RE: [gtp] GMP/GTP bridge

On 12-Jul-03 Hellwig Geisse wrote:

[..] In the course of the implementation however, I encountered a problem which I don't know exactly how to solve. The regulations of the contest allow only a very restricted use of the Go Modem Protocol, especially with regard to queries (board size, ruleset used, etc). This is no problem for the answering side of the communication channel - if it is not asked, it need not be aswered. But it severely hampers the implementation of the querying side. [..]

I think I solved this problem: the changes to the gmp.* files are much less drastic than I expected them to be, and the whole hack can be made an option which is selectable at runtime. This however has not been done yet.

Hellwig