Re: [computer-go] How to play go with other programe?

[Paul Pogonyshev <pogonyshev@xxxxxxx>]

Nick Wedd wrote:

> I know what you need to make GMP work:  two systems with serial ports, 
> two programs that support it, and a serial cable.  I have done it 
> myself.
> 
> I am still very vague about what you need to make GTP work - "use postal 
> pigeons if you prefer" suggests that no-one actually knows how to do 
> this bit.  I have no idea what a "controller" is.
> 
> However, you will be relieved to know, it is not me that needs to get it 
> working.  What I would like is a URL or two that I can list at 
> http://www.intelligentgo.org/en/computer-go/resources/specs.html, so 
> that I can direct people like yunhua wang to it.
> 
> If people want GTP to supersede GMP, I think they need to do more to 
> make it accessible to the clueless, and particularly to clueless 
> Windows-users (if that is not a tautology).

It is impossible to say what you need to make two _arbitrary_ GTP
programs play against each other, because the protocol _intentionally_
doesn't restrict/specify the way of communication.

However, here is what you need to play "typical" GTP programs
against each other:

* Two Go programs supporting GTP.
* One computer with an OS under which both programs can run.
* One controller program.  This can be
  - a script from `twogtp' family
  - a GUI program, for instance
    - GoGui (portable?), http://sourceforge.net/projects/gogui/
    - Goban (Mac OS X), http://www.sente.ch/software/goban/
    - Quarry (UNIX-like systems), http://home.gna.org/quarry/
    - many more

Again, this is not something you _absolutely_ have to have.

Paul
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