//kruskal 并查集
#include <iostream>#include<cstdio>
#include<algorithm>
using namespace std;
const int maxv=100+5;
const int maxe=1e5;
int parent[maxv];
struct Edge{
int from,to,weight;
};
bool operator<(const Edge& E1,const Edge &E2)
{
return E1.weight<E2.weight;
}
int v,e;
Edge edges[maxe];
int find(int x)
{
return x==parent[x]?x:parent[x]=find(parent[x]);
}
int main()
{
while(scanf("%d",&v)==1&&v)
{
scanf("%d",&e);
for(int i=1;i<=v;i++)
parent[i]=i;
for(int i=0;i<e;i++)
{
int v1,v2,dist;
scanf("%d%d%d",&v1,&v2,&dist);
edges[i].from=v1;
edges[i].to=v2;
edges[i].weight=dist;
}
int sum=0;
sort(edges,edges+e);
for(int i=0;i<e;i++)
{
int p1=find(edges[i].from);
int p2=find(edges[i].to);
if(p1==p2) continue;
parent[p1]=p2;
sum+=edges[i].weight;
}
printf("%d\n",sum);
}
return 0;
}