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		.. (לתיקייה המכילה)

		Dry part - question 1
	Can I assume that the caller of partialCopyString will free the allocated memory? Yes, you can assume that for every allocated memory block the caller has received, he will be responsible for freeing it. What should be submitted for this question? You should submit the explanation of the mistakes that you have found, as well as the fixed version of the partialCopyString function.

		Dry part - question 2
	Can the printCheckmarkOrdered function modify the linked list? No. In which cases should printCheckmarkOrdered return false? The function should return false if it doesn't succeed, for example if a memory allocation fails. If you don't allocate memory (that's OK), and there is no way for the function to fail, it should just return true.

		Wet part - implementation
	When should I return DATATYPE_OUT_OF_MEM? In which functions? The DATATYPE_OUT_OF_MEM result can be returned from any function which allocates memory, in case the allocation fails. It can be returned at any stage of the function. You must make sure that there are no memory leaks, and that the data type is left in a valid state (i.e. can be worked on and destroyed properly). Should I open or close the file in the output functions which receive FILE*? What can I assume? The functions which receive FILE* receive a file which was already opened. They should not open any files, and must not close the file that they receive. You can assume that the received file has write access (e.g. opened with mode "w" or "a"), and there's no need to check for write failures. Can I include additional libraries, such as string.h? Where can I include them? You can include any library which you have seen in class. You should do this in your .c files, as you cannot modify the .h file of the first data type. Can I use the math.h library? You can, but you shouldn't need to. Notes: 1. We won't be using the -lm gcc flag, so the functionality that you'd like to use might not be available. 2. Be careful while using floating point numbers (float/double), as they don't always yield precise results. What can be changed in the file pokemon_trainer.h? You must fill the fields in the pokemon_trainer_t structure. You must add documentation, as specified in 3.4.3. You can add additional types. You cannot add additional function signatures, or change existing signatures. You shouldn't need to change anything else in the file. Are the names of the Pokemon/moves/trainers case sensitive? All of the names in the assignment are case sensitive.

		Wet part - tests
	Should we submit tests that we have written? How should they look? Yes, you should submit your tests for both data types, which should be added in the datatype_test.c files that we have published. The convention in the course is to implement a test function for each data type function. The tests should check as many edge cases as possible, such as invalid function parameters. Can we access the struct fields of the data types in our tests? No, you can only use the available functions. Can test functions have more than 30 lines? Yes. How to test the functions that write information to a file? Can we create a temporary file for that? You cannot create temporary files in the tests that you submit to us. For the mentioned functions, it's enough to check that they return an error in case the parameters are incorrect.

		Final check
	We get a "bad version" error when we run final_check. What can we do? In order to use gcc 4.7, you should run the following command in Bash: source /usr/local/gcc4.7/setup.sh Verify your version by running: gcc --version You can check which shell you're using by typing: echo $0 You can switch to Bash by typing: bash