🚀 go-pugleaf

I got gnuchess.zip from the News. I have no access to ftps.

gnuchess.exe works very well on an AT03 but crashes on a 8088
XT and on another XT compatible (8086). All my ANSI C programs
compiled with Turbo C (8086 mode) works on all 3 machines. I
have tryed to compile it with TCC since TC cannot load gnuchess.c
in memory (too large). Then I had too many errors from the compiler
(for instance the token 'huge' which seems to be Microsoft only)
and decide to abandon.

My idea was to try to add a better user interface especially
for the options.

Do I need to install the Microsoft 5.1 C compiler? I would have
difficulties to free so much space on my disks.

Suggestions:
- what about cuting gnuchess.c in several pieces?
- what about a version to learn the opening by displaying
  the information? Additional options could be added for
  children. Details on the current search could be displayed.
- gnuchess.c could be fully ANSI C without DOS peculiarities!
  I don't believe that it can be compiled on UNIX directly
  (I have gcc on the Sun). The main program could be left
  system dependent for the user interface (which seems to
  be done already - more or less!).
- gnuchess on the Amiga would be my dream!!


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