INSTALL

Installation instructions for Gongo:

1) Install the "go" command. 

Instructions: http://golang.org/doc/install.html

(I have tried gccgo but not recently. These
instructions are for the regular Go compiler.)

2) Make sure that $GOPATH is set somewhere reasonable.

mkdir go
cd go
export GOPATH=`pwd`

3) download Gongo

go get github.com/skybrian/Gongo

This compiles and installs the library in $GOPATH/pkg

4) Run tests

cd src/github.com/skybrian/Gongo
go test

5) Install binaries

go install ./gongo ./gongo-benchmark

6) Try out the benchmark

$GOPATH/bin/gongo-benchmark

The "gongo-benchmark" program plays games against itself out to a given
number of moves. It's useful mostly for performance testing.

7) Install GoGui

http://gogui.sourceforge.net/

The "gongo" program is a Go player that speaks the GTP protocol. It's
possible to run it directly, but better to use a user interface such as
GoGui.

8) Configure GoGui to use Gongo

In GoGui, attach the Gongo program. Select:

   Program -> New Program... 

Then enter the full path to the "gongo" executable and the number of playouts
wanted. For example, here's how I run it:

  /Users/skybrian/go/bin/gongo 10000

9) Play some games

You can play games against Gongo or have it play itself. To have Gongo play
itself on a 9x9 board:

Game -> New Game
Game -> Board Size -> 9
Game -> Computer Color -> Both