From a496efcd5d4660da359ce4702b5293698f115dda Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: nodist <kevin.comas.git@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 May 2026 12:30:40 -0400
Subject: add ackerman example

---
 ack.kpl        | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 fib.kpl        |  8 +++++---
 fib_import.kpl |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 ack.kpl

diff --git a/ack.kpl b/ack.kpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80a3a74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ack.kpl
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+
+// Ackermann function
+
+`export ack : Fn[m; n] $ (
+    ? !=(`type m; `type n) {
+        `exit "m and n must be the same type and above zero"
+    }
+    ? {
+        m = 0 { n + 1 }
+        &(m > 0; n = 0) { ack `call_sync (m - 1; 1) }
+        &(m > 0; n > 0) { ack `call_sync (m - 1; ack `call_sync (m; n - 1)) }
+        { 0 }
+    }
+)
+
+`export ack_string : Fn[m; n] $ (
+    String $ ("ack("; m; " "; n; ") = "; ack `call_sync (m; n); "\n")
+)
+
+`is_main Fn $ (
+    ( args ) : `use "sys"
+    ? 4 != `length args {
+         `return `error String $ (
+            "Got: "; " " `join args; "\n"
+            "Usage: "; args `get 0; " "; args `get 1; " <m> <n>\n"
+         )
+    }
+    `print ack_string `call_sync (I64 $ args `get -2; I64 $ args `get -1)
+)
diff --git a/fib.kpl b/fib.kpl
index 16edbb4..f049ba0 100644
--- a/fib.kpl
+++ b/fib.kpl
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 
-// Fibonacci sequence for all numeric types
+/*
+    Fibonacci sequence
+    n can be any signed or unsigned integer type
+*/
 
 `export fib : Fn[n] $ (
     ? {
@@ -9,7 +12,6 @@
     }
 )
 
-
 `export fib_string Fn[n] $ (
     String $ ("fib("; n; ") = "; fib `call_sync n; "\n")
 )
@@ -22,5 +24,5 @@
             "Usage: "; args `get 0; " "; args `get 1; " <number>\n"
          )
     }
-    `print `call_sync fib_string `call_sync I64 $ args `get -1
+    `print fib_string `call_sync I64 $ args `get -1
 )
diff --git a/fib_import.kpl b/fib_import.kpl
index 86b6824..6d900b3 100644
--- a/fib_import.kpl
+++ b/fib_import.kpl
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 ( fib_string ) : `import "./fib.kpl"
 
 @ 0 .. 30 {
-    `print `call_sync fib_string `call_sync n
+    `print fib_string `call_sync n
 }[n]
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