# CAOS Exercise Session Lecture 7



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void combine5(vec_ptr v, data_t *dest) {
    long i;
    long length = vec_length(v);
    long limit = length-1;
    data_t *data = get_vec_start(v);
    data_t acc = IDENT;
    
    
    for (i = 0; i < limit; i+=2) {
        acc = (acc OP data[i]) OP data[i+1];
    }
    
    for(;i < length; i++) {
        acc = acc OP data[i];
    }
    
    *dest = acc;
}

$k=5$ version

void combine5(vec_ptr v, data_t *dest) {
    long i;
    long length = vec_length(v);
    long limit = length-4;
    data_t *data = get_vec_start(v);
    data_t acc = IDENT;
    
    
    for (i = 0; i < limit; i+=5) {
        acc = ((((acc OP data[i]) 
            OP data[i+1]) OP data[i+2]) 
            OP data[i+3]) OP data[i+4];
    }
    
    for(;i < length; i++) {
        acc = acc OP data[i];
    }
    
    *dest = acc;
}