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Subject: Re: Porting Crafty

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 06:06:06 01/16/98

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On January 16, 1998 at 02:21:26, Peter W. Gillgasch wrote:

>On January 16, 1998 at 01:04:24, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>yes.  I call CheckInput().  If it returns a "1" then I do a normal
>>read to get the move or command.  If it returns a "0" I keep searching
>>normally.  Not the cleanest way, but the only way to do something that
>>will work under DOS.  Cray Blitz used two processes, one for input, one
>>for the engine.  Cleaner, but definitely "non-dos".. :)
>
>Did that on Unix, too. Cleanest way there. Later switched to threads.
>
>Anyway. *If* (and only if) you cross your heart and swear to die if you
>should fail to integrate patches then (and only then) I'd be willing to
>give it a try to get your babe running on the Mac cleanly (no promises,
>I would first look at it and if it needs a whole lot of discipline on
>your behalf in the future not to break the Mac compatibility then I
>won't do this).
>
>Jim wasn't happy about what happened, Carsten isn't happy as well.
>Think about it.
>
>-- Peter

I hope that I already have the necessary changes.  Will be installed
today.  More later...  but non=C++



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