Work arounds are identical to options except that they should be used
only when necessary. Their purpose is to try to hide problems with
- various software (not just engines). The default value is always cor-
- rect for bug-free software.
+ various software (not just engines).
- IMPORTANT: Any of these work arounds might be removed in future ver-
- sions of PolyGlot. You are strongly recommended to contact the author
- of faulty software and truly fix the problem.
+ IMPORTANT: Any of these work arounds might be removed in future
+ versions of PolyGlot. You are strongly recommended to contact the
+ author of faulty software and truly fix the problem.
PolyGlot supports the following work arounds:
to the way kibitzing is implemented, KibitzMove is disabled in that
case.
- WbWorkArounds (default: false)
+ WbWorkArounds (default: true)
The intention of this option is to provide work arounds for
- xboard/winboard bugs should they arise. Currently it only prevents
- "feature option=" commands which contain "Draw" in their name from
- being sent to the GUI. Some versions of xboard/winboard contain a
- bug which causes such options to be interpreted as draw claims by
- the engine.
+ xboard/winboard bugs should they arise. Currently it 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.
- 2009-08-06 POLYGLOT(6)
+ 2009-08-07 POLYGLOT(6)