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Subject: Re: For engine authors, end-of-file on input

Author: Fabien Letouzey

Date: 04:50:57 04/14/04

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>>It's not supposed to hang if the pipe is broken (it should report an error, of
>>course).
>>It could do if the pipe was alive, but full.
>>I don't know what's the default buffer size for pipes, 4K or something?
>>I don't think that's what happens in your case.

>That could be exactly what happens, 4k is nothing in multipv mode.

The OS is supposed to close that pipe if Arena crashes.
Then printf() shouldn't hang anymore.
But, once more, I don't know the behaviour on Windows.

>'ctrl-Z' does nothing unless I also press return, then the engine is killed.

Could you please try it with other engines (Fruit, Yace)?
Just ctrl-Z.

Fabien.

• Re: For engine authors, end-of-file on input Sune Fischer 04:58:27 04/14/04
  • Re: Windows and pipes Fabien Letouzey 05:08:37 04/14/04
    • Re: Windows and pipes Dieter Buerssner 12:52:12 04/14/04
      • Re: Windows and pipes Fabien Letouzey 01:57:33 04/15/04
      • Re: Windows and pipes Sune Fischer 14:02:42 04/14/04
        • Re: Windows and pipes Fabien Letouzey 02:01:28 04/15/04
          • Re: Windows and pipes Sune Fischer 02:16:46 04/15/04

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