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CHANGELOG
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2002-09-09 vers. 0.4.7
2002-09-09
o Applied patches from Martin Jacobs, fixes some problems getting glChess
to work with gnuchess, and misc. bugs
2002-03-27
o Some GUI/glchessrc patches from Michael Moerz
o Fixed ambiguity in shared files install dir, it is now /usr/local/share/games/
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2002-03-25 vers. 0.4.6
2002-03-25
o Applied some Makefile simplification patches from Michael Moerz
o glChess now sleeps when not doing anything -- doesn't waste CPU
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2002-03-23 vers. 0.4.5
2002-03-23
o Applied patch from Michael Hanson to fix calls with execvp() when
argv == NULL
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2002-01-23 vers. 0.4.4
2002-01-23
o main.c: (Re)fixed bug which had strcmp() on NULL pointers
2002-01-22
o san.c: Fixed bug in SAN parsing code
2002-01-18
o san.c: Resolved a bug with one given coordinate
2002-01-17
o dialog.c: Implemented a file dialog for binary paths
o README: Updated some info, added configuration section
2002-01-15
o move.c: Fixed a bug which could appear when castling,
'en passant'ing or promoting and king would be in check
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2002-01-10 vers. 0.4.3
2002-01-07
o move.c: Improved some move rule code
2001-12-29
o dialog.c: Applied patch by Robert Mibus to prevent a SEGFAULT
2001-12-28
o *.[ch]: Replaced "Copyright 2001" by "Copyright 2002"
o dialog.c: Interpret user defined NULL binary path as "do not use"
2001-12-27
o move.c: Fixed a promotion bug when unselecting
o dialog.c: Added gtk_window_set_position to all dialogs
o dialog.c: Make entries uneditable if "do not use" is set
o move.c: Replaced "---" by "do not use"
o dialog.c: dto.
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2001-12-25 vers. 0.4.2
2001-12-25
o move.c: Finally fixed promotion dialog
o dialog.c: dto.
o menu.c: dto.
2001-12-24
o dialog.c: Added save button to binary dialog
o dialog.h: Clean up
2001-12-23
o dialog.c: Added check whether user defined paths exist
o *.[ch]: Ran indent
2001-12-20
o menu.c: Added "Edit binary paths" to menu
o dialog.c: Added "Don't have engine" check boxes
o menu.c: Adapted to "Don't have engine"
o engine.c: dto.
2001-12-19
o san.c: Hopefully improved debug ouput to track down a quite
strange bug
2001-12-18
o anim.[ch]: Renamed animation.[ch]
o prefs.[ch]: Renamed preferences.[ch]
(I like short file names :-)
2001-12-16
o dialog.c: Fixed GdkWarning by adding gtk_widget_realize
o *.[ch]: Changed debug_output format
2001-12-14
o global.h: Removed GLCHESS_VERSION_STRING
o dialog.c, interface.c: Use VERSION instead
o preferences.c: Rewrote some code for reflection patch
o interface.c: Disabled board rotation when engine is AI
2001-12-09
o Makefile, configure.in: Finished autoconf/automake
o README: documentation update
2001-12-08
o dialog.c: Added quit dialog
o dialog.c: set engine dialog modal
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2001-12-07 vers. 0.4.1
2001-12-07
o src/Makefile: Removed the -s flag
o Makefile: Included strip in install target as Robert proposed
o *.[ch]: Ensured that every debug_output checks debug first
o Makefile: Added $(PREFIX) = /usr/local as suggested by PLD
Did a include-cleanup:
o image.c: Removed string.h include
o menu.c: Removed string.h include
o models.c: Removed stdio.h include
o move.c: Removed gdk/gdk.h include
Moved all code concerning dialogs into dialog.c
o dialog.[ch]: Added
o engine.c, menu.c: Moved dialog code to dialog.c
2001-12-06
o main.c: Reordered functions, so they do what they should do
o main.c, engine.c, menu.c: Removed some DogFood(tm)
2001-12-05
o main.c: Fixed segfault due to looking at NULL strings
o menu.c: Fixed binary path dialog, made modal
o menu.c: Stopped indent from messing up ItemFactory struct,
cleaned up struct, so is readable
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2001-12-01 vers 0.4.0 (inofficial release)
2001-11-30
o menu.c: Added dialog for entry of binary path
2001-11-26
o engine.c: Added find_binary and check_binary
o glchessrc: Added entries for binary paths
o global.h: Bumped version to 0.4.0
o glchess.spec: dto.
2001-11-20
o interface.c: Removed handle menu box
o interface.c: Same for status bar
2001-11-16
o draw.c, menu.c:
Applied a patch from Bartosz Taudul <wolf@ae.pl> to
speed up reflections
o AUTHORS: Added patches section
2001-11-09
o menu.c: Corrected a menu entry
o interface.c: Tweaked whole app by removing unneeded animate call
2001-10-31
o menu.c: Made "piece size" menu a radio button one
o menu.c: Moved "piece size" menu to "View"
2001-10-23
o Some cosmetic changes
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2001-09-04 vers 0.3.5
2001-09-04
o menu.c: Tweaked about dialog
o logo.xpm: Added
o move.c: Fixed a critical bug
o san.c: dto.
2001-09-03
o interface.c: Changed timer interval to 1 sec
o move.c: Move list now scrolls down when it reachs bottom
2001-09-01
o Makefile: Fixed compile line to have LIBS last.
Thanks to Sean Fleming for the bug report
o Makefile.IRIX: dto.
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2001-08-18 vers 0.3.4
2001-08-17
o menu.c: Started to implement promotion dialog (not finished yet)
2001-08-15
Thanks to Guiseppe Borzi' <gborzi@ieee.org> we now have a RPM package
for the very first time.
o glchess.spec: Added
o glchess.menu: dto.
o glchess.patch: dto.
2001-08-14
o menu.[ch]: Renamed help_about about_dialog
2001-08-13
o move.c: Implemented material statistic display
o interface.c: dto.
2001-08-12
o glchessrc.installed: Removed
o main.c: Let us exit normally when no config file was found
2001-08-11
o src/interface.c: Finished move list
2001-08-08
o src/interface.c: Added frame for move list
o dto.: Renamed create_window to create_main_window
2001-08-07
o src/Makefile*: Added optimization and stripping at compile time
o src/move.c: Limited the trackball zoom range
o dto.: Fixed PAWN move bug
o src/models.c: Removed some useless lines
2001-08-06
o src/global.h: Did a little clean-up in the player structure
2001-08-02
o src/splash.c: Resolved FIXME by changing rotation code
2001-08-01
o src/move.c: Removed a useless line
o src/game.c: Removed two crufty functions
o src/interface.c: Removed unused 'killcount' code
o src/global.h: dto.
2001-07-31
o src/models.c: Added ability to change size of pieces
o dto.: Removed some unneeded lines
o dto.: Removed constant variable norm_theta
o src/menu.c: Added menu entries for this
2001-07-19
o src/Makefile: Let's `make` do the work, not us
o src/Makefile.IRIX: dto.
2001-07-18
o Makefile: Noticed that 'tar zcvf' doesn't compress on the highest
level, added a separate call for zipping with -9v
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2001-07-17 vers 0.3.3
2001-07-17
o interface.c: Fixed crash, when playing against an engine,
changing color and then playing against yourself
o menu.c: Fixed crash, when changing color without a running game
o config.c: Simplified some stuff
o config.h: Added prototype of get_colour
2001-07-16
o config.c: Wiped out the length limits for options, esp. paths
2001-07-11
o san.c: Complete rewrite. Used move rules to do the thing
o menu.c: Added menu entries for color choice
2001-07-09
o san.c: Replaced stupid linear code by more sophisticated code:-)
KING: 49 lines -> 7 lines
KNIGTH: 47 lines -> 8 lines
o BUGS: Added
2001-07-08
o interface.c, preferences.c, splash.c: Rename all
gtk_gl_area_swapbuffers() calls to gtk_gl_area_swap_buffers()
calls, following the GtkGLArea HOWTO
o game.c: Little optimization in reset_board
o texture.c: Made several file name length dynamically allocatable
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2001-07-07 vers 0.3.2
2001-07-07
o move.c: Fixed castling rule by using internal move list
o Makefile: Added version and indent target
o move.c: Added a 'in check' check algorithm, this means
move rules finally and completely work now
o move.c: Fixed some strange movement bugs with PAWN and KING
2001-07-05
o engine.c, move.c, global.c: Implemented internal move list
o move.c: Fixed a bug with PAWN which could be moved sidewards
2001-07-04
o engine.c., menu.c: You could have started an engine while playing
local Human vs. local Human, fixed
o move.c: Moved some code to check_move function, mainly enhanced
KING and PAWN checking code
o move.c: Rule checking is now completely done in the enhanced old,
but very sophisticated code. Though some things are missing
2001-07-03
o picksquare.[ch]: Renamed to move.[ch]
o config.c, glchessrc: Added debugging option to config file
(Until now debugging was on by default)
o engine.c, san.c, move.c: Adapted
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2001-07-04 vers 0.3.1
2001-07-02
o interface.c: Fixed a long standing NVIDIA bug
(It _was_ our fault... :-)
o menu.c: Fixed bug where splashscreen wasn't displayed with NVIDIA
drivers
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2001-06-27 vers 0.3.0
2001-06-26
o engine.c: Enabled engine pawn promotion (not only QUEEN)
2001-06-25
o picksquare.c: Added dialog to local H vs H code
o engine.c: Fixed bug, when starting several engines in a row
o engine.c: Fixed local H vs H again(!)
o menu.c: Renamed debug option
o TODO: Enlarged
2001-06-24
o san.c: Fixed a coordinate validity bug
o engine.c: Further improved read stability
o engine.c, picksquare.c:
Implemented GNU Chess support
o engine.c: fixed a newly introduced bug in read_from_engine
o menu.c: Simplified help_about
o engine.c: added engine_dialog
2001-06-23
o menu_preferences.[ch]: renamed to preferences.[ch]
o splash.c: moved init_game call to menu.c
o menu.c: added entries for engine choice
o *.[ch]: removed all USE_ENGINE and DEBUG_ENGINE defines
o menu.c: added entries whether or not to show debug information
o INSTALL: Rewrote some parts
2001-06-22
o san.c: Further optimization, esp. ROOK, KNIGHT, QUEEN
o san.c: Fixed a bug where the wrong piece could be moved
2001-06-21
o README, AUTHORS: Rewrote some parts
o TODO: Reordered, sorted entries by category and importance,
added estimated version number of implementation
2001-06-20
o san.c: Reduced memory usage
o Makefile: Added irix target, simply type make irix for IRIX now
o Makefile: Added make target, simply type make help for install notes
o *.[ch]: Changed code style, did a indent with: '-kr -i2 -bli0 -bl'
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2001-06-19 vers 0.2.9
2001-06-19
o Added SAN support => Crafty > 18.x is usable now
2001-06-18
o Updated Makefile.IRIX
o Added NEWS file to inform you about recent plans
2001-06-15
o Replaced all malloc.h includes by stdlib.h ones
2001-06-12
o Added read_char which won't wait for ever if there is no char
o Added check_notation_format which will tell you if glChess
supports the format the engine uses
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2001-05-30 vers 0.2.8
2001-05-30
o Resolved a segfault problem in engine.c/clear_engine_msg on startup
o Fixed a misbehaviour in make release
2001-05-28
o Merged types.h and global.h to global.h, added global.c
o Added info on how to pull glChess via CVS
2001-05-25
o Added full "en passant" support
Be warned! It's a rare case (at least for me), I couldn't
really test it.
o Fixed a bug in engine.c/parse_move_from_engine with learn message
o Did a TODO file clean-up
o Automated versioning in documentation
o Replaced "!!note" by "FIXME" entries (it's more logical to me)
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2001-05-24 vers 0.2.7
2001-05-24
o glChess now quits normally if OpenGL is not supported
o Fixed a SEGFAULT in engine.c/clear_engine_msg
o Re-added COPYING to sources due to problems with CVS and symlinks
2001-05-24
o Finally resolved my problems when starting glChess as root
by writing clear_startup_msg
o Improved reading from engine mechanism
2001-05-12
o Fixed two bugs in Makefile (install, release)
o Brought man page up to date
o Added target 'uninstall' to Makefile, self-explanatory
o Enhanced About dialog
2001-05-11
o Changed ChangeLog format, so you can see when something was done
o Fully enabled beep on illegal move, added config and menu entry
for this
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2001-05-09 vers 0.2.6
o Changed normal printf(...) to fprintf(stderr, ...) in config.c
o First approach for pawn promotion, still lacking a dialog
promotion to queen is default
o Integrated beep on move
o Changed GlChessWidget to glChessWidget for conformity
o Changed coords color to white
o Added an IRIX Makefile in
o Did a shoddy fix for NVIDIAS worthless drivers
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2001-05-06 vers 0.2.5
o Config files with no newline at the end now supported.
o Improved readability in engine.c
o Changed description text
o Reduced startup problems with engine. Anybody with pipe
experience out there ?
o Crafty/CECP options now in config file
o glChess now stops crafty when game is resigned
o crafty is only started when game is started, not when glChess starts
o Added in 'make release' -- packages up the source
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2001-05-01 vers 0.2.4
o Code readibiliy fixes
o Co-ordinates reflected on other side of board now
o Moved man/man6/glchess.6.gz to man/glchess.6.gz
o Started implementing the Chess Engine Communication Protocol.
So far you can only use crafty and CECP is not fully
useable.
Basic game playing works. We need feedback !!
o Expanded TODO for engine
o Changed the date strings in Changelog
o Fixed a little bug in picksquare with new castling rules
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2001-04-16 vers 0.2.3
o Changed COPYING to be a symlink to /usr/share/automake/COPYING
o Fixed bug when try to resign from splash screen, and similar when start from game
screen
o Added in grid co-ordinates
o Added new config options -- texture_dir number_colour letter_colour
o Added in Michael Duelli as an author
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2001-04-15 vers 0.2.2
o Fixed signal disconnection error
o Improved rc file format (added in quotes)
o Got rid of lots of bad global variables/bad programming
(isn't it fun to come back to something you wrote ages ago... :) )
o Using shortcut to start game now refreshes view
o Changed pitch of rotating view to look down more (easier to play)
o Lots of good bug/convention fixes from Michael Duelli -- thanks!
including:
o Changed default install dir to /usr/local/bin since most distributions
don't have /usr/local/games in their path.
o Limited the trackball mode so can't see under the board
o Changed glchess.[ch] to main.[ch] -- more conventional
o Fixed error with default flat/smooth shading
o Misc code readibility fixes
o Fixed stretching in Ortho mode
o Added in preferences dialog -- warning it doesn't work 100%!!!
o Added in AUTHORS file -- becoming a multi-developer project
o Changed base directory to glchess-VERSION
o Added in man page
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2001-04-08 vers 0.2.1
o Reorded menus
o Reenabled trackball mode
o Reenabled free mode
o Added in save options menu item
o Got rid of all C++ style comments ('//')
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2001-04-08 vers 0.2.0
o Changed email address
o Changed interface to GTK+
o Changed piece textures
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2001-02-18 vers 0.1.11
o Added in texturing
o Added in revolve_line() -- greatly simplified models.c
o Improved rc file loading
o Now checks the current dir for a rc file (if not installed)
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2001-01-13 vers 0.1.10
o Added some more libs into the Makefile
o Changed the selected piece colour to red with a higher alpha -- easier to see
o FPS only updates every 1 sec now -- easier to read
o Reflections are initially disabled -- performance (press j to activate)
o Added a _very_ simple rc file, not very robust, just copy /etc/glchessrc to ~/.glchessrc
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2001-01-11 vers 0.1.9
o Fixed some problems in the Makefile (sorry)
o Linked to GLU, one person's glut or similar not linking it seems
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2001-01-08 vers 0.1.8
o Now compiled with a makefile
o Fixed error in lighting from selected piece
o Realised castling rule is not really correct, not fixed, will not change the rules
again because a) I don't think anyone is actually using it
and b) It will use crafty or something similar *soon* so no need to bother
o FPS meter fades when max FPS is reached
o Name changes to red when editing
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2001-01-05 vers 0.1.7
o Fixed castling rule (I wasn't fully aware of what the rule was)
o Changed the colour of the pieces/board
o Fixed an error in the shading toggle
o Added a pop-up menu for quit/toggles/viewmode
o Changed default view-mode to 2 (rotating)
o Got stencil buffer working by enabling it in glut (oops)
o Added a frame rate limiter in
o Added ability to change player names
o Game no longer automatically starts (r-click for menu)
o Fixed error in knight model
o Changed lighting on selected piece
o Added a fourth view mode (trackball)
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2001-01-01 vers. 0.1.6
o Added floor reflections (stencil buffer doesn't seem to work though)
o Added castling rule
o Added in a make script (it _will_ be a makefile one day)
o Fixed the location of the kings/queens (you can tell I don't play chess)
o Removed some debugging output to stdout
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2000-10-13 vers. 0.1.5
o Actually finished knight model :)
o Found out how to cull back facing polygons -- fps greatly improved
o Fixed alignment of black players time on HUD (for 480x480 res)
o Disabled killcount -- slowing down fps too much
o Added webpage url into README
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2000-09-28 vers. 0.1.4
o Co-ordinate system changed - y is up instead of z now (native OpenGL)
o Finished knight model (finally)
o Selected model lighting fixed
o Error (segfault) in selection algorithm fixed
o Beginnings of HUD added - fps meter, player time, killcount
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2000-05-27 vers. 0.1.3
o Players now take turns
o 3 Modes of view - Dynamic/Rotating/Ortho
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2000-05-26 vers. 0.1.2
o Pieces now have movement rules
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2000-05-22 vers. 0.1.1
o fixed draw.c (accidentially overwritten in previous release)
o pieces can now be moved
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2000-05-15 vers. 0.1.0
o first release
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