What category of project to choose on Code::Block

[sylvain]

Hi all! I found a Chessboard program (1700 lines)that compiles well with my Code::Block. I choosed the category "console application" which obviously is wrong. Please look at:
http://echochess.pw/ and tell me what category of project on Code::Block ??
I am a Linux user (16.04). Thanks in advance.

[helios]

If it compiles successfully, what makes you say it's "obviously" not a console application?

[sylvain]

With Code::Block I see a black console. With compiler g++ it compiles, there is the object file, but it cannot display. I wait 1 minute and then stop it with ctrl+C

[helios]

Here's what the author wrote in response to a question asking how to use the program:

I must let you know that my program here is incomplete and does not yet play chess.

You should look for some beginner programs by typing in CCRL 40/40 in the search engine of your choice, it will lead you to an index of amateur and professional playing programs and select from those there should be about a couple hundred to choose from that will do the job better than mine.

Here is the link: http://www.computerchess.org.uk/ccrl/4040/

from there you should be able to find a suitable player for your robot to play a chess game with a human!

What you type into the CMD is up to you, and sounds like a lot of work!

To set you in the right direction, many of these programs use UCI, or winboard protocol to communicate with the computer what moves to choose, or in your case robot.

Here is the UCI protocol http://wbec-ridderkerk.nl/html/UCIProtocol.html

I am sure you can find winboard in your browser the same way.

Good luck with your robot! I hope you get it working!