Thread: Chess on DR1000
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Old 08-22-2011, 11:05 AM   #8
Iņigo
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Hi,

I lost my previous chess port when I destroyed my old DR development virtual machine.
Anyway, I started again and see the same issues I mentioned in the other thread.

backend:
- gnuchess v5.0.7 ported ok, v6.0 crashes

frontend:
- xboard: needs old X libraries (Xaw, Xpm, Xmu) which I've been able to port after some work, but it also needs old X font rendering subsystem. Thus, it's not a viable option
- eboard, gnome-chess, ...: complex frontends with many dependencies


Anyway I've found a small front end called linechec (http://linechec.sourceforge.net/) that I've been able to compile easily, with only a few modifications.
It's in French and the UI is not good for the DR screen, it would need some work to adapt.

I think the best option should be to develop a new tiny front-end to gnuchess, specific for DR devices.

Iņigo
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