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Re: Problem with DOS gnu chess...

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From: J Corley
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 1994 05:42
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mann@src.dec.com (Tim Mann) writes:


>> From: jcorley@netcom.com (J Corley)
>> 
>> 	I get an error that prints across the board right when I start 
>> ... something about no hashtable?  When I redraw the screen everything 
>> continues fine.  I imagine this has happened before:  What gives?
>> 

>This is a mis-feature, not a bug.  That message is meant to inform 
>you that you aren't using the persistent hashtable.  (See the gnuchess 
>man page for information about what that is, and how to use it if 
>you want to.)

>It would be better not to print this message, or at least not to 
>print it on top of the board display.  I will suggest we change this 
>in the next patchlevel.

	It displays the hashtable message and a Segmentation voilation.  
Redrawing the board clears the messages and everything seems fine 
afterwards.  Anyone else get the Segmentation violation?

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