Author: Greg Simpson
Date: 18:05:26 10/19/05
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On October 19, 2005 at 19:39:53, Russell wrote: >What command line is he talking about in here? Need Help in making a good Book >for Shredder. > >Book Making >----------- > >*** NEW *** > >You can compile a PGN file into a binary book using PolyGlot on the >command line. At the moment, only a main (random) book is provided. >It is not yet possible to control opening lines manually. I am >working on it though. > >Usage: "polyglot make-book <options>". > >"make-book" options are: > >- "-pgn" > >Name of the input PGN file. PolyGlot should support any >standard-conforming file. Let me know if you encounter a problem. > >- "-bin" > >Name of the output binary file. I suggest ".bin" as the extension but >in fact PolyGlot does not care. > >- "-max-ply" (default: infinite) > >How many plies (half moves) to read for each game. E.g. if set to >"20", only the first 10 full moves of each game will be scanned. > >- "-min-game" (default: 3) > >How many times must a move be played to be kept in the book. In other >words, moves that were played too rarely will be left out. If you >scan full games "2" seems a minimum, but if you selected lines >manually "1" will make sense. > >Example: "polyglot make-book -pgn games.pgn -bin book.bin -max-ply 30". > >Building a book is usually very fast (a few minutes at most). Note >however that a lot of memory may be required. To reduce memory usage, >select a ply limit. In Windows, that would be a command prompt line. For example, in Windows98 you click the 'MS-DOS prompt' icon. If this seems unfamiliar you'll probably need more help, it would be easier if you could find someone to show you in person.
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