From 9d8e712f907ed203a1d9c678060fe5c02cd606bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Doohyeon Won <logicseeker@naver.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:29:06 +0900
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] fix: improve prelex logic

---
 hhss/c/prelex.c | 13 +++++++++----
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/hhss/c/prelex.c b/hhss/c/prelex.c
index 4221ee7..34e64c4 100644
--- a/hhss/c/prelex.c
+++ b/hhss/c/prelex.c
@@ -7,16 +7,18 @@ extern array_t *prelex(array_t *db, int datcnt) {
    int lastpos, rv;
 
    ret = array_create();
-   lastpos = array_size(db);
+   lastpos = array_size(db) - 1;  /* last elem idx = len - 1 */
 
+   datcnt--;  /* the last pick won't swap */
+   /* pick datcnt - 1 times */
    for (int k = 0; k < datcnt; k++) {
-      rv = rand_range(0, lastpos - 1);  /* [0, lp - 1] */
+      rv = rand_range(0, lastpos);  /* [0, lp] */
 
       curr = array_get(db, rv);
-      last = array_get(db, lastpos - 1);
+      last = array_get(db, lastpos);
 
       // swap
-      array_set(db, lastpos - 1, curr);
+      array_set(db, lastpos, curr);
       array_set(db, rv, last);
 
       array_append(ret, curr->run, curr->len + 1);
@@ -24,6 +26,9 @@ extern array_t *prelex(array_t *db, int datcnt) {
       // in order to prevent duplication
       lastpos--;
    }
+   rv = rand_range(0, lastpos);  /* the last pick */
+   curr = array_get(db, rv);
+   array_append(ret, curr->run, curr->len + 1);
 
    return ret;
 }

From 91328202cec69a04b116c48914d97be9d16f9e82 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Doohyeon Won <logicseeker@naver.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:43:12 +0900
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] fix: use a new variable for clear intention

---
 hhss/c/prelex.c | 10 +++++-----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/hhss/c/prelex.c b/hhss/c/prelex.c
index 34e64c4..a5899b6 100644
--- a/hhss/c/prelex.c
+++ b/hhss/c/prelex.c
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
 extern array_t *prelex(array_t *db, int datcnt) {
    array_t *ret;
    line_t *curr, *last;
-   int lastpos, rv;
+   int lastpos, pickcnt, rv;
 
    ret = array_create();
    lastpos = array_size(db) - 1;  /* last elem idx = len - 1 */
 
-   datcnt--;  /* the last pick won't swap */
-   /* pick datcnt - 1 times */
-   for (int k = 0; k < datcnt; k++) {
+   pickcnt = datcnt - 1;  /* -1 since the last pick won't swap */
+   /* pick & swap (datcnt - 1) times */
+   for (int k = 0; k < pickcnt; k++) {
       rv = rand_range(0, lastpos);  /* [0, lp] */
 
       curr = array_get(db, rv);
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ extern array_t *prelex(array_t *db, int datcnt) {
       // in order to prevent duplication
       lastpos--;
    }
-   rv = rand_range(0, lastpos);  /* the last pick */
+   rv = rand_range(0, lastpos);  /* the last pick (no swap) */
    curr = array_get(db, rv);
    array_append(ret, curr->run, curr->len + 1);