--- trunk/README 2007/10/08 16:19:23 20 +++ trunk/README 2007/10/08 16:19:37 22 @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ -Gavare's eXperimental Emulator -- GXemul 0.3.7 +Gavare's eXperimental Emulator -- GXemul 0.3.8 ================================================== -Copyright (C) 2003-2005 Anders Gavare. +Copyright (C) 2003-2006 Anders Gavare. Overview @@ -13,17 +13,16 @@ systems (e.g. NetBSD) run as if they were running on a real machine. MIPS processors are emulated using either a simple binary translation -layer ("recompilation"), which is used on Alpha and i386 hosts, or by -traditional interpretation (very very slow, but works on any host platform). - -ARM and PowerPC processors are emulated using a newer dynamic translation -system. Performance is somewhere between traditional interpretation and -dynamic recompilation; however, the dynamic translation system used in -GXemul does NOT require platform-specific back-end code. In plain English, -this means that the dyntrans system works on any host platform. - -(PowerPC emulation is still relatively new in 0.3.7, so dont't expect too -much from it.) +layer (recompilation into native code), which is used on Alpha and i386 +hosts, or by traditional interpretation (very very slow, but works on any +host platform). + +ARM and PowerPC processors are emulated using a newer dynamic translation +system. Performance is somewhere between traditional interpretation and +recompilation into native code. However, the dynamic translation system +used in GXemul does NOT generate native code, and thus doesn't require +platform-specific back-ends. In plain English, this means that the +dyntrans system works on any host platform. Quick start @@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ Unix-like systems. If not, then please mail me a bug report. If you are impatient, and want to try out running a guest operating system -inside GXemul, please read this: doc/guestoses.html#netbsdinstall +inside GXemul, read this: doc/guestoses.html#netbsdcatsinstall If you want to use GXemul for experimenting with code of your own, then I suggest you compile a Hello World program according to the tips