this is what i have so fa r

globals.h

#ifndef _globals
#define _globals

#define NEXT(L) ( (L) -> next )

#define DATA(T) ( (T) -> datapointer )
#define LEFT(T) ( (T) -> left )
#define RIGHT(T) ( (T) -> right )

typedef enum { OK, ERROR } status ;
typedef enum { FALSE=0 , TRUE=1 } bool ;
typedef void *generic_ptr ;

#endif

list.c

#include <stdlib.h>
#include "globals.h"
#include "list.h"

status allocate_node( list *p_L , generic_ptr data)  {


  list L = (list) malloc(sizeof(node));

  if (L == NULL) return ERROR;

  *p_L = L;
  
  DATA(L) = data;
  NEXT(L) = NULL;
  return OK;

}


void free_node(list *p_L) {

  free(*p_L);
  *p_L = NULL;

}

status init_list( list *p_L) {

  *p_L = NULL;
  return OK;

}

bool empty_list(list L) {

  return (L == NULL ) ? TRUE : FALSE;

}

status insert( list *p_L,generic_ptr data ) {

  list L;
  
  if(allocate_node(&L, data) == ERROR) return ERROR;

  NEXT(L) = *p_L;
  *p_L = L; 
  return OK;

}

status append(list *p_L, generic_ptr data) {

  list L, tmplist;
  if(allocate_node(&L, data) == ERROR) return ERROR;

  if(empty_list(*p_L) == TRUE) *p_L = L;

  else {
    for(tmplist = *p_L; NEXT(tmplist) != NULL; tmplist=NEXT(tmplist) );
    NEXT(tmplist) = L;

  }

  return OK;

}

status delete(list *p_L, generic_ptr *p_data) {

  if(empty_list(*p_L)) return ERROR;

  *p_data = DATA(*p_L);

return delete_node(p_L, * p_L);

}

status delete_node( list *p_L, list node) {

  if(empty_list(*p_L) == TRUE) return ERROR;

  if(*p_L == node) *p_L = NEXT(*p_L);

  else {
    list L;
    for(L = *p_L; L != NULL && NEXT(L) != node; L = NEXT(L));

    if (L == NULL) return ERROR;
    else NEXT(L) = NEXT(node);

  }

  free_node(&node);
  return OK;

}




status traverse( list L, status(*p_func_f) () ) {

  if(empty_list(L)) return OK;

  if( (*p_func_f)(DATA(L)) == ERROR ) return ERROR;

  else
    return traverse(NEXT(L), p_func_f);

}


status find_key( list L, generic_ptr key, int(*p_cmp_f)(), list *p_keynode ) {

  list curr = NULL;
  
  while( ( curr = list_iterator(L, curr)) != NULL) {

    if ( (*p_cmp_f) (key, DATA(curr) ) == 0 ) {

      *p_keynode = curr;
      return OK;
    }
  }
  return ERROR;
}


list list_iterator(list L, list lastreturn ) {

  return (lastreturn == NULL) ? L : NEXT(lastreturn);

}


void destroy( list *p_L, void (*p_func_f)() ) {

  if (empty_list(*p_L) == FALSE) {

    destroy( &NEXT(*p_L), p_func_f );
    
    if (p_func_f != NULL) 
	
   (*p_func_f)(DATA(*p_L));
    
    free_node(p_L);

  }
} 


bool equal(list L1 , list L2 , int (*p_cmp_f)() ){

while(L1 != NULL && L2 != NULL ){
if( (*p_cmp_f)(L1->datapointer,L2->datapointer ) == -1)
return FALSE;

else
equal(L1->next,L2->next,p_cmp_f) ; 
}


return TRUE;
}



bool set_equal( list L1 , list L2 , int (*p_cmp_f)() ){

	 
while(L1 != NULL && L2 != NULL ){
if( (*p_cmp_f)(L1->datapointer,L2->datapointer ) == -1)
return FALSE;

else
equal(L1->next,L2->next,p_cmp_f) ; 
}

return TRUE;
}

list.h

#ifndef _list
#define _list

#include "globals.h"

typedef struct node node, *list;

struct node { generic_ptr datapointer; list next; };

extern status allocate_node( list *p_L, generic_ptr data ) ;

extern void   free_node( list *p_L ) ;

extern status init_list( list *p_L ) ;

extern bool   empty_list( list L ) ;

extern status insert( list *p_L, generic_ptr data ) ;

extern status append( list *p_L, generic_ptr data ) ;

extern status delete( list *p_L, generic_ptr *p_data ) ;

extern status delete_node( list *p_L, list node ) ;

extern status traverse( list L, status (*p_func_f) () );

extern status find_key( list L, generic_ptr key, int(*p_cmp_f) (), list *p_keynode );

extern list list_iterator( list L, list lastreturn );

extern void destroy(list *p_L, void (*p_func_f)() );

extern bool set_equal( list L1 , list L2 , int (*p_cmp_f)() ) ; 

#endif

numberinterface.c

#include <stlib.h>
#include "numberinterface.h"
#include "globals.h" 
#include "list.h"

status appendanumber( list *p_L , int n ){ 

	int *t_ptr = (int *)malloc(sizeof(int) ) ;
	
	if( t_ptr == NULL ) return ERROR ; 

	*t_ptr = n ; 


	if( append(p_L,(generic_ptr)t_ptr) == ERROR ) {free(t_ptr ) ; return ERROR ; } 

	


	return OK ; 

}


status getnextnumber( list *p_L , int *p_n ){

	
int *p_termp ; 

if(delete(p_L, (generic_ptr *)&p_temp ) == ERROR ) return ERROR ; 

	*p_n = *p_temp ; 

	free(p_temp) ; 

	return OK ; 

}

numberinterface.h

#ifndef _numberinterface
#define _numberinterface

#include "list.h"

extern status appendanumber( list *p_L , int n ) ; 
extern status getnextnumber( list *p_L , int *p_n ) ; 

#endif

radixsort.c

#include <stdio.h>
#include "list.h"
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <mmath.h>

void refill( int A[] , list Bins[] ) ; 
int getdigit( int number , int position ) ; 

int main(int argc , char *argv[] ) {

  int *A ; 
  list Bins[10] ; 
  int i , j , k , digit ; 
  A = (int *)malloc(sizeof(int)) ; 
  for( i = 0 ; i < 50000 ; i++){ A[i] = rand()%1000 ; } printf("\n") ; 
  for( i = 0 ; i < 20 ; i++) printf(" %d " , A[i] ) ;  printf("\n") ; 

  for(i = 0 ; i <= 9 ; i++ ) init_list( &Bins[i] ) ; 

  for( i = 1 ; i <= 3 ; i++ ){
    
    for( j = 0 ; j < 50000 ; j++){

      digit = getdigit(A[j] , i-1 ) ;

      t_ptr = (int *)malloc(sizeof(int ) ) ;
      *t_ptr = A[j] ; 
      append( &Bins[ digit ] , (generic_ptr)t_ptr ) ; 

    }

    refill( A , Bins ) ; 

    for( k = 0 ; k < 20 ; k++ ) printf(" %d " , A[k] ) ; printf("\n\n"); 
  }

  /* printf("\n\n");
     for( i = 0 ; i< 20 ; i++ ) printf(" %d " , A[i] ) ; printf("\n\n") ; */

  return 0 ; 
}


int getdigit( int num, int position )
{
int digit = num / (int)pow(10,position-1) % 10 ;

return  digit ;  
}


void refill( int A[] , list Bins[] ){



int i ; 
int j = 0 ; 
int n ; 

for( i = 0 ; i < 10 ; i++ ){

	while( !empty_list( Bins[i] ) ) { 

/* missing code                    */


}
}
}

i cant come up with the refill function i know i suck at programming but i need some help

Can you please explain your problem more concisely ....

my problem is i do fully understand how radix sort works and i dont know how to start writing the refill function for my program

To understand how radix sot works check out simulator it has a very good explanation . If you try searching for " radix sort code " you might get lots of programming resources as well

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