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Release notes for GXemul 0.3.1 |
Release notes for GXemul 0.3.3.1 |
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Copyright (C) 2003-2005 Anders Gavare. |
Copyright (C) 2003-2005 Anders Gavare. |
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NetBSD/arc 1.6.2 Acer PICA-61 |
NetBSD/arc 1.6.2 Acer PICA-61 |
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OpenBSD/arc 2.3 Acer PICA-61 |
OpenBSD/arc 2.3 Acer PICA-61 |
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NetBSD/hpcmips 2.0 NEC MobilePro 770, 780, 800, 880 |
NetBSD/hpcmips 2.0 NEC MobilePro 770, 780, 800, 880 |
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NetBSD/cobalt 2.0 Cobalt |
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A couple of other emulation modes exist. Some of these modes are almost |
A couple of other emulation modes exist. Some of these modes are almost |
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working well enough to run complete guest operating systems, but most are |
working well enough to run complete guest operating systems, but most are |
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means that pipe-line stalls, penalties caused by branch-prediction misses, |
means that pipe-line stalls, penalties caused by branch-prediction misses, |
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and other effects are not simulated. |
and other effects are not simulated. |
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The two most visible changes from version 0.3 to 0.3.1 are: |
Summary of changes between release 0.3.2 and 0.3.3.1: |
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x) Name change (from mips64emul to GXemul). |
x) When booting from an ISO9660 (CDROM) filesystem image, the kernel |
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can now in some cases be read directly from the image, so there is |
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no need any longer to supply an external kernel. (It is a quick, |
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buggy, and very ugly hack, but it sometimes works.) |
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x) Mixing more than one disk image type (SCSI, IDE, PC-style floppy) |
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within one emulated machine is now possible. (There is however no |
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stable emulation mode yet that uses this.) |
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x) NetBSD/hpcmips can now be installed and run from a harddisk |
x) Many minor updates and bugfixes. |
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There have also been many other updates and bugfixes, as usual. |
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This release has a number of known bugs, listed in the BUGS file, but feel |
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free to drop me an email regarding other bugs. |
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Files included in this release are: |
Files included in this release are: |
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README Quick start instructions, for the impatient. |
README Quick start instructions, for the impatient. |
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RELEASE This file. |
RELEASE This file. |
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TODO TODO notes. |
TODO TODO notes. |
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configure, Makefile.skel sh and make scripts for building GXemul |
configure, Makefile.skel sh and make scripts for building GXemul. |
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doc Documentation. |
doc Documentation. |
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experiments Experimental code. (Usually not needed.) |
experiments Experimental code. (Usually not needed.) |
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src, devices, and include Source code. |
src Source code. |
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tests Regression tests. |
tests Regression tests. |
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To build the emulator, run the ./configure script, and then run make. |
To build the emulator, run the ./configure script, and then run make. |
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is specifically known to NOT work is Ultrix/RISC inside the emulator; Ultrix |
is specifically known to NOT work is Ultrix/RISC inside the emulator; Ultrix |
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chokes on the configure script and the default cc in Ultrix doesn't work.) |
chokes on the configure script and the default cc in Ultrix doesn't work.) |
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Regarding files in the include/ directory: only some of these are written by |
Regarding files in the src/include/ directory: only some of these are written |
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me, the rest are from other sources (such as NetBSD). The license text says |
by me, the rest are from other sources (such as NetBSD). The license text says |
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that "All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software" |
that "All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software" |
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must display acknowledgements. Even though I do NOT feel I mention features or |
must display acknowledgements. Even though I do NOT feel I mention features or |
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use of the header files (the "software") in any advertising materials, I am |
use of the header files (the "software") in any advertising materials, I am |