Re: [Bug-XBoard] Remote shell problems

[Tim Mann]

As a guess, it might be related to the code for relaying SIGINT over the
rsh connection, but I don't really have much clue.  It's the first I've
heard of something like this.

On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 13:34:05 +0100, PeteVine <address@hidden> wrote:
> I've encountered the following problem with playing engines via ssh. The
> only engine that gives me no trouble is crafty. Others behave like this:
> everything starts up fine, I can make a first move to which the programs
> reply successfully but as soon I make a second move I get :
> xboard: Error: first chess program (/home/petevine/arasan/arasan) exited
> unexpectedly xboard: Error writing to first chess program: Broken pipe
> xboard: Error writing to first chess program: Broken pipe
> 
> If the colours are reversed, the situation repeats itself as soon as
> it's the machine's turn to make a second move. 
> What prompted me to ask for help here  is the fact that today I've found
> out the described behaviour also occurs with a windows engine run in
> WINE. Perhaps it's completely unrelated but in both situations we have
> command1 engine-command (eg. ssh engine-command or wine
> engine-command) so perhaps it's not a coincidence. Any suggestions would
> be appreciated.
> 
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