Gaviota tablebases probing code (v0.2.2) small update

[michiguel]

Gaviota tablebases probing code (v0.2.2) UPDATE, New "restarting functions"

* New "restarting functions" tb_restart() and tbcache_restart() were added. If the user changes the conditions (paths etc.) while the program is running, these function will re initialize the tablebase probing code.
* Aaron Becker contributed in his source code fork with a Makefile to produce a static library in Linux. I just borrowed it Thanks!
* The example tbprobe.c code was modified to make it a bit more clear and the new functions were incorporated

I do not think I will need to add any more functions or change them. Hopefully, any future changes will be optimizations, but the interface should remain the same.

Miguel

[michiguel]

Gaviota tablebases probing code (v0.2.2) UPDATE, New "restarting functions"

* New "restarting functions" tb_restart() and tbcache_restart() were added. If the user changes the conditions (paths etc.) while the program is running, these function will re initialize the tablebase probing code.
* Aaron Becker contributed in his source code fork with a Makefile to produce a static library in Linux. I just borrowed it Thanks!
* The example tbprobe.c code was modified to make it a bit more clear and the new functions were incorporated

I do not think I will need to add any more functions or change them. Hopefully, any future changes will be optimizations, but the interface should remain the same.

Miguel

The link...
http://sites.google.com/site/gaviotache ... e/releases

[vb4]

Hi Miguel,

I was just wondering what your plans are for developing your egtb generator so it will be able to generate the 5-1 egtb's?

Thanks in advance,

Les

[BBauer]

I wanted to give your bases a try, but I couldn't find tbgen.
How do I generate the bases?
Kind regards
Bernhard

[Sven]

I wanted to give your bases a try, but I couldn't find tbgen.
How do I generate the bases?
Kind regards
Bernhard

Check this link. "tbgen" is a built-in command of the Gaviota engine, like "tbtest" but despite "tbcheck.exe".

If you have a decent download link available then this option may be a lot faster than generating on your own, though. It took me about 1.5 hrs to get all ~6.5GB.

Sven

[BBauer]

Thank you!
I checked the link you gave before askink here, but I didn't realized that tbgen is a built in command to gaviota.
Frankly spoken, I do not know how to download all the files with 1 click.

kind regards
Benhard

[Sven]

Frankly spoken, I do not know how to download all the files with 1 click.

I do not know either. I clicked 145 times since I was unable to connect via ftp due to firewall issues.

Maybe Miguel wants to package the files into some larger portions, e.g. 20 files, each with ~325MB on average?

Sven

[BBauer]

And I thought I am the only fool.
But now I have created the 4-piece bases and I get files named gtbkbbk.gtb and so on. But those files are not recognized by gaviota. What have I to do to come further?
kind regards
Bernhard

[michiguel]

And I thought I am the only fool.
But now I have created the 4-piece bases and I get files named gtbkbbk.gtb and so on. But those files are not recognized by gaviota. What have I to do to come further?
kind regards
Bernhard

in the gaviota.ini.txt file, use in the name of folder, for instance "gtb/" or "gtb" rather than "gtb". I fixed this already a while ago but now I wonder whether the fix was in the last released version. Time for me to release an update...

Miguel

[michiguel]

Hi Miguel,

I was just wondering what your plans are for developing your egtb generator so it will be able to generate the 5-1 egtb's?

Thanks in advance,

Les

It is in my roadmap. I think I read here that Peter Skinner modified the Nalimov code to generate those. You may want to contact him.

Miguel