What is the best GUI for RobboLitto and Toga the Killer?

[F.Huber]

Yes, there is indeed something wrong either with the last Polyglot or Winboard version!
This command defintely doesn't work anymore, but it did work a few versions before ...

The problem is in Winboard!

I've tried it now with the last official version 4.4.1 and it works, but the new WB alpha release does not correctly work together with Polyglot.

[hgm]

Which Polyglot version are you using?

The WB alpha release only works with Polyglots that accept their instructions on the command line; it does not use a polyglot.ini file. If the command

polyglot -noini -ec ENGINE.exe -ed ENGINE_DIR

does fail to start up the mentioned engine, you either have to replace the Polyglot for one that does, or change the /adapterCommand in the winboard.ini file to one that can start up the version of Polyglot you are using.

[F.Huber]

Which Polyglot version are you using?

The WB alpha release only works with Polyglots that accept their instructions on the command line; it does not use a polyglot.ini file. If the command

polyglot -noini -ec ENGINE.exe -ed ENGINE_DIR

does fail to start up the mentioned engine, you either have to replace the Polyglot for one that does, or change the /adapterCommand in the winboard.ini file to one that can start up the version of Polyglot you are using.

Of course I'm using the lastest Polyglot version 1.4.55b, and the command above works.

But when I try to do it from Winboard either in the startup dialog with "ChestUCI.exe -fUCI" or on the commandline with "winboard -fcp ChestUCI.exe -fUCI", I just get the following error message:
POLYGLOT: main(): Option "-ed" not found

BTW, this new Winboard alpha doesn't seem to understand "-fcp ChestUCI.exe -fUCI" as commandline anymore, it pops up the startup dialog withjust the simle entry "ChestUCI.exe" and has forgotten "-fUCI".

[Michel]

POLYGLOT: main(): Option "-ed" not found

Ok that should have an easy explanation. Apparently polyglot is called with

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polyglot -noini -ec ENGINE.exe -ed

instead of

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polyglot -noini -ec ENGINE.exe -ed .

This produces the error you mentionned.