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2.3.4 Windows NT, Windows 95/98 using Visual C and project files

We assume that you do not want to change any configure options. If you do, you should edit the file config.vc. Note that when configure is run, this file is overwritten with the contents of config.vcin, so you may also want to edit config.vcin, though the instructions below do not have you running configure.

  1. Open the VC++ 6 workspace file gnugo.dsw
  2. Set the gnugo project as the active project (right-click on it, and select "Set as Active Project". Select 'Build' from the main menu, then select 'Build gnugo.exe', this will make all of the runtime subprojects.

Notes:

2.3.5 Running GNU Go on Windows NT and Windows 95/98

GNU Go does not come with its own graphical user interface. The Java client jago can be used.

To run Jago you need a Java Runtime Environment (JRE). This can be obtained from http://www.javasoft.com/. This is the runtime part of the Java Development Kit (JDK) and consists of the Java virtual machine, Java platform core classes, and supporting files. The Java virtual machine that comes with I.E. 5.0 works also.

Jago: http://www.rene-grothmann.de/jago/

  1. Invoke GNU Go with gnugo --quiet --mode gmp
  2. Run gnugo --help from a cygwin or DOS window for a list of options
  3. optionally specify --level <level> to make the game faster

Jago works well with both the Cygwin and MinGW32 executables. The DJGPP executable also works, but has some problems in the interaction with jago after the game has been finished and scored.