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Re: [Bug-XBoard] Xboard 4.5.1 install bug Mac OS X 10.6.6
From: |
Hans Aberg |
Subject: |
Re: [Bug-XBoard] Xboard 4.5.1 install bug Mac OS X 10.6.6 |
Date: |
Sun, 6 Mar 2011 21:15:28 +0100 |
On 6 Mar 2011, at 19:25, h.g. muller wrote:
>> Also, the XBoard manual says that the default location for polyglot is
>> /usr/local/share/polyglot. The polyglot-1.4.64b I used installs in
>> /usr/local/bin/, the default location on BSD systems. The directory share/
>> is reserved for system-independent files.
>
> Well, this definitely is an error in the manual. In fact the compiled-in
> default for -polyglotDir is "", and we set that again in the master settings
> file we distribute.
>
> It should not matter how this option is set, as long as the Polyglot binary
> is in the path. XBoard changes to the -polyglotDir before issung the
> -adapterCommand. No matter what that is,Polyglot will then change to the
> directory of the engine (given in -fd or-sd) before starting it.
I had no problems running it when giving no specification, only 'polyglot' and
the engines being in the path (in /usr/local/bin/ on my machine).
> It could be that it matters for where Polyglot makes the log file, but yo
> would typiclly want that in the directory from which you started XBoard.
I haven't tried log files yet. It might be good for debugging.
- [Bug-XBoard] Xboard 4.5.1 install bug Mac OS X 10.6.6, Hans Aberg, 2011/03/04
- Re: [Bug-XBoard] Xboard 4.5.1 install bug Mac OS X 10.6.6, Hans Aberg, 2011/03/05
- Re: [Bug-XBoard] Xboard 4.5.1 install bug Mac OS X 10.6.6, Arun Persaud, 2011/03/05
- Re: [Bug-XBoard] Xboard 4.5.1 install bug Mac OS X 10.6.6, Hans Aberg, 2011/03/06
- Re: [Bug-XBoard] Xboard 4.5.1 install bug Mac OS X 10.6.6, h.g. muller, 2011/03/06
- Re: [Bug-XBoard] Xboard 4.5.1 install bug Mac OS X 10.6.6,
Hans Aberg <=
- Re: [Bug-XBoard] Xboard 4.5.1 install bug Mac OS X 10.6.6, Arun Persaud, 2011/03/06
- Re: [Bug-XBoard] Xboard 4.5.1 install bug Mac OS X 10.6.6, h.g. muller, 2011/03/07
- Re: [Bug-XBoard] Xboard 4.5.1 install bug Mac OS X 10.6.6, Arun Persaud, 2011/03/07