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Subject: Re: Shredder winboard in fritz help

Author: Drazen Marovic

Date: 14:30:43 05/12/01

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On May 12, 2001 at 14:34:55, Mogens Larsen wrote:

>On May 12, 2001 at 13:45:58, Drazen Marovic wrote:
>
>>Firstly I have never installed a winboard engine
>>
>>1.  Do i need to put the files in c:\fritz\engines or c:\fritz\engines\shredder?
>
>The files must be in the shredder folder, ie.
>
>Shredder.exe (Adapter, 115KB)
>Shredder.init
>Shredder.rc
>(Shredder.bmp)
>
>Remember that all the files must have the same prefix, eg. Shredder.*.
>
>>2.I created shredder.eng from the chessbase winboard adapter and placed it in
>>both of the command line directories listed in 1
>
>Only needed in c:\fritz\engines.
>
>>3. I have no idea what shredder.ini needs to say inside mine currently reads
>
>The init file should look something like this:
>
>[Parameter]
>CommandLine =

What should be written on this command line anything?

>Author = Stefan M. Kahlen
>Engine = Shredder 5
>Debug = False
>Logfile = False
>
>[Support]
>AnalyzeMode = True
>HasMoveNow = True
>
>>4.  I have shredder.rc in both lines listed in 1.  it reads
>> #############################
>>#
>># Adapter Resource Control
>>#
>>#############################
>>#
>># Exe-Name
>>exe=engine.exe
>>#
>># Directory
>>dir=c:\Shredder5\
>
>Is this the correct path? Is the engine.exe file located in this folder?

What is it supposed to be the path to the actual shredder program, or the
adaptor?
>
>># Hashtable size in MB (*not* for UCI)
>>Hash=16
>>#
>># Tablebase Path (*not* for UCI)
>># tbpath=d:\program files\shredder5\tb
>>tbpath=e:\tbn;f:\tbn
>
>Insert your tablebase path.
>
>># Tablebase Cache in MB (*not* for UCI)
>>tbcache=4
>># Style: Aggressive, Active, Normal, Solid
>>style=Normal
>># for DeepShredder
>>threads=2
>>#
>>5. I'm not totally sure what the winboard uci adapter by roland pfister is what
>>file i mean,  is it a file called sh5.exe 115kb?  If not what is it called and
>>where does it go?
>
>Yes, the adapter is sh5.exe.

should i name all of the files sh5.exe?
>
>>6.  I feel that in some file i need to have a command line that tells fritz
>>where to look, however i don't know what this file should be named or to what it
>>should point to.
>
>That is handled by Shredder.rc. Fritz communicates with the adapter and the
>adapter asks the Shredder engine.

This looks for the shredder program directory or does it have to be in a
specific place?  Mine is c:\shredder for the actual shredder 5 program.
>
>>Any help would be appreciated thank you.
>
>Hope it helps.
>
>Mogens.

Thank you

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