Re: [computer-go] GTP and Tourney in SmartGo 1.4

[Don Dailey <drd@xxxxxxx>]

   Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 19:02:58 -0800
   From: David Fotland <fotland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

   GMP interfaces at the serial port, which is a hardware thing, not an OS 
   thing.  GTP
   seems to want pipes, which is an OS thing, and makes it difficult for 
   windows programmers.

   Prior tournaments generally were agnostic about the computer and OS, since 
   the only
   requirement was a serial port, or having the author type in moves.

   I worry that a GMP tournament would require Linux and run both programs on 
   the same
   machine, connected by GTP over pipes.  I think that would be a step back :)

   David


> I  worry  that a  GMP  tournament would  require  Linux  and run  both
> programs on  the same machine, connected  by GTP over  pipes.  I think
> that would be a step back :)

Why one  machine?  I can  connect via STDIN  and STDOUT to  2 programs
running  on  different  machines.   The  controller runs  on  the  3rd
machine.   All using pipes.   (This can be easily done with twogtp.pl)

It seems that pipes isn't a  natural fit for our windows friends so we
should look for a different communication channel for GTP.

- Don
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