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Subject: Re: Question for Mike Byrne

Author: Mike Byrne

Date: 08:52:29 04/25/04

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On April 25, 2004 at 11:48:48, Mike Byrne wrote:

>On April 25, 2004 at 11:03:09, David Dahlem wrote:
>
>>Hi Mike
>>
>>Could you explain a little better how the new "keeper" function works with the
>>new "Jekyll & Hyde" personality in Crafty 19.12 SE? With this in the crafty.rc
>>file:
>>
>>krafty jekyll
>>keeper off
>>
>>or this:
>>
>>krafty jekyll
>>keeper on
>>
>>i get this same output in the log files:
>>
>>"Keeper setting 1==yes, 0==no         1"
>>
>>Your readme file says "The default is "keeper on", to ensure randomness every
>>game, type "keeper off" in the crafty.rc file." But with either setting, the
>>output in the log file is the same. What settings do i need in the crafty.rc
>>file to "ensure randomness every game"?
>>
>>Thanks
>>Dave
>
>
>this crafty.rc file works for me ..I did find it best not have "keeper" to close
>"krafty" and krafty shoud be first ...
>
>krafty jek
>xboard
>speech on
>mt=1
>tbpath=d:\tb
>egtb
>cache 8M
>hash  48M
>hashp 12M
>keeper off
>book random 1
>book width 5
>sd 3
>learn off
>ponder off
>noise 500
>draw accept
>draw offer
>
>exit
><blank line after exit to ensure return>
>============================
>
>obviously you may want to change some of the settings, but do not have "keeper
>off" right after krafty ..to confirm start in console mode and type "infox" ..if
>you want keeper on, there is no need to even include it since it is the default
>
>Best,
>
>Michael
>

btw , in the next release, I added a print "keeper setting" line after keeper is
used so the user will get feedback ...infox will also confirm



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