Author: John Merlino
Date: 13:23:52 06/14/03
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On June 14, 2003 at 16:04:44, Peter Fendrich wrote: >On June 14, 2003 at 15:53:51, John Merlino wrote: > >>On June 14, 2003 at 15:07:31, Peter Fendrich wrote: >> >>>On June 14, 2003 at 04:56:03, Ross Boyd wrote: >>> >>>>Hi all, >>>> >>>>My engine (TRACE) apparently hangs under CM9000. I don't own CM9000 and >>>>therefore can't test it. So, I'm wondering if there is anything unique about >>>>CM9000's implementation that I need to handle. >>>> >>>>Or is there a way to get CM9000 to print a debug file (like WB)? >>>> >>>>I output pv and bestmove in algebraic ie. e2e4 a8Q etc.... should it be in SAN >>>>format? PLEASE say No... :-) >>>> >>>> >>>>The best idea would be to implement a log file for TRACE, I know. But life is so >>>>short... and besides, I'm feeling so incredibly lazy. :-) >>>> >>>>Thanks for any advice/suggestions... >>>> >>>>Ross >>> >>>There is one thing that isn't following the WB protocol exactly (at least in >>>CM8000). It sends the command "." to the engine regualary in order to get some >>>information about the search. Within the WB protocol it is only sent during >>>analyze but CM8000 (and probably CM9000) sends it during all search types. >>>Maybe your program goes banana when it receives a "." in the middle of the >>>search? >>> >>>/Peter >> >>A clarification on this. CM8000 (and CM9000) will only send the "." command if >>the "Thinking Lines" window is open, so that it can get a regular update on the >>progress of the search. If that window is closed, the engine will never receive >>the "." command. >> >>jm > > >ok, it still isn't 100% WB protocol. OTOH I think it would be a perfectly >logical change of that protcol. It's quite easy to take care of it in an engine >of your own but you have to be aware of the difference. >/Peter Agreed. A few websites have documented this oddity of the CM GUI, and I think it is starting to become "common knowledge". But, obviously, not quite yet.... jm
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