RosettaCodeData/Task/Ackermann-function/REXX/ackermann-function-2.rexx

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/*REXX program calculates and displays some values for the Ackermann function. */
high=24
do j=0 to 3; say
do k=0 to high % (max(1, j))
call tell_Ack j, k
end /*k*/
end /*j*/
exit /*stick a fork in it, we're all done. */
/*──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────*/
tell_Ack: parse arg mm,nn; calls=0 /*display an echo message to terminal. */
#=right(nn,length(high))
say 'Ackermann('mm", "#')='right(ackermann(mm, nn), high),
left('', 12) 'calls='right(calls, high)
return
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ackermann: procedure expose calls /*compute value of Ackermann function. */
parse arg m,n; calls=calls+1
if m==0 then return n + 1
if n==0 then return ackermann(m-1, 1)
if m==2 then return n + 3 + n
return ackermann(m-1, ackermann(m, n-1) )