lichess-org / lichess-org/external-engine
terminating idle engine does not end engine process
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Description
i am coming across a edge case where the engine keeps doing stuff but the example-provider.py script has terminated the idle engine
this leads to a situation where there's a terminated engine present that does not respond
this is happening on windows,
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Start with example-provider.py and reproduce the idle-engine termination case on Windows, checking what happens while the engine is still working. Done means terminating an idle engine does not leave a terminated, unresponsive engine process present.
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- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
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- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
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