The idea for this problem is rather easy and it utilises linear search. We just need to build a frequency table to store the times each problem has been solved. And then find the minimum number of times.
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#include <ctype.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <float.h>
#include <limits.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#define BUF_SIZE 32
static
int skip_space() {
int c;
do {
c = fgetc(stdin);
} while (isspace(c) && c != EOF);
return c;
}
static
size_t fill_buffer(char *buf, size_t len) {
int c;
size_t i = 0;
while (1) {
c = fgetc(stdin);
if (c == EOF || isspace(c)) {
buf[i] = 0;
return i + 1;
}
buf[i] = (char)c;
i = i + 1;
if (i == len) {
return i;
}
}
}
/**
* @brief Read and return a string from standard input (until
* we reach a spa
*
* @return The string read if successful. The caller is
* responsible for freeing the memory allocated to the string.
* Return NULL if an error is encountered when reading.
*
* @note Based on FIO20-C. Avoid unintentional truncation when
* using fgets() or fgetws()
* https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/
*/
char* cs1010_read_word()
{
char buf[BUF_SIZE];
char *ret = malloc(1);
if (ret == NULL) {
return NULL;
}
size_t total_len = 1;
size_t len;
int c = skip_space();
if (c == EOF) {
free(ret);
printf("EOF encountered. return NULL\n");
return NULL;
}
*ret = (char)c;
do {
len = fill_buffer(buf, BUF_SIZE);
char *temp = realloc(ret, total_len + len + 1);
if (temp == NULL) {
free(ret);
return NULL;
}
ret = temp;
memcpy(ret + total_len, buf, len); // concat the string
total_len += len;
} while (len == BUF_SIZE && buf[len-1] != 0);
return ret;
}
/**
* @brief Read and return a long int from standard input.
*
* @details Based on INT05-C from SEI CERT C Coding Standard
* https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/
*
* @return the value read if successful. Return LONG_MAX
* with an error message printed if an error occured.
*/
long cs1010_read_long()
{
char *buff;
char *end_ptr;
long number;
buff = cs1010_read_word();
if (buff == NULL) {
fprintf(stderr, "cs1010_read_long: EOF or read error\n");
return LONG_MAX;
}
errno = 0;
number = strtol(buff, &end_ptr, 10);
if (ERANGE == errno) {
fprintf(stderr, "cs1010_read_long: number '%s' out of range\n", buff);
free(buff);
return LONG_MAX;
}
if (end_ptr == buff) {
fprintf(stderr, "cs1010_read_long: '%s' is not a valid numeric input\n", buff);
free(buff);
return LONG_MAX;
}
if ('\n' != *end_ptr && '\0' != *end_ptr) {
fprintf(stderr, "cs1010_read_long: reach the end without null/newline. '%s' remains\n", end_ptr);
free(buff);
return LONG_MAX;
}
free(buff);
return number;
}
/**
* @brief Read and return a string from standard input (until
* we reach the new line.)
*
* @return the string read if successful. The caller is
* responsible for freeing the memory allocated to the string.
* Return NULL if an error is encountered when reading.
*
* @note See FIO20-C. Avoid unintentional truncation when using fgets() or fgetws()
* https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/
*/
char* cs1010_read_line()
{
char* buf = NULL;
size_t dummy = 0;
if (getline(&buf, &dummy, stdin) == -1) {
fprintf(stderr, "cs1010_read_line: unable to read line into buffer\n");
return NULL;
}
return buf;
}
/**
* @brief Read and return a double from standard input.
*
* @return the value read if successful. Return DOUBLE_MAX
* with an error message printed if an error occured.
*/
double cs1010_read_double()
{
char *buff;
char *end_ptr;
double number;
buff = cs1010_read_word();
if (buff == NULL) {
fprintf(stderr, "cs1010_read_double: EOF or read error\n");
return DBL_MAX;
}
errno = 0;
number = strtod(buff, &end_ptr);
if (ERANGE == errno) {
free(buff);
fprintf(stderr, "cs1010_read_double: number '%s' out of range\n", buff);
return DBL_MAX;
}
if (end_ptr == buff) {
free(buff);
fprintf(stderr, "cs1010_read_double: '%s' is not a valid numeric input\n", buff);
return DBL_MAX;
}
if ('\n' != *end_ptr && '\0' != *end_ptr) {
free(buff);
fprintf(stderr, "cs1010_read_double: reach the end without null/newline. '%s' remains\n", buff);
return DBL_MAX;
}
free(buff);
return number;
}
/**
* @brief Read and return multiple long int from standard
* input into an array.
*
* @return The array read if successful. The caller is responsible
* for freeing the array. Return NULL if an error occured.
*/
long* cs1010_read_long_array(size_t how_many)
{
long *buffer = calloc(how_many, sizeof(long));
if (buffer == NULL) {
return NULL;
}
for (size_t i = 0; i < how_many; i = i + 1) {
buffer[i] = cs1010_read_long();
}
return buffer;
}
/**
* @brief Read and return multiple double from standard
* input into an array.
*
* @return The array read if successful. The caller is responsible
* for freeing the array. Return NULL if an error occured.
*/
double* cs1010_read_double_array(size_t how_many)
{
double *buffer = calloc(how_many, sizeof(double));
if (buffer == NULL) {
return NULL;
}
for (size_t i = 0; i < how_many; i = i + 1) {
buffer[i] = cs1010_read_double();
}
return buffer;
}
/**
* @brief Read and return multiple lines from standard
* input into an array.
*
* @return The array read if successful. The caller is responsible
* for freeing the array and each string in the array. Return NULL
* if an error occured.
*/
char** cs1010_read_line_array(size_t how_many)
{
char **buffer = calloc(how_many, sizeof(char*));
if (buffer == NULL) {
return NULL;
}
for (size_t i = 0; i < how_many; i = i + 1) {
buffer[i] = cs1010_read_line();
if (buffer[i] == NULL) {
for (size_t j = 0; j < i; j = j + 1) {
free(buffer[j]);
}
free(buffer);
return NULL;
}
}
return buffer;
}
/**
* @brief Read and return multiple space-delimited words
* from standard input into an array.
*
* @return The array read if successful. The caller is
* responsible for freeing the array and each string in
* the array. Return NULL if an error occured.
*/
char** cs1010_read_word_array(size_t how_many)
{
char **buffer = calloc(how_many, sizeof(char*));
if (buffer == NULL) {
return NULL;
}
for (size_t i = 0; i < how_many; i = i + 1) {
buffer[i] = cs1010_read_word();
if (buffer[i] == NULL) {
for (size_t j = 0; j < i; j = j + 1) {
free(buffer[j]);
}
free(buffer);
return NULL;
}
}
return buffer;
}
/**
* @brief Read a size_t value from the standard input.
* Reporting an error and return 0 instead of the value
* is less than 0..
*/
size_t cs1010_read_size_t() {
char *buff;
char *end_ptr;
unsigned long number;
buff = cs1010_read_word();
if (buff == NULL) {
fprintf(stderr, "cs1010_read_size_t: EOF or read error\n");
return SIZE_MAX;
}
errno = 0;
number = strtoul(buff, &end_ptr, 10);
if (ERANGE == errno) {
fprintf(stderr, "cs1010_read_size_t: number '%s' out of range of unsigned long\n", buff);
free(buff);
return SIZE_MAX;
}
if (end_ptr == buff) {
fprintf(stderr, "cs1010_read_size_t: '%s' is not a valid numeric input\n", buff);
free(buff);
return SIZE_MAX;
}
if ('\n' != *end_ptr && '\0' != *end_ptr) {
fprintf(stderr, "cs1010_read_size_t: reach the end without null/newline. '%s' remains\n", end_ptr);
free(buff);
return SIZE_MAX;
}
if (number > SIZE_MAX) {
fprintf(stderr, "cs1010_read_size_t: number '%s' out of range of size_t\n", buff);
free(buff);
return SIZE_MAX;
}
free(buff);
return number;
}
/**
* @brief Print a double to standard output with format %.4f.
*/
void cs1010_print_double(double d)
{
printf("%.4f", d);
}
/**
* @brief Print a long to standard output with format %.4f.
*/
void cs1010_print_long(long d)
{
printf("%ld", d);
}
/**
* @brief Print a double to standard output with format %.4f,
* followed by a newline.
*/
void cs1010_println_double(double d)
{
cs1010_print_double(d);
printf("\n");
}
/**
* @brief Print a long to standard output with format %.4f, followed by a newline.
*/
void cs1010_println_long(long d)
{
cs1010_print_long(d);
printf("\n");
}
/**
* @brief Print a string to standard output.
*/
void cs1010_print_string(char *s)
{
printf("%s", s);
}
/**
* @brief Print a string to standard output, followed by a newline.
*/
void cs1010_println_string(char *s)
{
printf("%s\n", s);
}
/**
* @brief Print a pointer to standard output.
*/
void cs1010_print_pointer(void *ptr)
{
cs1010_print_long((long)ptr);
}
/**
* @brief Print a pointer to standard output, followed by a newline.
*/
void cs1010_println_pointer(void *ptr)
{
cs1010_println_long((long)ptr);
}
/**
* @brief Print a size_t to standard output with format %zu.
*/
void cs1010_print_size_t(size_t d)
{
printf("%zu", d);
}
/**
* @brief Print a size_t to standard output with format %zu.
*/
void cs1010_println_size_t(size_t d)
{
printf("%zu\n", d);
}
/**
* @brief Print a bool to standard output with format %zu.
*/
void cs1010_print_bool(bool b)
{
if (b) {
printf("true");
} else {
printf("false");
}
}
/**
* @brief Print a bool to standard output with format %zu.
*/
void cs1010_println_bool(bool b)
{
if (b) {
printf("true\n");
} else {
printf("false\n");
}
}
/**
* @brief Clear the screen.
*/
void cs1010_clear_screen()
{
printf("[2J[;H");
}
int main()
{
size_t k = cs1010_read_size_t();
size_t n = cs1010_read_size_t();
long *res = calloc(k, sizeof(long));
for (size_t i = 0; i < n; i += 1)
{
long team_num = cs1010_read_long();
long solved_prob = cs1010_read_long();
res[solved_prob-1] += 1;
}
// find mininum number
long min = res[0];
for (size_t i = 1; i < k; i += 1)
{
if (min == 0)
{
break;
}
if (res[i] < min)
{
min = res[i];
}
}
cs1010_println_long(min);
free(res);
}