Helsing

Helsing is a command-line program that scans intervals for vampire numbers.

The default algorithm has a time complexity of $O(n)$ and a space complexity of $O(\sqrt{n})$.

In helsing/configuration.h you can toggle the algorithms and tune them, adjust verbosity, change the numeral base system, set a minimum fang pairs filter, and enable resume from checkpoint. Be sure to read the documentation.

Windows Preparation

Helsing uses posix threads, and since Windows isn't posix compatible, you'll need to install WSL.

Note that the guide above will install WSL with Ubuntu, so you'll have to follow the Ubuntu instructions.

MacOS Preparation

On MacOS you'll have to install homebrew.

Installation

1. Install dependencies

   Platform	Install	Install optional
   MacOS	brew install git gcc gmake findutils	brew install openssl (broken)
   Debian/Ubuntu	sudo apt install git gcc make findutils	sudo apt install libssl-dev
   Fedora/RHEL	sudo dnf install git gcc make findutils	sudo dnf install openssl-devel
   FreeBSD:	pkg install git gcc gmake findutils	pkg install openssl-devel
   HaikuOS	pkgman install git gcc make findutils	(pre-installed)
   Openindiana	pkg install git gcc gmake findutils	pkg install library/security/openssl-11

   You can also use clang instead of gcc

2. Download

   git clone https://github.com/plerros/helsing.git
   cd helsing/helsing
   

3. Compile

   Platform	Compile
   MacOS	gmake
   Debian/Ubuntu	make
   Fedora/RHEL	make
   FreeBSD:	gmake
   HaikuOS	make
   Openindiana	gmake

Run

./helsing -l min -u max

Examples:

$ ./helsing -l 1260 -u 1260
Checking interval: [1260, 1260]
Found: 1 vampire number(s).

$ ./helsing -l 0 -u 1172560176
Adjusted min from 0 to 10
Checking interval: [10, 99]
Checking interval: [1000, 9999]
Checking interval: [100000, 999999]
Checking interval: [10000000, 99999999]
Checking interval: [1000000000, 1172560176]
Found: 10000 vampire number(s).

$ ./helsing -l 18446744073709551615 -u 18446744073709551615
Checking interval: [18446744073709551615, 18446744073709551615]
Found: 0 vampire number(s).

Run for all n-digit numbers

./helsing -n number_of_digits

Examples:

$ ./helsing -n 2
Checking interval: [10, 99]
Found: 0 vampire number(s).

$ ./helsing -n 4
Checking interval: [1000, 9999]
Found: 7 vampire number(s).

$ ./helsing -n 12
Checking interval: [100000000000, 999999999999]
Found: 4390670 vampire number(s).

$ ./helsing -n 14
Checking interval: [10000000000000, 99999999999999]
Found: 208423682 vampire number(s).

$ ./helsing -n 16
Checking interval: [1000000000000000, 9999999999999999]
Found: 11039126154 vampire number(s).

Set the number of threads

./helsing -t threads

Examples:

$ time ./helsing -n 12 -t 1
Checking interval: [100000000000, 999999999999]
Found: 4390670 vampire number(s).

real	0m36.781s
user	0m36.678s
sys	0m0.025s

$ time ./helsing -n 12 -t 2
Checking interval: [100000000000, 999999999999]
Found: 4390670 vampire number(s).

real	0m18.592s
user	0m36.581s
sys	0m0.037s

$ time ./helsing -n 12 -t 4
Checking interval: [100000000000, 999999999999]
Found: 4390670 vampire number(s).

real	0m9.402s
user	0m37.361s
sys	0m0.041s

time ./helsing -n 12 -t 8
Checking interval: [100000000000, 999999999999]
Found: 4390670 vampire number(s).

real	0m4.913s
user	0m38.510s
sys	0m0.044s

time ./helsing -n 12 -t 12
Checking interval: [100000000000, 999999999999]
Found: 4390670 vampire number(s).

real	0m3.344s
user	0m39.233s
sys	0m0.030s

Display progress

./helsing --progress

Example:

$ ./helsing -n 12 --progress
Checking interval: [100000000000, 999999999999]
100000000000, 199999999999  1/9
200000000000, 299999999999  2/9
300000000000, 399999999999  3/9
400000000000, 499999999999  4/9
500000000000, 599999999999  5/9
600000000000, 699999999999  6/9
700000000000, 799999999999  7/9
800000000000, 899999999999  8/9
900000000000, 999998000001  9/9
Found: 4390670 vampire number(s).

Dry run

./helsing --dry-run

Example:

$ ./helsing -l 0 -u 18446744073709551615 --dry-run
Adjusted min from 0 to 10
Checking interval: [10, 99]
Checking interval: [1000, 9999]
Checking interval: [100000, 999999]
Checking interval: [10000000, 99999999]
Checking interval: [1000000000, 9999999999]
Checking interval: [100000000000, 999999999999]
Checking interval: [10000000000000, 99999999999999]
Checking interval: [1000000000000000, 9999999999999999]
Checking interval: [100000000000000000, 999999999999999999]
Checking interval: [10000000000000000000, 18446744073709551615]
Found: 0 vampire number(s).

Display build configuration

./helsing --buildconf

Example:

$ ./helsing --buildconf
  configuration:
    VERBOSE_LEVEL=2
    MIN_FANG_PAIRS=1
    MEASURE_RUNTIME=false
    ALG_NORMAL=false
    ALG_CACHE=true
    COMPARISON_BITS=64
    PARTITION_METHOD=0
    MULTIPLICAND_PARTITIONS=2
    PRODUCT_PARTITIONS=3
    BASE=10
    MAX_TASK_SIZE=99999999999
    USE_CHECKPOINT=false
    LINK_SIZE=100
    SAFETY_CHECKS=false

Recover from checkpoint (if enabled in configuration)

./helsing