Re: [Bug-gnubg] Autosave questions

[Jonathan Kinsey]

Christian Anthon wrote:
>
> Where we come up short compared to other programs is that we open
> multiple instances of gnubg - how does one keep track of the ownership
> and status of the auto-saves? That is, is autosave.sgf from a live or a
> dead session? Since we don't know the answer to that question we cannot
> help the user in case of a crash. Perhaps making it clear
> (configurable?) where auto-saves are located would help a lot?

It is possible to do this, it would take a bit of work.

One possible solution would be to create a log file when you start a rollout,
"gnubg_rollout_" with the details of the saved file, this file is deleted
when the rollout finishes normally. On startup we would need to check for any
files with names like this and see if the gnubg process is still running. Then
a list of unfinished rollouts could be shown/continued etc.

Something for the todo list anyway...

Jon

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