fannkuch-redux Julia program

# The Computer Language Benchmarks Game
# https://salsa.debian.org/benchmarksgame-team/benchmarksgame/

# contributed by Jarret Revels and Alex Arslan
# based on the Javascript program

function perf_fannkuch(n)
    p = Vector{Int32}(undef, n)
    for i = 1:n
        p[i] = i
    end
    q = copy(p)
    s = copy(p)
    sign = 1; maxflips = sum = 0
    while true
        q0 = p[1]
        if q0 != 1
            for i = 2:n
                q[i] = p[i]
            end
            flips = 1
            while true
                qq = q[q0] #??
                if qq == 1
                    sum += sign*flips
                    flips > maxflips && (maxflips = flips)
                    break
                end
                q[q0] = q0
                if q0 >= 4
                    i = 2; j = q0-1
                    while true
                        t = q[i]
                        q[i] = q[j]
                        q[j] = t
                        i += 1
                        j -= 1
                        i >= j && break
                    end
                end
                q0 = qq
                flips += 1
            end
        end
        #permute
        if sign == 1
            t = p[2]
            p[2] = p[1]
            p[1] = t
            sign = -1
        else
            t = p[2]
            p[2] = p[3]
            p[3] = t
            sign = 1
            for i = 3:n
                sx = s[i]
                if sx != 1
                    s[i] = sx-1
                    break
                end
                i == n && return [sum,maxflips]
                s[i] = i
                t = p[1]
                for j = 1:i
                    p[j] = p[j+1]
                end
                p[i+1] = t
            end
        end
    end
end

n = parse(Int,ARGS[1])
pf = perf_fannkuch(n)
println(pf[1])
println("Pfannkuchen(", n, ") = ", pf[2])

    

NOTES:
64-bit Ubuntu quad core
julia version 1.4.0


Tue, 05 May 2020 16:29:55 GMT

MAKE:
printenv JULIA_NUM_THREADS
4
printenv JULIA_LLVM_ARGS


0.17s to complete and log all make actions

COMMAND LINE:
/opt/src/julia-1.4.0/bin/julia -O3 --cpu-target=core2  -- fannkuchredux.julia 12

PROGRAM OUTPUT:
3968050
Pfannkuchen(12) = 65