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Subject: Re: Crafty Question

Author: Slater Wold

Date: 12:00:29 03/01/01

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On March 01, 2001 at 14:13:49, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On March 01, 2001 at 02:20:48, Slater Wold wrote:
>
>>I just downloaded the source code to Crafty v18.3, but I am having a very
>>strange effect when I compile it on my machine.  The v18.3 on Hyatt's FTP will
>>"bench" about 800K nps on the test machine.  However, when I compile it with
>>default setting, or even playing around with the setting, it will not go over
>>430K nps under the bench test.
>>
>>I am compiling with VC++ 6.0 under Windows 2000, using the nmake wcraftyx -f
>>makefile.nt command.  Hyatt told me that Eugene N. was the one who compiled the
>>Windows releases of Crafty, however I have no way of getting in touch with him.
>>
>>If anyone here has had this problem, or could possibly give me some ideas, all
>>would be appreciated.
>>
>>Thanks!
>>
>>Slater Wold
>
>
>One note...  Eugene is compiling crafty, and he works at Microsoft.  He
>most probably is using the latest version of the compiler he has access to,
>which is probably not available to the public yet.  That might cause an issue
>or two.  :)

I thought about that too.  But doubling the performance is....spectacular to say
the least.



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