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Subject: Re: WinBoard and pondering under W98

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 20:20:22 07/28/99

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On July 28, 1999 at 16:16:56, Frank Phillips wrote:

>
>I had hoped that testing for input during pondering would be as simple as
>copying the Inter()/CheckInput() code from ExChess/Crafty, but I seem to be
>missing something.
>
>Everything works fine in a non-xboard mode DOS box (simple kbhit()), but my
>program (called Searcher by the way) has stopped recognising input from
>WinBoard.
>
>In xboard mode I set setbuf(stdin, NULL) and signal(SIGINT, SIG_IGN).
>
>Any help or hints would be greatly appreciated, although I should point out that
>I know nothing about Pipes and so forth.
>
>Frank


Simply copy the CheckInput() function from Crafty.  In a dos box, kbhit() is
ok.  With winboard, you need PeekNamedPipe().

• Re: WinBoard and pondering under W98 frank phillips 06:43:00 07/29/99
  • Re: WinBoard and pondering under W98 Robert Hyatt 07:32:20 07/29/99
  • Re: WinBoard and pondering under W98 Dan Homan 07:00:41 07/29/99
    • Re: WinBoard and pondering under W98 Dan Homan 07:06:50 07/29/99
      • Re: WinBoard and pondering under W98 Robert Hyatt 07:33:58 07/29/99
        • Re: WinBoard and pondering under W98 Frank Phillips 12:39:48 07/31/99

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