Spark 0.4 for Mac OSX released

[Allard Siemelink]

Too late... yesterday evening after searching the net I built a new version without the export and I do not have access to a Mac atm.

Thanks for the OS X binary, Allard! I wish more of the closed-source guys would release OS X binaries, and I look forward to testing Spark some time soon.

Perhaps Allard needs to recompile with

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$CFLAGS = -isysroot /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.5.sdk -mmacosx-version-min=10.5

Worth a try, but it didn't do the trick for Stockfish. I still haven't been able to compile a binary compatible with 10.5.

By the way, I am very surprised that so many people are still using 10.5. I thought everybody would have upgraded by now. Snow Leopard is awesome, and the upgrade from Leopard is ridiculously cheap.

You also need to export a particular environment variable, to use the legacy linker format:

export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET="10.5"

Ian

[Allard Siemelink]

What about Spark 0.5, which is already being tested by CCRL - when will that be on general release?

I have currently no plans to release it, maybe later.

[zullil]

Thanks, I've uploaded a new version, could you try if it is ok now?

http://members.ziggo.nl/allard.siemelink/spark/

The new binary works for me under both 10.5.8 and 10.6.4. Thanks again.

[Max]

Thanks, I've uploaded a new version, could you try if it is ok now?

http://members.ziggo.nl/allard.siemelink/spark/

The new version runs well on my Macbook and OS X 10.5.8 now. Thanks Allard!

By the way, I am very surprised that so many people are still using 10.5. I thought everybody would have upgraded by now. Snow Leopard is awesome, and the upgrade from Leopard is ridiculously cheap.

I know Tord .. bought and installed the update Snow Leo DVD the day it was released. But a specific hardware I need is not supported .. so still "prisoned" in my old Leo.

Thank you very much,
Max

[Allard Siemelink]

Perhaps Allard needs to recompile with

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$CFLAGS = -isysroot /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.5.sdk -mmacosx-version-min=10.5

Worth a try, but it didn't do the trick for Stockfish. I still haven't been able to compile a binary compatible with 10.5.

Did you also add '-mmacosx-version-min=10.5' to the linker flags?

[zullil]

Perhaps Allard needs to recompile with

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$CFLAGS = -isysroot /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.5.sdk -mmacosx-version-min=10.5

Worth a try, but it didn't do the trick for Stockfish. I still haven't been able to compile a binary compatible with 10.5.

Did you also add '-mmacosx-version-min=10.5' to the linker flags?

No, I didn't, and my binary didn't work on 10.5.8. I assume that's the step I missed. Maybe Tord missed it too?

[IanO]

Spark 0.4 for Mac OSX, Intel 64-bit is now availabe from

http://members.ziggo.nl/allard.siemelink/spark/

Thanks for the Mac OS X support!

Spark 0.4 with Dr. Deeb's excellent book is now the fourth strongest engine in my stable at speed chess time controls. It comes in below Hiarcs 13.1b and Stockfish 1.6.3, and above Hiarcs 12.1 and Stockfish 1.5.1. Version 0.4 is quite a bit stronger than 0.3 which was around the strength of Glaurung 2.2.