Versions of Crafty 19.19

[Dan-the-K]

What are these different versions of Crafty 19.19? I know SMP is for multiple processors but what about the others?

In downloading the files, I come across crafty1919blended.zip, crafty1919p3.zip, crafty1919sse.zip, and crafty1919sse2.zip. What are the differences between blended, p3, sse and sse2?

I'm currently using 19.17. How is 19.19 different?

TIA,

Dan

[Jim Ablett]

Hi Dan,

They are different 'processor specific" builds and will run faster on these processors and probably not on any other cpus.

Blended = Should work on every cpu.

P3 = Pentium 3 (& Athlon).

SSE = Pentium3/4/AthlonXp.

SSE2 = Pentium 4/Xeon/Opteron?

Versions after 19.15 seem to be mainly bugfixes with no strength real increase. Bryan Hofmann's 'Crafty Cito' (based on 1915) is the best on my computer.

regards,
Jim.

[ShaunBrewer]

Dann,

I have found Bryan Hofmann's compiles to be the fastest on my machines (Althlon XP's).

I also tried Bryan Hofmann's 'Crafty Cito' (based on 1915) - however I did notice that learning appears to stay on even if switched off in crafty.rc. This version did outperform the other crafty versions I have tried by a good margin and this is not just down to learning.

Check out:

http://www.freewebs.com/bkhofmann

Shaun

[Dan-the-K]

Thanks for all these suggestions.

My main concern is that Crafty 19.17 differs from the documentation. I think the documentation is 19.18. I'd be happy to have my working version be consistent with the documentation. For example, when I execute Crafty, I am greeted by a blank line. The documentation says "When you execute Crafty, you will immediately be greeted by the prompt string 'white(1)' and Crafty will wait for commands.

'Taint so.

I'm happy to be running a working version. I tend to use DelfiT for games and Crafty for analysis. I find Winboard and these routines more useful than Junior 8 and Hiarcs 8.

I'm not interested in compiling (I don't even have a C compiler).

Again, thanks.

Dan

[Bryan Hofmann]

Dann,

I have found Bryan Hofmann's compiles to be the fastest on my machines (Althlon XP's).

I also tried Bryan Hofmann's 'Crafty Cito' (based on 1915) - however I did notice that learning appears to stay on even if switched off in crafty.rc. This version did outperform the other crafty versions I have tried by a good margin and this is not just down to learning.

Check out:

http://www.freewebs.com/bkhofmann

Shaun

The learn is locked on in Cito as is a few other things that are options. The reason I do this is no other program that has learning that I know of gives you an option to turn it off. As for preforming better then other Crafties, my tests show this also, while learn is a factor is it is not the whole reason for the improvement.

Thanks for using Cito, I should have version 1.3 out by the end of the month.

Bryan

[Bryan Hofmann]

Thanks for all these suggestions.

My main concern is that Crafty 19.17 differs from the documentation. I think the documentation is 19.18. I'd be happy to have my working version be consistent with the documentation. For example, when I execute Crafty, I am greeted by a blank line. The documentation says "When you execute Crafty, you will immediately be greeted by the prompt string 'white(1)' and Crafty will wait for commands.
Dan

If you do not get the white(1) prompt when you start crafty ( back as far a 17.x versions and could be earlier ) then either someone changed the code or something is misconfigured. If I recall correctly version 19.17 had some problems and 19.18 was released a few days later.


Bryan

[Dan-the-K]

...

My main concern is that Crafty 19.17 differs from the documentation. I think the documentation is 19.18. I'd be happy to have my working version be consistent with the documentation. For example, when I execute Crafty, I am greeted by a blank line. The documentation says "When you execute Crafty, you will immediately be greeted by the prompt string 'white(1)' and Crafty will wait for commands.
Dan

If you do not get the white(1) prompt when you start crafty ( back as far a 17.x versions and could be earlier ) then either someone changed the code or something is misconfigured. If I recall correctly version 19.17 had some problems and 19.18 was released a few days later.


Bryan

I couldn't run 19.18 -- either its in RAR and I don't have an RAR expander or its not compiled and I don't have a C complier. I'm running 19.19 now. Yes, I get the white(1) prompt.

This doesn't establish either hypothesis but at least I've solved that problem.

Now to reconfigure 4 versions of Winboard, the Crafty.cmd file and Chess Partners.

BTW, what is it with cygwin1.dll? I read somewhere that its needed. Is it needed and if so, why?

Dan