X-Git-Url: https://git.sesse.net/?p=stockfish;a=blobdiff_plain;f=Readme.txt;fp=Readme.txt;h=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000;hp=9c80a876f641b34c6df424a30cb806fb703cb0c7;hb=ccf21f5595662390214fcc8a7f11b3dae3725225;hpb=1d1fcf80a06a5fc879162a0dd5ba109647c14bf0 diff --git a/Readme.txt b/Readme.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 9c80a876..00000000 --- a/Readme.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,81 +0,0 @@ -1. Introduction ---------------- - -Stockfish is a free UCI chess engine derived from Glaurung 2.1. It is -not a complete chess program and requires some UCI-compatible GUI -(e.g. XBoard with PolyGlot, eboard, Arena, Sigma Chess, Shredder, Chess -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. - - -2. Files --------- - -This distribution of Stockfish consists of the following files: - - * Readme.txt, the file you are currently reading. - - * Copying.txt, a text file containing the GNU General Public License. - - * 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 4 below. - - * polyglot.ini, for using Stockfish with Fabien Letouzey's PolyGlot - adapter. - - -3. Opening books ----------------- - -This version of Stockfish has support for PolyGlot opening books. For -information about how to create such books, consult the PolyGlot -documentation. The book file can be selected by setting the "Book File" -UCI parameter. - - -4. Compiling it yourself ------------------------- - -On Unix-like systems, it should be possible to compile Stockfish -directly from the source code with the included Makefile. - -Stockfish has support for 32 or 64-bit CPUs, the hardware POPCNT -instruction, big-endian machines such as Power PC, and other platforms. - -In general it is recommended to run 'make help' to see a list of make -targets with corresponding descriptions. When not using Makefile to -compile (for instance with Microsoft MSVC) you need to manually -set/unset some switches in the compiler command line; see file "types.h" -for a quick reference. - - -5. Terms of use ---------------- - -Stockfish is free, and distributed under the GNU General Public License -(GPL). Essentially, this means that you are free to do almost exactly -what you want with the program, including distributing it among your -friends, making it available for download from your web site, selling -it (either by itself or as part of some bigger software package), or -using it as the starting point for a software project of your own. - -The only real limitation is that whenever you distribute Stockfish in -some way, you must always include the full source code, or a pointer -to where the source code can be found. If you make any changes to the -source code, these changes must also be made available under the GPL. - -For full details, read the copy of the GPL found in the file named -Copying.txt.