Author: James T. Walker
Date: 18:12:52 12/05/04
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On December 04, 2004 at 12:02:10, Uri Blass wrote: >On December 04, 2004 at 11:37:35, James C. Logan wrote: > >>On December 04, 2004 at 11:30:12, Uri Blass wrote: >> >>>On December 04, 2004 at 10:50:14, F. Huber wrote: >>> >>>>On December 04, 2004 at 10:43:21, Uri Blass wrote: >>>> >>>>>>You're right, I was in single variation mode. What a weird bug that >>>>>>multivariation does not pick up the easy mate in one and opts for a bad move. >>>>> >>>>>Why a weird bug? >>>>> >>>>>programmers usually use their program in game and not in multi variation mode so >>>>>it is logical to have bugs with multi variation mode. >>>>> >>>>>Uri >>>> >>>>".. so it is logical to have bugs with multi variation mode." ??? >>>> >>>>What a weird opinion! >>>> >>>>Franz. >>> >>>It is more logical to have bugs in something that you did not test and if the >>>programmer did not test much multi variation mode then the probability for bugs >>>in that mode is higher than the probability for bugs in conditions of game. >>> >>>Uri >> >>I guess I can agree with that, however, it is not fair to assume that not enough >>testing was done in multi-variation mode when it is one of the listed selling >>points of the program. I do not think we have it out for Steen with this - >>simply an acknowledgement that a bug exists, and it will be looked into. I find >>it no mystery that bugs can exist. Helps us all to point them out, right? At >>least this one is easily reproducible. >> >>I can now verify that this odd behavior not only happens under any Chessbase >>interface, but also when using Gandalf 6.0 in MV mode under Arena 1.092. Once >>again, mate is instantaneously found in SV mode. > >I did not claim that the bug does not need to be fixed (I read that steen >already fixed it) but only that I do not think that it is a weird bug. > >Uri I think that since a bug is an unintended operation, all bugs are weird. Some bugs are more weird than others though. Jim
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