XICS
To build xics, you need to type one of the following:
(1) make big
(2) make medium
(3) make small
The only difference between the three is the size of the board.
If you first make a big xics and then decide to build a small one, you need
to type "make clean" before typing "make small".
If some include files or libraries are missing, edit the makefile and
change the following lines:
LDIR = /usr/local/lib
IDIR = /usr/local/include
INSTALL_DIR = $(HOME)/bin/
suitably. If you don't know anything about UNIX and don't know how to locate
the X-windows include files and libraries (assuming they are located in
non-standard places), ask the system administrator (NOT me!).
If for some reason, telnet.c does not compile, does not link, or if the
mouse does not work, copy "telnet.c.orig" to telnet.c and recompile. Also,
see the comments in the file telnet.c.orig on how to prevent xics
from hogging CPU time, should you decide to use the original version of
telnet.c (i.e. telnet.c.orig).
VERY IMPORTANT: YOU MUST USE BOARD STYLE 1 OR 8 FOR THIS PROGRAM TO WORK.
WHEN LOGGED ON TO ICS TYPE "help style" FOR INFORMATION ON DIFFERENT BOARD
STYLES. Preferably use style 8. Style 1 is a thing of the past.
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To run the program, type
xics ICS-hostname 5000
or
xics ICS-IPnumber 5000
To look at the man page, type
nroff -man xics.man
or
more xics.man.formatted
Note: the server location and port number changes often; read the FAQ in
the newsgroup rec.games.chess for up-to-date information.
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Send comments, suggestions, bug reports, bug fixes to chinch@cs.cornell.edu
If you had to modify xics in order to make it work, please tell me what
machine you use (name of manufacturer and type of UNIX) and exactly what
modifications you made.
This program has been tested (successfully) on the following systems:
Sun-3, Sun-4, IBM RS-6000, Decstations, Dec 5900, SGI Indigo,
HP-9000, and IBM RT. If you have succeeded in running this program on
any other platform, please let me know.
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