The argument is a string of the form <name>=<value>. This option
will set the engine option <name> to <value>.
- -ec This sets the EngineCommand.
+ -ec This is an alias for -pg "EngineCommand=<value>"
- -ed This sets the EngineDir.
+ -ed This is an alias for -pg "EngineDir=<value>"
- -en This sets the EngineName.
+ -en This is an alias for -pg "EngineName=<value>"
- -hash
- This is an alias for -uci "Hash=<value>".
-
- -log
- This is an alias for -pg "Log=true".
+ -log (default: false)
+ This is an alias for -pg "Log=<value>"
-lf (default: "polyglot.log")
This is an alias for -pg "LogFile=<value>".
- -bk This is an alias for -pg "Book=true" -pg "BookFile=<value>".
+ -wb (default: "true")
+ This is an alias for -pg "OnlyWbOptions=<value>".
When invoked as
The characters "#" and ";" serve as comment characters.
- By default initial and final white space is stripped from option
- values. If you want to avoid this, or if you want use one of the
- comment characters # or ; in option values (such as for NalimovPath),
- enclose the value in quotes.
+ Initial and final white space is stripped from option names and values.
+ If you need to use characters which have a special meaning to PolyGlot
+ (these are ';#[]=\') you should quote them by preceding them with '\'.
+ "Quoting" other characters in this way has no effect. In particular the
+ use of '\' as a path separator in windows should normally not affected.
[PolyGlot] section
This section is used by PolyGlot only. The engine is unaware of these
EngineCommand
Put here the name of the engine executable file. You can also add
command-line arguments. Path searching is used and the current
- directory will be "EngineDir".
+ directory will be "EngineDir". On Linux the EngineCommand is passed
+ to wordexp so that shell quoting rules and expansions are applied.
+ On Windows the EngineCommand is simply passed to CreateProcess
+ which does its own shell like processing.
+
+ SettingsDir (default: $HOME/.polyglot on Linux; ".\_PG" on Windows)
+ The directory where ini files are stored for engines that are
+ started with -noini. Such ini files may be created by pushing the
+ "Save" button in the Engine settings dialog in WB/XB 4.4.0 and
+ higher. As a special exception (for WB/XB 4.4.0 compatibility) this
+ directory is also used in case PolyGlot is started with config
+ files named "polyglot_1st.ini" or "polyglot_2nd.ini".
Log (default: false)
Whether PolyGlot should log all transactions with the interface and
This a bit vector in which each bit represents the processors that
a process is allowed to run on. This option works only on Windows.
- Persist (default: true)
- If true then PolyGlot will implement persistence by loading options
- from an additional INI file whose name is by default derived from
- the engine name. At exit PolyGlot will also save its options to
- this INI file.
-
- PersistFile (default: <EngineName>.ini)
- The name of the file from which to take the additional options. It
- is probably best to stick with the default. You can safely edit
- this file, or delete it to restore the default options.
-
- PersistDir (default: $HOME/.polyglot on Linux; ".\Polyglot Settings" on
- Windows)
- The directory where the PersistFile is stored.
+ OnlyWbOptions (default: true)
+ If true then PolyGlot restricts the options it sends to those that
+ are potentially useful for WinBoard.
Work arounds
Work arounds are identical to options except that they should be used
to the way kibitzing is implemented, KibitzMove is disabled in that
case.
- WbWorkArounds (default: true)
- The intention of these options is to provide work arounds for
- xboard/winboard bugs should they arise. This one decapitalizes the
- word Draw in options that contain this word. Some versions of
- xboard/winboard contain a bug which causes such options to be
- interpreted as draw claims by the engine.
-
- Engines that send options with "Draw" in their name are Rybka and
- HIARCS.
-
- WbWorkArounds2 (default: false)
- Old version of Winboard clear the engine output window at depth 1.
- With this work around PG will send info lines at depth >=2. This
- may or may not improve the display.
-
[Engine] section
This section contains engine UCI options. PolyGlot does not understand
them, but sends the information to the engine at startup (converted to
Various enhancements: Fonzy Bleumers<match(at)geenvis.net>
- UCI port, option persistence and new WB protocol: Michel Van den Bergh
+ UCI port and implementation of new WB protocol: Michel Van den Bergh
<michel.vandenbergh(at)uhasselt.be>
SEE ALSO
- 2009-09-05 POLYGLOT(6)
+ 2009-11-30 POLYGLOT(6)
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