in prolog... 
matrix(S, M) :-
    length(M, S),
    matrix1(M, S).

matrix1([], _).
matrix1([H|T], S) :-
    length(H, S),
    matrix1(T, S).

next(A, B, A, B).
next(1, 0, 0, 1).
next(0, 1, -1, 0).
next(-1, 0, 0, -1).
next(0, -1, 1, 0).

solve(N, M) :-
    N2 is N*N,
    numlist(1, N2, L),
    matrix(N, M),
    solve(L, -1, 0, 1, 0, M).

solve([], _, _, _, _, _).

solve([Ix|T], X, Y, Dx, Dy, M) :-
    next(Dx, Dy, Dx1, Dy1),
    Y1 is Y+Dy1,
    X1 is X+Dx1,
    nth0(Y1, M, Row),
    nth0(X1, Row, Ix),
    !,
    solve(T, X1, Y1, Dx1, Dy1, M).

:- solve(5, M), writeln(M).

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In reply to Re: Spiraling integers by salva
in thread Spiraling integers by Elijah

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