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Subject: Re: Service pack 5 for MSVC...

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 19:13:43 03/12/01

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On March 12, 2001 at 22:08:27, David Wilke wrote:

>On March 12, 2001 at 22:05:19, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>Does not seem to make binaries that are any faster.
>>
>>However, one feature alone makes it worth the download:
>>The "Output" window does not get over-run any more.
>>
>>Formerly, when I did a build of crafty (for instance) the warnings and stuff
>>would overflow the output window and I could only see the bottom 1/4 of it.
>>Now, the entire window's contents are saved.
>>
>>So I would say it is worthwhile to go and get it.  Just don't expect some sort
>>of monstrous performance boost.
>
>I just compiled Crafty using the default make file, and I noticed little to no
>difference. In fact only 1000 nps...
>
>How do you compile?
>
>I simply edit the makefile.nt and goto the command prompt and type:
>
>nmake wcraftyx -f makefile.nt
>
>Is there a better way. Also is there a makefile that combines everything into
>one c node?

Get this thingy:
ftp://cap.connx.com/pub/chess-engines/new-approach/C18_05.ZIP

and unzip it somewhere harmless (don't crunch your old work).

Open the crafty1 workspace and build it.

That's what I use.  Notice that crafty.txt is a link order file.  Won't matter
much for the current MS VC++ build (though it used to help a lot) but it does
definitely help the Intel build.

I change some array sizes and a few other minor tweaks.  So if it makes demons
fly out of your nose, well -- there you are.



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