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Subject: eliminating function calls from static evaluation

Author: Stuart Cracraft

Date: 11:46:31 02/08/99


Hi,

I'm thinking of eliminating the majority of function calls
from the GNU 5.0 static evaluator.

For example, right now, about 12 function calls are used per
static evaluation of one position.

These function calls are to the individual piece evaluators
(pawn, knight, etc.) for white and black.

Since this would potentially eliminate an order of 10^3 .. 10^4
or more function calls per search, before I do the work, I
want to know what other people's experiences have been.

For example, Crafty has a giant Evaluate () routine wherein
it looks like individual piece evaluations for each side
(duplicate code) are enclosed in that giant routine.

--Stuart

Re: eliminating function calls from static evaluation Dezhi Zhao 08:40:27 02/09/99
Re: eliminating function calls from static evaluation Bas Hamstra 05:08:53 02/09/99
Re: eliminating function calls from static evaluation Inmann Werner 03:44:34 02/09/99
Re: eliminating function calls from static evaluation Bruce Moreland 14:15:06 02/08/99
Re: eliminating function calls from static evaluation Dann Corbit 12:00:17 02/08/99

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