[Pkg-games-ubuntu] [Bug 1128006] Re: Xboard default engine Fairymax does not use any opening book

[H.G.Muller]

Why is this considered a 'bug', and why does this need fixing at all?

Opening books are (often very) bulky architecture-independent data,
which does not belong in binary packages. That holds both for XBoard and
for GNU Chess. Books should go in their own package.

In addition, XBoard is not dependent on any engine for handling opening
books; it can handle such books directly. The user just has to give the
filename of the book (through a file-browse dialog, if desired) and tick
a checkbox to enable its use. Having engines handle the book is a stupid
way to do it, because then you still wouldn't have a book when you want
to use another engine.

H.G. Muller
upstream XBoard developer

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Title:
  Xboard default engine Fairymax does not use any opening book

Status in “xboard” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Hello. I just noticed that behavior. It could be fixed by defaulting
  to gnuchess with the opening book packages or supplying fairymax a
  default opening book.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: xboard 4.6.2-1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-6.13-generic 3.8.0-rc7
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-6-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.8-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Feb 17 13:13:55 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-01-29 (19 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=fi_FI.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: xboard
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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