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Bug reports, suggestions, and offers to help on XBoard or WinBoard should be sent to -bug-xboard@gnu.org. +bug-xboard@gnu.org.

Beginner questions and discussion about the program may get faster answers on the WinBoard Forum at [A.2

[B.4] Is there an XBoard for the Macintosh?

-Because MacOS X has a Unix base, XBoard will compile and run on it. -You do need an X11 (X Window System) server and client libraries. -These do not come with Mac OS, but both free and commercial versions -are available. Once you install the X11 package, XBoard is reported -to compile and run without changes. I am not a Mac user and have not -tried this myself, so I cannot answer questions about it. - -Version 4.2.6 and earlier of XBoard come with an old copy of the -config.sub utility that does not recognize Mac OS X, so to build -XBoard, you'll have to tell the configure program what OS you are -running. Follow the instructions in topic [B.7] -of this FAQ, but add the argument --host=powerpc-apple-bsd to -the end of the "configure" command line. - -There is no version of XBoard or WinBoard that runs with the native +Note: I am not a Mac user and have not tried this myself, so I cannot +answer questions about it. + +

Because MacOS X has a Unix base, XBoard will compile and run on it. +You do need an X11 (X Window System) server and client libraries. I'm +told that these come standard with MacOS X 10.3 and later. Once you +install the X11 package, XBoard is reported to compile and run without +changes. + +

You can avoid having to compile XBoard (and GNU Chess) yourself by +using the Fink sofware packaging system. See +http://fink.sourceforge.net/ and +http://finkcommander.sourceforge.net/ for more info on Fink. + +

There is no version of XBoard or WinBoard that runs with the native (non-X11) Mac graphical interface, and none that runs on MacOS 9 or earlier. @@ -487,11 +487,8 @@ earlier. No. This port would probably be a lot easier than the Win32 and Amiga ports were, because VMS has the X Window system (under the name -DECwindows) and is now POSIX compliant. However, I don't know enough -about VMS to do the port myself, and I don't have time. If you do, -give it a try! Send mail to me, -tim@tim-mann.org (Tim Mann), if you're -working on this. +DECwindows) and is now POSIX compliant. If you are working on this, +send mail to bug-xboard@gnu.org to let us know.

[B.6] What is cmail?

@@ -1436,7 +1433,8 @@ Software Foundation, www.fsf.org.

After connecting to a chess server, XBoard 4.0.2 and later sends an escape sequence to its terminal that is meant to display your handle -and the ICS host name (for example, "user@chessclub.com") in the +and the ICS host name (for example, +"user@chessclub.com") in the terminal's banner and icon. It seems that several of the alternative X terminal programs have a bug that makes them hang when sent this escape sequence. @@ -1608,7 +1606,8 @@ network. It runs only under Microsoft Windows. Some of the code in Winsock Chess is derived from GNU Chess, but it is not maintained by the GNU Chess team. You can get a copy from the Internet Chess Library; see topic [A.2]. For more information, -contact its author, Donald Munro, ccahdm@beluga.upe.ac.za. +contact its author, Donald Munro, +ccahdm@beluga.upe.ac.za.

[D.3] What is Crafty?

@@ -1626,7 +1625,8 @@ reading it. Among other things, this file contains instructions on how to install Crafty as a command-line application on your machine.

There is a Crafty mailing list. -To subscribe, send email to majordomo@cis.uab.edu, with +To subscribe, send email to +majordomo@cis.uab.edu, with "subscribe crafty-list" in the body.