NAME

       guessextdir - guess external connectors directions from internal connectors directions

SYNOPSYS

       #include "mlo.h"
       int guessextdir(ptfig)
       lofig_list ∗ptfig;

PARAMETER

       ptfig               Pointer to a lofig_list

DESCRIPTION

       The  guessextdir  function  guesses  external  connectors directions from internal connectors' ones.  The
       translation table below indicates the resulting direction for two internals connectors.
                IN      OUT      INOUT  UNKNOWN  TRISTATE TRANSCV
       IN       IN      INOUT    INOUT  IN       TRANSCV  TRANSCV
       OUT      INOUT   OUT+     INOUT+ OUT      OUT+     TRANSCV+
       INOUT    INOUT   INOUT+   INOUT+ INOUT    INOUT+   INOUT+
       UNKNOWN  IN      OUT      INOUT  UNKNOWN  TRISTATE TRANSCV
       TRISTATE TRANSCV OUT+     INOUT+ TRISTATE TRISTATE TRANSCV
       TRANSCV  TRANSCV TRANSCV+ INOUT+ TRANSCV  TRANSCV  TRANSCV

RETURN VALUE

       guessextdir returns 1 on success, 0 if there is an error in the translation.

ERROR

       The values followed by a + character in the translation table indicate an error.

EXAMPLE

       #include "mut.h"
       #include "mlo.h"
       lofig_list ∗ getgoodlofig(figname, mode)
       char ∗figname;
       char mode;
       {
       lofig_list ∗ptfig;
          ptfig = getlofig(figname, mode);
          restorealldir(ptfig);
          guessextdir(ptfig);
          return ptfig;
       }

SEE ALSO

       mbk(1), lofig(3), locon(3), getlofig(3), restorealldir(3).

ASIM/LIP6                                        October 1, 1997                                  GUESSEXTDIR(3)