#define NUM_GENES 80

struct gastuff 
{ 
    char bestpath[P_MAX];
    int bestscore;

    char workpath[P_MAX];
    int plen;

    int genesize;
    char *pop1[NUM_GENES];
    char *pop2[NUM_GENES];

    struct minfo * matrixRef;
};

void init_ga(struct minfo * theMatrix, struct gastuff * theGA);
void convert_to_path(char * curGene, struct gastuff * theGA);