X,indxX)
            else     BIT_VECTOR_CLR_BIT(X,indxX)
        }
    }
  }
}
void Matrix_Closure(wordptr addr, N_int rows, N_int cols)
{
    N_word i;
    N_word j;
    N_word k;
    N_word ii;
    N_word ij;
    N_word ik;
    N_word kj;
    N_word termi;
    N_word termk;
  if ((rows == cols) and (BV_BITS_(addr) == rows*cols))
  {
    for ( i = 0; i < rows; i++ )
    {
        ii = i * cols + i;
        BIT_VECTOR_SET_BIT(addr,ii)
    }
    for ( k = 0; k < rows; k++ )
    {
        termk = k * cols;
        for ( i = 0; i < rows; i++ )
        {
            termi = i * cols;
            ik = termi + k;
            for ( j = 0; j < rows; j++ )
            {
                ij = termi + j;
                kj = termk + j;
                if ( BIT_VECTOR_TST_BIT(addr,ik) &&
                     BIT_VECTOR_TST_BIT(addr,kj) )
                     BIT_VECTOR_SET_BIT(addr,ij)
            }
        }
    }
  }
}
void Matrix_Transpose(wordptr X, N_int rowsX, N_int colsX,
                      wordptr Y, N_int rowsY, N_int colsY)
{
    N_word  i;
    N_word  j;
    N_word  ii;
    N_word  ij;
    N_word  ji;
    N_word  addii;
    N_word  addij;
    N_word  addji;
    N_word  bitii;
    N_word  bitij;
    N_word  bitji;
    N_word  termi;
    N_word  termj;
    boolean swap;
  /* BEWARE that "in-place" is ONLY possible if the matrix is quadratic!! */
  if ((rowsX == colsY) and (colsX == rowsY) and
      (BV_BITS_(X) == rowsX*colsX) and
      (BV_BITS_(Y) == rowsY*colsY))
  {
    if (rowsY == colsY) /* in-place is possible! */
    {
        for ( i = 0; i < rowsY; i++ )
        {
            termi = i * colsY;
            for ( j = 0; j < i; j++ )
            {
                termj = j * colsX;
                ij = termi + j;
                ji = termj + i;
                addij = ij >> BV_LogBits;
                addji = ji >> BV_LogBits;
                bitij = BV_BitMaskTab[ij AND BV_ModMask];
                bitji = BV_BitMaskTab[ji AND BV_ModMask];
                swap = ((*(Y+addij) AND bitij) != 0);
                if ((*(Y+addji) AND bitji) != 0)
                     *(X+addij) |=     bitij;
                else
                     *(X+addij) &= NOT bitij;
                if (swap)
                     *(X+addji) |=     bitji;
                else
                     *(X+addji) &= NOT bitji;
            }
            ii = termi + i;
            addii = ii >> BV_LogBits;
            bitii = BV_BitMaskTab[ii AND BV_ModMask];
            if ((*(Y+addii) AND bitii) != 0)
                 *(X+addii) |=     bitii;
            else
                 *(X+addii) &= NOT bitii;
        }
    }
    else /* rowsX != colsX, in-place is NOT possible! */
    {
        for ( i = 0; i < rowsY; i++ )
        {
            termi = i * colsY;
            for ( j = 0; j < colsY; j++ )
            {
                termj = j * colsX;
                ij = termi + j;
                ji = termj + i;
                addij = ij >> BV_LogBits;
                addji = ji >> BV_LogBits;
                bitij = BV_BitMaskTab[ij AND BV_ModMask];
                bitji = BV_BitMaskTab[ji AND BV_ModMask];
                if ((*(Y+addij) AND bitij) != 0)
                     *(X+addji) |=     bitji;
                else
                     *(X+addji) &= NOT bitji;
            }
        }
    }
  }
}
/*****************************************************************************/
/*  VERSION:  7.4                                                            */
/*****************************************************************************/
/*  VERSION HISTORY:                                                         */
/*****************************************************************************/
/*                                                                           */
/*    Version 7.4  03.09.13  No changes.                                     */
/*    Version 7.3  01.06.13  No changes.                                     */
/*    Version 7.2  17.05.12  No changes.                                     */
/*    Version 7.1  29.09.09  Added prefix "BV_" to all global identifiers.   */
/*    Version 7.0  22.08.09  Fixed bugs in "GCD2()" and "Boot()".            */
/*    Version 6.9  12.08.09  Removed an obsolete warning (memory leak).      */
/*    Version 6.8  10.08.09  Fixed hard-coded table size BV_MASKTABSIZE.     */
/*    Version 6.7  08.08.09  No changes.                                     */
/*    Version 6.6  27.07.09  Made it thread-safe and MacOS X compatible.     */
/*    Version 6.5  27.07.09  Added automatic support for module "Storable".  */
/*    Version 6.4  03.10.04  Added C++ comp. directives. Improved "Norm()".  */
/*    Version 6.3  28.09.02  Added "Create_List()" and "GCD2()".             */
/*    Version 6.2  15.09.02  Overhauled error handling. Fixed "GCD()".       */
/*    Version 6.1  08.10.01  Make VMS linker happy: _lsb,_msb => _lsb_,_msb_ */
/*    Version 6.0  08.10.00  Corrected overflow handling.                    */
/*    Version 5.8  14.07.00  Added "Power()". Changed "Copy()".              */
/*    Version 5.7  19.05.99  Quickened "Div_Pos()". Added "Product()".       */
/*    Version 5.6  02.11.98  Leading zeros eliminated in "to_Hex()".         */
/*    Version 5.5  21.09.98  Fixed bug of uninitialized "error" in Multiply. */
/*    Version 5.4  07.09.98  Fixed bug of uninitialized "error" in Divide.   */
/*    Version 5.3  12.05.98  Improved Norm. Completed history.               */
/*    Version 5.2  31.03.98  Improved Norm.                                  */
/*    Version 5.1  09.03.98  No changes.                                     */
/*    Version 5.0  01.03.98  Major additions and rewrite.                    */
/*    Version 4.2  16.07.97  Added is_empty, is_full.                        */
/*    Version 4.1  30.06.97  Added word-ins/del, move-left/right, inc/dec.   */
/*    Version 4.0  23.04.97  Rewrite. Added bit shift and bool. matrix ops.  */
/*    Version 3.2  04.02.97  Added interval methods.                         */
/*    Version 3.1  21.01.97  Fixed bug on 64 bit machines.                   */
/*    Version 3.0  12.01.97  Added flip.                                     */
/*    Version 2.0  14.12.96  Efficiency and consistency improvements.        */
/*    Version 1.1  08.01.96  Added Resize and ExclusiveOr.                   */
/*    Version 1.0  14.12.95  First version under UNIX (with Perl module).    */
/*    Version 0.9  01.11.93  First version of C library under MS-DOS.        */
/*    Version 0.1  ??.??.89  First version in Turbo Pascal under CP/M.       */
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/*  AUTHOR:                                                                  */
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/*    Steffen Beyer                                                          */
/*    mailto:STBEY@cpan.org                                                  */
/*    http://www.engelschall.com/u/sb/download/                              */
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/*    Copyright (c) 1995 - 2013 by Steffen Beyer.                            */
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