XBoard for Mac: Zippy problems
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 3:23 pm
XBoard for Mac: Zippy problems
First, it looks like each of the three command files for ICS logins all have the same case sensitivity problem when launched from a case sensitive file system.
Second, after fiddling with the case issues, I got XBoard to launch but couldn't get it properly connected to Symbolic. Specifically, after I got Symbolic matched to an ICC opponent (as Black), Symbolic got started but never got a usermove directive to start calculations.
What I did get to run was this, as a simple shell script:
Questions:
1) Is there a better way?
2) Is timestamp/timeseal somehow involved?
3) Is there any recently updated Zippy documentation?
First, it looks like each of the three command files for ICS logins all have the same case sensitivity problem when launched from a case sensitive file system.
Second, after fiddling with the case issues, I got XBoard to launch but couldn't get it properly connected to Symbolic. Specifically, after I got Symbolic matched to an ICC opponent (as Black), Symbolic got started but never got a usermove directive to start calculations.
What I did get to run was this, as a simple shell script:
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/Applications/XBoard.app/Contents/MacOS/XBoard \
-autoflag \
-fcp "./Symbolic -c X" \
-fd $HOME/Arena/Symbolic \
-hideThinkingFromHuman false \
-ics \
-icshost chessclub.com \
-icslogon $HOME/Arena/Symbolic/icclogon \
-sgf $HOME/Arena/Symbolic/icc.pgn \
-size Medium \
-thinking \
-xalarm \
-xanimate \
-xbuttons \
-xzab \
-xzadj \
-zippyGameEnd "multi seek 5 ; seek 15" \
-zippyMaxGames 2 \
-zp
1) Is there a better way?
2) Is timestamp/timeseal somehow involved?
3) Is there any recently updated Zippy documentation?