Installing fen2img from Source

Installing fen2img from source requires an installation of either MLton, Poly/ML or Moscow ML, as well as standard system tools including GNU Make and Perl.

1. Download the fen2img.tar.gz file.
2. Extract it with the command tar xvzf fen2img.tar.gz
3. There will be a new directory called fen2img. Change to this directory.
4. To build using MLton:
   • Build with the command make mlton
   • Test with the command bin/mlton/fen2img --help
5. To build using Poly/ML:
   • Build with the command make polyml
   • Test with the command bin/polyml/fen2img --help
6. To build using Moscow ML:
   • Build with the command make mosml
   • Test with the command bin/mosml/fen2img --help
7. If the test results in a usage message, the installation was successful.

If anything goes wrong, you can use the command make clean to clean out any object files.

Troubleshooting

To report bugs or obtain help, please email joe@gilith.com