[computer-go] No bug in GoGui

["Persson, Magnus" <persson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I did add an extra CR or LF to all strings sent and Gogui responded by
displaying an error message. This is perhaps not in line with the
specification, but I would consider it as a good thing. 

--
Magnus Persson
Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Persson, Magnus
> Weird enough I had almost the same problem yesterday as Peter Drake
> connecting Viking to GoGui using standard input/output. In theory this
> should be easy in Delphi using ReadLn and WriteLn and setting the
> "Compile as Console" linker option before compiling.
> 
> But everything froze after sending the name, just as Orego did with
GTP.
> 
> 
> Previously I had been using pipes to connect to kgsGtp (because
console
> input/output did not work).
> 
> My solution was to call the Windows API with GetConsoleHandle and
> finally replacing WriteLn with WriteFile which sends a buffer of char
so
> there is no extra char sent. The strange thing is that Write (which
> would not add any CR) did not work either.
> 
> My guess here is that goGui has a similar problem as KgsGtp had, but
> perhaps not exactly the same.
> 
> I will test this idea at home tonight simply by adding an extra LF or
CR
> to the WriteFile. If this does not cause the problem then is it
> something about
> Wrtieln and consoles in windows that is the problem, otherwise I will
> notify submit a bugreport to GoGui.
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