Author: Ross Boyd
Date: 14:26:41 06/15/03
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On June 14, 2003 at 16:23:52, John Merlino wrote: >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 I am told that TRACE 1.20 DOES work with CM9000 but doesn't support fixed time searches ie. 10 secs per move. It should certainly handle Game in x minutes or tournament controls. I will fix this in the next version. Oh, and she also currently supports the "." command... Thanks for all your suggestions/help. Ross
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