#!/usr/bin/env python3 """ Trace modified chain to understand why it's infinite, then fix it. """ P = 998244353 def evaluate_verbose(n, instructions, max_depth=50): dp = {} vis = set() depth = [0] def solve(i, x, indent=0): prefix = " " * indent if (i, x) in dp: return dp[(i, x)] if (i, x) in vis: print(f"{prefix}CYCLE at ({i}, {x})") return None vis.add((i, x)) if indent > max_depth: print(f"{prefix}MAX DEPTH at ({i}, {x})") return None inst = instructions[i] if inst[0] == 'POP': _, pop_c, g1, push_c, g2 = inst if x == pop_c: print(f"{prefix}solve({i},{x}): POP match, goto {g1}. cost=1") dp[(i, x)] = (g1, 1) else: print(f"{prefix}solve({i},{x}): POP miss (need {pop_c}), push {push_c} goto {g2}") r = solve(g2, push_c, indent+1) if r is None: return None j, u = r print(f"{prefix} resolve returned to instr {j}, cost {u}") r2 = solve(j, x, indent+1) if r2 is None: return None k, v = r2 print(f"{prefix} continue from {j} with {x}: -> {k}, cost {v}") dp[(i, x)] = (k, (u + v + 1) % P) else: _, push_c, g2 = inst if x == 0: print(f"{prefix}solve({i},{x}): HALT. cost=1") dp[(i, x)] = (-1, 1) else: print(f"{prefix}solve({i},{x}): HALT non-empty, push {push_c} goto {g2}") r = solve(g2, push_c, indent+1) if r is None: return None j, u = r print(f"{prefix} resolve returned to instr {j}, cost {u}") r2 = solve(j, x, indent+1) if r2 is None: return None k, v = r2 dp[(i, x)] = (k, (u + v + 1) % P) return dp[(i, x)] r = solve(0, 0) if r is None: return -1 return r[1] # Test: d=3, modified POP 0 pushes char 4 instead of 1 # HALT pushes 1 goto 0 d = 3 instrs = [ ('POP', 1, 1, 4, 0), # POP 0: pop 1, goto 1, push 4, goto 0 ('POP', 2, 2, 2, 0), # POP 1: pop 2, goto 2, push 2, goto 0 ('POP', 3, 3, 3, 0), # POP 2: pop 3, goto 3, push 3, goto 0 ('HALT', 1, 0), # HALT 3: push 1, goto 0 ] print("=== Modified chain d=3, POP 0 pushes 4 ===") T = evaluate_verbose(4, instrs) print(f"T = {T}")