Author: Steve Coladonato
Date: 05:36:56 06/11/02
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<snip> >>>I downloaded the zip file from Frank's site and unzipped it in a directory >>>called /usr/local/chess/Comet-B46. The executable file from the zip is >>>COMET-XB. I then tried to run it with xboard using "xboard -fcp COMET-XB -fd >>>/usr/local/chess/Comet-B46" and got the xboard error "Failed to start first >>>chess program COMET-XB..." When I run COMET-XB standalone, it starts but I have >>>no idea what the commands to play a game are. >>> >>>Steve >> >>You need to make COMET-XB into an executable file. Type in: >> >>chmod +x COMET-XB >> >>at the shell prompt and then press enter. I'm sure that you'd be able to do this >>with one of the file managers instead if you prefer to. You only need to do it >>once, not every time you run comet. >> >>Andrew > >Possible, but as he is able to start it as standalone I suspect xboard runs >under a different user on his computer. I'd suggest $ chmod 555 COMET-XB. > >Peter Peter, The xboard executable is set at 755 with no sticky bits set. Is anyone running this under xboard or just standalone? When I substitute crafty and the crafty home directory in the xboard command it all works. Steve
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