DroidFish: Documented how to use a network engine.

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Peter Osterlund 2012-09-02 00:33:45 +00:00
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<b>Note!</b> The binaries must be compiled for Android.
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From the menu, choose <i>Select Chess Engine</i> and select the engine to use.
From the program menu, choose <i>Manage Chess Engines</i> and <i>Select Chess Engine</i> and select the engine to use.
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<h3>UCI engines on a remote server</h3>
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DroidFish can use UCI engines that run on a remote server. To use this feature:
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Install chess network server software on the remote computer.
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For windows, install server software from the <a href="http://home.arcor.de/bernhard.wallner/netChess.html">Computer Chess Utility</a> page.
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For linux, <tt>mini-inetd</tt> from the <tt>tcputils</tt> package can be used.
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Select <i>Manage Chess Engines</i> in the program menu, create a new network engine and enter the host name and port number for the remote engine.
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From the program menu, choose <i>Manage Chess Engines</i> and <i>Select Chess Engine</i> and select the engine to use.
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