Single-player gomoku game in Ocaml

Gomoku is a small single-player (human vs computer) game written in OCaml language. Human player uses white stones and begins each game, whereas computer player uses black stones. Winner is the first player who puts 5 stones of their colour in an unbroken chain either horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

LET'S PLAY GOMOKU!

versions last used by the author are in double parentheses and italic

• Linux-based operating system
  ((Debian testing))
• OCaml
  ((OPAM package ocaml, 4.14.+))
• Dune
  ((OPAM package dune, 3.10.+))
• GNU Make
  ((APT package make, 4.3.+))
• Graphics
  ((OPAM package graphics, 5.1.+))

• OUnit2
  ((OPAM package ounit2, 2.2.+))

• Ocamlformat
  ((OPAM package ocamlformat, 0.26.+))
• Ocp-indent
  ((OPAM package ocp-indent, 1.8.+))

Gomoku can be built using Dune with help of GNU Make.

Possible Make targets are:

• make, make all - format source files & compile source files & link executable & run unit tests
• make build - format source files & compile source files & link executable
• make compile - compile source files & link executable
• make test - run unit tests
• make format - format source files
• make clean - remove additional build files
• make refresh - remove additional build files & compile source files & link executable
• make refresh-all - remove additional build files & compile source files & link executable & run unit tests

Gomoku can be run directly using the executable file in the buildOut/bin directory:

$ /path-to-project-directory/buildOut/bin/gomoku