From f84557e71a1d0ef09d2d0b8331ca17775a50671d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: H.G. Muller Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:56:39 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update README file Add description of the debug and -var options. --- README.txt | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt index 026ad8b..578495e 100644 --- a/README.txt +++ b/README.txt @@ -16,6 +16,18 @@ and just passes on the moves and position FENs as it receives them from engine o As this can be done without any knowledge of the game rules, or even of the board size, such a dumb adapter can in principle be used for any variant. To use it for UCI protocol (both the Chess or Xiangqi dialects), use it without the -s flag (or with a -c flag). + The general syntax of the UCI2WB command is: + +UCI2WB [debug] [-var VARIANTLIST] [-s|-c] ENGINE.exe [ENGINEFOLDER] + +Presence of the 'debug' argument causes UCI2WB to report everything it receives from the engine, +as well as the 'position' and 'go' comamnds sent to it, as debug output (prefixed with '#') +to the GUI. This has the same effect as switching the option 'UCI2WB debug output' on, +except that it forces the option to be on from the very beginning, so that the engine +startup will also be reported. + The '-var' option overrules the list of variants UCI2WB says it supports with the given list, +like 'feature variants="VARIANTLIST"'. + This package includes the source code. To compile on Windows under Cygwin, use the commands @@ -34,6 +46,9 @@ H.G.Muller Change log: +17/4/2012 +Make supported-variants string configurable from command line. + 15/4/2012 v1.7 Take 30ms safety margin in translating st command to movetime -- 1.7.0.4