/*	backtrack.h     
	A header file for generic backtracking 
*/

/* Copyright 2003-2020 by Steven S. Skiena; all rights reserved.
Permission is granted for use in non-commerical applications
provided this copyright notice remains intact and unchanged.

These programs appear in my books:

"The Algorithm Design Manual" by Steven Skiena, second edition, Springer,
London 2008.  See out website www.algorist.com for additional information
or https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1848000693/thealgorith01-20

"Programming Challenges: The Programming Contest Training Manual"
by Steven Skiena and Miguel Revilla, Springer-Verlag, New York 2003.
See our website www.programming-challenges.com for additional information,
or http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0387001638/thealgorithmrepo/
*/


#define MAXCANDIDATES   100	    /* max possible next extensions */
#define NMAX            100	    /* maximum solution size */

typedef char* data;             /* type to pass data to backtrack */

void backtrack(int a[], int k, data input);