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Subject: Re: compress tablebases - how?

Author: James T. Walker

Date: 04:55:30 06/06/99

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On June 06, 1999 at 05:54:30, Nisse Persson wrote:

>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I have generated quite afew tablebases with eugenes tbgen from the craft ftp
>>>site and now I want to compress them. But how do you do that?
>>>The readme file says I need to compile and link the Datacomp file, but I dont
>>>know how to do that. I tried 'gcc Datacomp.c' but it just gave me:
>>>
>>>Datacomp.c:9: complib.h: no such file or directory.
>>>
>>>Could somebody please help out?
>>>
>>>Nisse
>>
>>Hello Nisse,
>>If you go back to Crafty FTP site and the TB directory you will find two files
>>at the bottom of the page.  Anyway download the tbexe.zip file.  It will have
>>all you need to compress the files.  Aftere unzipping the files, copy the
>>"datacomp.exe" into the directory where the tablebases are located. Then you
>>just give the command:
>>
>>datacomp e:8192 <filename>.
>>
>>This will compress the tb filename you give it.  You must do this for each file
>>(wtm & btm).
>>Jim Walker
>
>
>Thanks for your response.
>But they are not for Linux, right? I think I have to use the fiels in tbgen.zip.
>I managed to compile and use/run the 'tbgen' file but I cant seem to get the
>Datacomp file.
>
>
>
>>PS there is another table base generator available that generates them
>>compressed if you desire.  I think it will also come with the new Hiarcs 7.32
>>program.
>
>Also not for Linux I presume. :(
>
>/Nisse

Yes, Sorry.  My desire to help got in the way of my ignorance.  Maybe someone
else can help?
Jim Walker



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