Re: gnuchess/xboard protocol

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From: Hans Eric Sandström
Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 15:13

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Hey,

The xboard protocol originates from the interfaces of the really old BSD 
chess program that preceedes gnu chess.

But the source code for gnuchess 3 or 4 is still out there so you only have 
to look there for it. The stuff is in the file nondsp.c

/Hans Eric Sandström

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To: "Ethan A Burns" <eaburns@euler.unh.edu>
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> Ethan A Burns wrote:
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>> It would appear that gnuchess 4.0 does not support ping/pong.  I would 
>> like
>> my engine to work with both 4 and 5.   Is there any other tricks that I 
>> may
>> not know?
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> We gave up supporting GNU Chess 4 before I even became a co-maintainer.
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> Afraid you are definitely on your own with that one.
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