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8 files changed, 71 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/bige/.test.tex.swp b/bige/.test0.tex.swp
index 74baec9..14311f3 100644
--- a/bige/.test.tex.swp
+++ b/bige/.test0.tex.swp
diff --git a/bige/store.txt b/bige/store.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44e1f8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bige/store.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+\head Ionic Compound in Solution & Observed Flame Color \cr
+  \noalign{\hrule}
+  $HCl$ Solution (baseline) & blue \endlinex
+  0.5M calcium chloride ($CaCl_2$) & orange-red \endlinex
+  0.5M sodium chloride ($NaCl$) & orange-yellow \endlinex
+  0.5M barium chloride ($BaCl_2$) & pale green \endlinex
+  0.5M lithium chloride ($LiCl$) & red \endlinex
+  0.5M copper(II) chloride ($CuCl_2$) & blue-green \endlinex
+  0.5M cesium chloride ($CsCl$) & blue-violet \endlinex
+  Unknown Solution \#1 & red \endlinex
+  Unknown Solution \#2 & blue-violet \cr
diff --git a/bige/test.log b/bige/test.log
index 83a1fbe..3c7ba70 100644
--- a/bige/test.log
+++ b/bige/test.log
@@ -1,15 +1,26 @@
-This is pdfTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.20 (TeX Live 2019) (preloaded format=pdftex 2019.5.8)  13 JUN 2019 12:31
+This is pdfTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.20 (TeX Live 2019) (preloaded format=pdftex 2019.5.8)  16 JUN 2019 21:04
 entering extended mode
  restricted \write18 enabled.
  %&-line parsing enabled.
 **test.tex
-(./test.tex [1{/usr/local/texlive/2019/texmf-var/fonts/map/pdftex/updmap/pdftex
-.map}] )</usr/local/texlive/2019/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/amsfonts/cm/cmr1
-0.pfb>
-Output written on test.pdf (1 page, 13485 bytes).
-PDF statistics:
- 12 PDF objects out of 1000 (max. 8388607)
- 7 compressed objects within 1 object stream
- 0 named destinations out of 1000 (max. 500000)
- 1 words of extra memory for PDF output out of 10000 (max. 10000000)
+(./test.tex
+! TeX capacity exceeded, sorry [input stack size=5000].
+\subpre ...by -1 \ifnum \columns >0 \span \subpre 
+                                                  \fi 
+\subpre ...by -1 \ifnum \columns >0 \span \subpre 
+                                                  \fi 
+\subpre ...by -1 \ifnum \columns >0 \span \subpre 
+                                                  \fi 
+\subpre ...by -1 \ifnum \columns >0 \span \subpre 
+                                                  \fi 
+\subpre ...by -1 \ifnum \columns >0 \span \subpre 
+                                                  \fi 
+\subpre ...by -1 \ifnum \columns >0 \span \subpre 
+                                                  \fi 
+...
+l.13 \halign{\span\preamb
+                         
+If you really absolutely need more capacity,
+you can ask a wizard to enlarge me.
 
+!  ==> Fatal error occurred, no output PDF file produced!
diff --git a/bige/test.pdf b/bige/test.pdf
index c3923a7..e9a98a6 100644
--- a/bige/test.pdf
+++ b/bige/test.pdf
diff --git a/bige/test.tex b/bige/test.tex
index ebae558..7b7efe7 100644
--- a/bige/test.tex
+++ b/bige/test.tex
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
-\def\maketable#1{
-  \halign{## & ## \cr
-      \gdef\endlinex{\cr \noalign{\hrule}} 
-    line1 & column2 \endlinex
-    continuing & test \endlinex
-    #1
-  }
+\count1=4 \countdef\columns=1
+\def\subpre{
+  & ##
+  \advance\columns by -1 \ifnum\columns>0 \span\subpre \fi
+}
+\def\preamb{
+  ##
+  \advance \columns by -1
+  \the\columns
+  \ifnum\columns>0 \span\subpre \fi
+  \cr
+}
+\halign{\span\preamb
+  first line \cr
+  second line \cr
+  third line \cr
 }
-\maketable{this line & inserted column\endlinex}
 \bye
diff --git a/bige/test0.log b/bige/test0.log
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbc98c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bige/test0.log
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+This is pdfTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.20 (TeX Live 2019) (preloaded format=pdftex 2019.5.8)  16 JUN 2019 12:18
+entering extended mode
+ restricted \write18 enabled.
+ %&-line parsing enabled.
+**test0.tex
+(./test0.tex [1{/usr/local/texlive/2019/texmf-var/fonts/map/pdftex/updmap/pdfte
+x.map}] )</usr/local/texlive/2019/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/amsfonts/cm/cmr
+10.pfb>
+Output written on test0.pdf (1 page, 11089 bytes).
+PDF statistics:
+ 12 PDF objects out of 1000 (max. 8388607)
+ 7 compressed objects within 1 object stream
+ 0 named destinations out of 1000 (max. 500000)
+ 1 words of extra memory for PDF output out of 10000 (max. 10000000)
+
diff --git a/bige/test0.pdf b/bige/test0.pdf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2503665
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bige/test0.pdf
diff --git a/bige/test0.tex b/bige/test0.tex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..873b67b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bige/test0.tex
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+\count1=10 \countdef\stage=1
+\long\def\loop{
+  line \par
+  \advance \stage by -1
+  \ifnum \stage>0 \loop \fi
+}
+\loop
+\bye