Pi Zero compiling XBoard

[Richard Allbert]

Hi people

My engine is running fine on a raspberry pi zero (which btw is an amazng piece of kit for its size )

I'd like to run it on the ICC with the pi zero (I hope Xboard + Zippy works in console mode...)

I've been installing the packages needed for compiling XBoard.

I've hit a stumbling block with

Xt headers not found. Please install the X11 packages

Googling has led to lots of different suggestions... does anyone know what I need to install?

Any help appreciated.

[hgm]

There are two ways to build XBoard: using the archaic Athena widget set (Xaw) or using GTK2+. Each of those will require the developer package for the corresponding widget set, and to run the result you would need the run-time libraries. The error message sounds like you are trying to build the Xaw version, but don't have the headers for libXaw installed.

[Richard Allbert]

Ok, thanks HG .

I didn't choose the old version on purpose - I just went as directed in the Winboard forum to the link http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/xboard/ - downloaded the 4.8.0 tar and followed the install file instructions (./configure, make, make check, make install)

Is there a different location for the GTK version? Or have I missed something ?

Thanks for your help!!

Also Console Mode + Zippy - does that work ok ( iirc there's a noGui flag or similar)

[Edit: Installing gtk 2, which is taking a while.. ]

[hgm]

You can select it with a ./configure flag:

./configure --with-gtk

XBoard uses the console from which it starts as ICS interaction window, so you should have no problems running that way even if you want to give ICS commands (rather than just having it wait passively until it is challenged).

[bnemias]

Ok, thanks HG :).
Also Console Mode + Zippy - does that work ok ( iirc there's a noGui flag or similar)

I recommend http://sourceforge.net/projects/icsdrone/ for running engines. It has a very nice proxy feature which allows you to connect xboard (or other GUI) when needed.

The advantage of running this way is it is headless until you decide to connect a GUI, and importantly, that GUI need not be on the same machine. Meaning, you can run the engine on a headless server with no GUI capabilities at all, and connect to your running engine from some other machine with GUI facilities. Windows, linux, whatever.

I have only tested this using xboard and winboard, but it makes administering a computer account very easy.

For example, when I want to check out one of my bots:

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rlwrap xboard -ics -icshost <engine lan address>

or on the local machine:

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rlwrap xboard -ics -icshost localhost

[Richard Allbert]

Hi Eric,

Thanks, I''l have a look at that today

@HG thanks for the config, getting ready to set it up now.

[Richard Allbert]

Just following up, all is working ok.

Is there a guide for compiling polyglot? Am I supposed to take a snapshort from here:

http://hgm.nubati.net/cgi-bin/gitweb.cg ... ;a=summary

?

I did, but had a whole host of errors compiling (configure was ok).

[bnemias]

That should work, what were the errors?

I use this, but looks like it should be the same as master.
http://hardy.uhasselt.be/Toga/polyglot- ... 70b.tar.gz

[bnemias]

Ok, I tried the git master snapshot and it failed. Only got 2 errors, but clearly it is different. Try the link I provided, should work fine.

[Richard Allbert]

Ok, I tried the git master snapshot and it failed. Only got 2 errors, but clearly it is different. Try the link I provided, should work fine.

Ok, I will thanks

Although the engine also uses the xboard protocol anyway so there's probably no need.