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Subject: Re: Do NOT download new 6 piece endgame tables

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 06:29:04 02/21/04

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On February 21, 2004 at 01:59:04, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On February 20, 2004 at 21:36:21, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>Something is wrong.  I just copied the "interesting" new files to my dual xeon
>>and it is complaining about all of them being corrupted in some way or another.
>>I will not be able to see what happened until monday, but I suspect that the
>>windows sftp we used to copy the files did something odd, such as copying in
>>ASCII rather than binary or something similar.  I will check first thing Monday
>>morning, and re-start the copy correctly if that was the problem...
>
>
>The tables themselves may be OK.  Eugene reported that I needed to make a few
>changes to egtb.cpp as several of the new files require 16 bit values as the
>mate score is > 127.  I have made the changes and the new 19.11 source now has
>the changes.  I have not yet tested as I am copying the tables to my dual xeon
>(about 200 gigs) that will take an hour or two.  I probably won't wait and will
>test the stuff in the morning...


This did _not_ fix the problem.  I am getting our system guy to re-copy the
files from the disk Eugene sent.  I will continue testing after that is done to
see if that corrects the problem.  Meanwhile, be wary about downloading the new
files...



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