Docker ShogiGUI + Yaneuraou

This repository aims at easily bringing ShogiGUI + YaneuraOu to Linux.

It is centered around a helper script (named docker-shogigui) to do all the dirty work for you (building / running the docker image, with install / setup of shogiGUI, compilation of YaneuraOu, configuration with NNUE eval functions, and much more...)

The default configuration file provided sets the following options :

• English language
• Set up japanese fonts to look better
• Multiple engines configured (YaneuraOu + elmo / suisho / orqha-1018)
• Disable sound (see "Troubleshooting" below)
• Allow the usage of simplified pieces (see "Simplified pieces" below)

Pre-requesites

You need to install docker so that it is controllable by your desktop user.

Doing so is outside the scope of this repository, though.

Building the image

./docker-shogigui --build

This will also automatically select the best CPU flag to use to compile YaneuraOu.

Optional : Remove the builder image

./docker-shogigui --cleanup

Note that doing so will save space, but building the image again will take longer.

Running ShogiGUI inside a container

./docker-shogigui --run

That simple.

Load/Save games

If you want to load / save game files, you can type :

./docker-shogigui --run -g $HOME/somedir

This directory will be accessible at /shogi/games inside the container

Update settings.xml

Along the way, on this repository engines may be added / replaced / enhanced.

To keep up with those, you have to manually run (after having built the latest image) :

./docker-shogigui --update-settings

This is non-destructive, as it will only add missing engines to the settings.xml file.

And more...

For all the available commands, type :

./docker-shogigui --help

Simplified pieces

To use the simplified pieces embedded in this repository, you can go to Tools>Options>Design and check Image/Piece.

Troubleshooting

Could not open display (X-Server required. Check your DISPLAY environment variable)

This should not happen if you use --user $UID:$UID when running the container.

To circumvent the issue you can run :

xhost +local:

Known bugs

• If sound is activated in ShogiGUI, every piece move will cap a core to 100% usage