Re: Fedora 38 problem

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Thank you, I understand.

I resolved my issue using this command that you suggested for my KDE-Neon
distro problem:
xboard -adapterCommand {uci2wb debug "%fcp" "%fd"}

On Sat, May 20, 2023 at 2:24=E2=80=AFAM <[email protected]> wrote:

> It is up to the distro maintainers to decide which packages they offer in
> their repositories. The XBoard developers play o role in this.
>
> But programs that are not in a repository can usually be installed from
> source. The uci2wb and polyglot in the hgm.nubati.net source repository
> do contain a Makefile, so I would expect the command
>
> sudo make install
>
> to work for those. These would install the binaries in /usr/local/bin; I
> don't know if that would be a problem on Fedora (as I never used that).
>
> Rick Groszkiewicz schreef op 19-05-2023 23:39:
>
> I am trying to set up a new machine to test Duck Chess, using HGM's lates=
t
> versions of  xboard and uci2wb. My typical starting point is to install
> both xboard and uci2wb from a repository.
>
> It appears fedora does things differently than the other linux distros. I
> was able to install both xboard and stockfish, but I can't run stockfish.
> The problem is that I can't locate a repository for uci2wb. I tried to
> install polyglot, but column't locate that either.
>
> I have spent many hours Googling for answers, but 'm not sure how to
> proceed.
>
>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Thank you, I understand.=C2=A0<div><br><div>I resolved my =
issue using this command that you suggested for my KDE-Neon distro problem:=
</div><div>xboard -adapterCommand {uci2wb debug &quot;%fcp&quot; &quot;%fd&=
quot;}=C2=A0=C2=A0<br></div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div=
 dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, May 20, 2023 at 2:24=E2=80=AFAM &=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">h.g.muller@hcc=
net.nl</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"m=
argin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left=
:1ex"><div style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif">
<p id=3D"m_-4156809027080284822m_4566488344088811247reply-intro">It is up t=
o the distro maintainers to decide which packages they offer in their repos=
itories. The XBoard developers play o role in this.</p>
<p>But programs that are not in a repository can usually be installed from =
source. The uci2wb and polyglot in the <a href=3D"http://hgm.nubati.net" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">hgm.nubati.net</a> source repository do contain a Makefile,=
 so I would expect the command</p>
<p>sudo make install</p>
<p>to work for those. These would install the binaries in /usr/local/bin; I=
 don&#39;t know if that would be a problem on Fedora (as I never used that)=
.</p>
<p>Rick Groszkiewicz schreef op 19-05-2023 23:39:</p>
<blockquote type=3D"cite" style=3D"padding:0px 0.4em;border-left:2px solid =
rgb(16,16,255);margin:0px">
<div id=3D"m_-4156809027080284822m_4566488344088811247replybody1">
<div dir=3D"ltr">I am trying to set up a new machine to test Duck Chess,=C2=
=A0using HGM&#39;s latest versions of=C2=A0 xboard and uci2wb. My typical s=
tarting point is to install both xboard and uci2wb from a repository.
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>It appears fedora does things differently than the other linux distros=
. I was able to install both xboard and stockfish, but I can&#39;t run stoc=
kfish. The problem is that I can&#39;t locate a repository for uci2wb. I tr=
ied to install polyglot, but column&#39;t locate that either.</div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>I have spent many=C2=A0hours Googling for answers, but &#39;m not sure=
 how to proceed.</div>
</div>
</div>
</blockquote>
<p><br></p>
</div>
</blockquote></div>

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