Document working directory for engine processes

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Peter Osterlund 2020-07-21 10:21:28 +02:00
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@ -596,6 +596,10 @@ party UCI engines:
* Go to *Left drawer menu* -> *Manage Chess Engines* -> *Select Chess * Go to *Left drawer menu* -> *Manage Chess Engines* -> *Select Chess
Engine* and select the engine to use. Engine* and select the engine to use.
External engines are started with the current working directory set to
`DroidFish/uci/logs` on the external storage. This is useful for engines that
expect to find data files in a path relative to the current directory.
*Hint!* There are many free chess engines compiled for Android that can be *Hint!* There are many free chess engines compiled for Android that can be
downloaded from the internet. How to find such engines is outside the scope of downloaded from the internet. How to find such engines is outside the scope of
this document. this document.