compile on Linux after small changes

[tissatussa]

on Linux i managed to compile the newest source ("net8.0" from 3 weeks ago) with this command :

dotnet publish ./Woodpusher/Woodpusher.csproj -c Release -r linux-x64 --self-contained -p:PublishSingleFile=true -p:PublishTrimmed=true -o ./Woodpusher-compiled-single-binary

i get a single binary file of around 20 Mb, which runs fine in CuteChess GUI, but for that i had to change two things : the folder name 'Woodpusher' with a capital 'W', and in that folder also the file name 'Woodpusher.csproj' with a capital 'W', while Linux is case-sensitive.

after the 'uci' command i see no version number, is it still v0.9.5 ?

when playing in CuteChess (GUI), it always (!) loses on time, because it takes 30 seconds EACH move .. did you know that ? can it be solved ?

[ i'm on Xubuntu 22.04 ]

[sictransit]

Thank you for your interest and comments. I've merged quite a lot of changes today, but still haven't tried to run it on Linux. I'll do that and get back to you.

[tissatussa]

Compilation of the newest source went well, i used the same dotnet command as i showed in the previous comment. I get a valid binary of 19.3 Mb

Running this engine version in CuteChess GUI gives no errors, but the engine still loses on time ..

Btw. again i had to rename the 2 'w' into capital letters, needed for Linux.
For Linux i also had to change "Resources\openings.json" into "Resources/openings.json" in the files '/Common/Common.csproj' and '/Common/Lookup/OpeningBook.cs', because the log shows it can't find that .json file - now it can.

Playing a game, it seems indeed Woodpusher uses that opening book, while the first few moves it plays instantly. Normally i let engines play without book - you should create an UCI option to dis/en-able it.

What about the version number ? You could put that into the first info line, e.g. "id name Woodpusher v0.9.6", which is common practice.

[sictransit]

when playing in CuteChess (GUI), it always (!) loses on time, because it takes 30 seconds EACH move .. did you know that ? can it be solved ?

How is that game setup? I have not implemented a lot of options, e.g. fixed time per move. Submit the UCI talk and I'll debug it.

[sictransit]

What about the version number ? You could put that into the first info line, e.g. "id name Woodpusher v0.9.6", which is common practice.

I know! This is a hobby project of mine, so it hasn't been that important. I've just spent the time I have available on making it play better. Maybe I should look into the versioning bit. Thank's for the suggestion.

[sictransit]

Also, feel free to submit a PR.

[sictransit]

I've pushed some changes to main, but still have some work to do.

[tissatussa]

How is that game setup? I have not implemented a lot of options, e.g. fixed time per move. Submit the UCI talk and I'll debug it.

it's a 5m+3s game. Woodpusher shows it may need around 300 (!) seconds for a move, so i set 25 minutes for its games .. you should think about some time management, this also influences the overall strength : determining some max time for the move, probably depending on the amount of pieces on the board and the complexity of the position. But i see it reaches only about depth 6 - also this is a bottleneck, depth 10 in middle game play is kind of minimum to play a decent game, i think.

[tissatussa]

Also, feel free to submit a PR

thanks, but i'm not into that.

[tissatussa]

I've pushed some changes to main, but still have some work to do

i keep following your improvements and test the versions !