N queens
Description
Naive generate-and-test program solving N queens
Source: The Art of Prolog
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/*
queens(N,Queens) :-
Queens is a placement that solves the N queens problem,
represented as a permutation of the list of numbers [1,2,...,N].
*/
queens(N,Qs) :- range(1,N,Ns), permutation(Ns,Qs), safe(Qs).
/*
safe(Qs) :- The placement Qs is safe.
*/
safe([Q|Qs]) :- safe(Qs), not attack(Q,Qs).
safe([]).
attack(X,Xs) :- attack(X,1,Xs).
attack(X,N,[Y|_]) :- X is Y+N ; X is Y-N.
attack(X,N,[_|Ys]) :- N1 is N+1, attack(X,N1,Ys).
permutation(Xs,[Z|Zs]) :- select(Z,Xs,Ys), permutation(Ys,Zs).
permutation([],[]).
select(X,[X|Xs],Xs).
select(X,[Y|Ys],[Y|Zs]) :- select(X,Ys,Zs).
range(M,N,[M|Ns]) :- M < N, M1 is M+1, range(M1,N,Ns).
range(N,N,[N]).
% Program 14.2: Naive generate-and-test pr
gram solving N queens
RTERR: 12:5 : Syntax error. Operator expected.