Re: Trying to play Go game with Ladder

Hello,

I was able to set a SGF file to start the game.

<New_Go_Game.sgf>

But again, a segfault while putting a stone on the board.

<screenshot_2025-11-11_at_11:40:42.png>
On the above screenshot, you can see the stones are badly drawn while 
on the board (only the shadow?)

Regards,
Patrick


On 2025-11-11 01:06:46 +0100 Patrick Cardona <[email protected]> 
wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> We have great games within the GNUstep apps collection. Chess is a 
> must have.
> 
> What about Go?
> - The old ported NeXTGo is not building and with B&W interface not 
> appealing..
> - Ladder seems promising... but...
> 
> About Ladder:
> 
> - Successfully built and installed with GNU runtime from svn gap.
> - Latest GNUGo server also installed.
> 
> Following the screenshot:
> https://www.nongnu.org/gap/ladder/ladder-scrshot1.jpg
> We should be able to create a new file and to begin a game against 
> GNUGo.
> But no way to create a new document from the menu: it is grayed.
> 
> I tried to open a sgf file got online, because there is none inside 
> the 
> resources owned by Ladder: it shows the board, as expected, but 
> seemingly not 
> the saved party.
> I tried also with a sgf emptied.
> When I tried to put a stone on the board, there was a segfault. Maybe 
> Ladder 
> is expecting a particular SGF format? This is not documented.
> I did not obtain any significant message with debugapp tool.
> 
> Is anybody able to play Go game with Ladder?
> 
> Regards,
> Patrick
> 

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