From 4d14f97482345580b625a2fef9be2c82d7031767 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ryan Takker Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 07:36:01 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Remove Now Unneeded Help Text With the new automatic setting of split depth instead of a default, the user no longer needs guidance on setting the split point. Also threads now defaults to one. No functional change. --- Readme.md | 14 +++++--------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md index 9fd242de..5ea7a2c7 100644 --- a/Readme.md +++ b/Readme.md @@ -7,14 +7,10 @@ Partner or Fritz) in order to be used comfortably. Read the documentation for your GUI of choice for information about how to use Stockfish with it. -This version of Stockfish supports up to 64 CPUs, but has not been -tested thoroughly with more than 4. The program tries to detect the -number of CPUs on your computer and sets the number of search threads -accordingly, but please be aware that the detection is not always -correct. It is therefore recommended to inspect the value of the -*Threads* UCI parameter, and to make sure it equals the number of CPU -cores on your computer. If you are using more than eight threads, it is -recommended to raise the value of the *Min Split Depth* UCI parameter to 7. +This version of Stockfish supports up to 64 CPUs. The engine defaults +to one search thread it is therefore recommended to inspect the value of +the *Threads* UCI parameter, and to make sure it equals the number of CPU +cores on your computer. ### Files @@ -25,7 +21,7 @@ This distribution of Stockfish consists of the following files: * Copying.txt, a text file containing the GNU General Public License. - * src/, a subdirectory containing the full source code, including a Makefile + * src, a subdirectory containing the full source code, including a Makefile that can be used to compile Stockfish on Unix-like systems. For further information about how to compile Stockfish yourself read section below. -- 2.39.2