The following command starts GNU Chess in engine mode using the xboard protocol, but it will not start the XBoard program itself (the graphical user interface):
gnuchess --xboard If you want to start XBoard and make it use GNU Chess as chess engine, you have to run this command: xboard -fcp 'gnuchess --xboard' The manual of GNU Chess explains it: http://www.gnu.org/software/chess/manual/ Antonio Ceballos GNU Chess Team On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 7:45 PM, Antonio Ceballos Roa <acebal...@gmail.com>wrote: > We recommend to use the last version of GNU Chess: 6.0.1. Anyway, v5,07 > should work fine with XBoard. > > Could you please indicate the exact command that you are using to start > XBoard with GNU Chess as chess engine? Could you also indicate the exact > version of XBoard? > > Thanks for reporting. > > Antonio Ceballos > > El 23/11/2011, a las 01:44, Ari Lima <aml...@gmail.com> escribió: > > > Hello folks... > > > > > > I have the latest gnuchess and the latest Xboard installed on my > Linux Mint. I can run gnuchess directly from terminal and have a game > through the ASCII interface... its running completely ok. But when I give > the option to play using xboard invoking it with "gnuchess -x" or "gnuchess > --xboard" it just appears: "Chess Adjusting HashSize to 1024 slots" and a > blinking prompt... my Xboard is also perfectly setted, I can use it to play > with FairyMax or connecting to FICS and have a game, I looked all over GNU > help and FAQS and nothing. I would appreciate some help here if possible.... > > > > > > tnx in advance. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Bug-gnu-chess mailing list > > Bug-gnu-chess@gnu.org > > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-gnu-chess >
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