-- The Computer Language Shootout -- http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/ -- contributed by Mike Pall local function fannkuch(n) local p, q, s, odd, check, maxflips = {}, {}, {}, true, 0, 0 for i=1,n do p[i] = i; s[i] = i end repeat -- Print max. 30 permutations. if check < 30 then if not p[n] then return maxflips end -- Catch n = 0, 1, 2. local t = {} for i=1,n do t[i] = p[i] end; print(table.concat(t)) check = check + 1 end -- Copy and flip. local q1 = p[1] -- Cache 1st element. if p[n] ~= n and q1 ~= 1 then -- Avoid useless work. for i=2,n do q[i] = p[i] end -- Work on a copy. for flips=1,1000000 do -- Flip ... local j = q1 - 1 for i=2,q1/2 do q[i], q[j] = q[j], q[i]; j = j - 1 end local qq = q[q1] if qq == 1 then -- ... until 1st element is 1. if flips > maxflips then maxflips = flips end -- New maximum? break end q[q1] = q1 q1 = qq end end -- Permute. if odd then p[2], p[1] = p[1], p[2]; odd = false -- Rotate 1<-2. else p[2], p[3] = p[3], p[2]; odd = true -- Rotate 1<-2 and 1<-2<-3. for i=3,n do local sx = s[i] if sx ~= 1 then sx = sx - 1; s[i] = sx; break end if i == n then return maxflips end -- Out of permutations. s[i] = i -- Rotate 1<-...<-i+1. local t = p[1]; for j=1,i do p[j] = p[j+1] end; p[i+1] = t end end until false end local n = tonumber((...)) or 7 print("Pfannkuchen("..n..") = ", fannkuch(n))