Support for MacOS/Linux?

[fmhall]

Since .exes are used, this doesnt seem to work on UNIX based systems. What is involved in making that possible? I can submit a PR.

[fsmosca]

The source in python is available. Both python source and exe worked in windows. I have not tried it yet with linux or mac. Please submit a PR if you can.

[fsmosca]

Task is in progress.

• Don't crash the program if there is no linux engine in Engines folder
• Able to run linux engine and get its id name
• Fix window.Disable(), by PySimpleGUI library, fix in 41a4ae2

[tillchess]

This small fix for OSX works to get engines directory filled with right content.

In get_engines add .DS_Store to the ignore list

def get_engines(self):
        """
        Get engine filenames [a.exe, b.exe, ...]

        :return: list of engine filenames
        """
        engine_list = []
        engine_path = Path('Engines')
        files = os.listdir(engine_path)
        
        for file in files:
            if not file.endswith('.gz') and not file.endswith('.dll') \
                    and not file.endswith('.DS_Store') \
                    and not file.endswith('.bin') \
                    and not file.endswith('.dat'):
                engine_list.append(file)

        return engine_list

[fsmosca]

Thanks I will update it.

[fsmosca]

This small fix for OSX works to get engines directory filled with right content.

In get_engines add .DS_Store to the ignore list

This is now implemented in Python Easy Chess GUI v1.13.

[fsmosca]

Task is in progress.

• Don't crash the program if there is no linux engine in Engines folder
• Able to run linux engine and get its id name
• Fix window.Disable(), by PySimpleGUI library

This is the current fix to window.Disable(). Tested to work in windows and linux (WSL ubuntu 20.04). Might also work in osx. I don't have access to osx so I cannot test it.

Modify pysimplegui.py with the following change:

    def disable(self):
        """
        Disables window from taking any input from the user
        """
        if not self._is_window_created():
            return
        self.TKroot.grab_release()  # Only 'disables' an already 'enabled' window. Does nothing to a normal window
        # self.TKroot.attributes('-disabled', 1)
        # self.TKroot.grab_set_global()

    def enable(self):
        """
        Re-enables window to take user input after having it be Disabled previously
        """
        if not self._is_window_created():
            return
        self.TKroot.grab_set  # I read grab_set_global messes with all open windows so I wanted to avoid that
        # self.TKroot.attributes('-disabled', 0)
        # self.TKroot.grab_release()

This is not yet officially supported by pysimplegui.

[Pichetraful]

Recently installed this on Ubuntu 20.04 and when I want to select engine it closes down. It happens the same for all the other menu options but for game and help. I have re downloaded it but still the same error. Any other fix available?

[fsmosca]

Could you post the log file?. Let us see what is in there.

[Pichetraful]

These are the lines I see in the pecg_log.txt file. Is there other log or place where this will be registered:
2022-11-03 12:21:29,050 :: get_default_engine_opponent :: line: 2554 :: WARNING
:: list index out of range
2022-11-03 12:21:29,050 :: set_default_adviser_engine :: line: 2543 :: WARNING :
: list index out of range