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1  Release notes for GXemul 0.3.1  Release notes for GXemul 0.3.3.1
2  ==============================  ================================
3    
4  Copyright (C) 2003-2005  Anders Gavare.  Copyright (C) 2003-2005  Anders Gavare.
5    
# Line 24  inside the emulator: Line 24  inside the emulator:
24      NetBSD/arc 1.6.2                   Acer PICA-61      NetBSD/arc 1.6.2                   Acer PICA-61
25      OpenBSD/arc 2.3                    Acer PICA-61      OpenBSD/arc 2.3                    Acer PICA-61
26      NetBSD/hpcmips 2.0                 NEC MobilePro 770, 780, 800, 880      NetBSD/hpcmips 2.0                 NEC MobilePro 770, 780, 800, 880
27        NetBSD/cobalt 2.0                  Cobalt
28    
29  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
30  working well enough to run complete guest operating systems, but most are  working well enough to run complete guest operating systems, but most are
# Line 35  that GXemul does not simulate things sma Line 36  that GXemul does not simulate things sma
36  means that pipe-line stalls, penalties caused by branch-prediction misses,  means that pipe-line stalls, penalties caused by branch-prediction misses,
37  and other effects are not simulated.  and other effects are not simulated.
38    
39  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:
40    
41          x)  Name change (from mips64emul to GXemul).          x)  When booting from an ISO9660 (CDROM) filesystem image, the kernel
42                can now in some cases be read directly from the image, so there is
43                no need any longer to supply an external kernel. (It is a quick,
44                buggy, and very ugly hack, but it sometimes works.)
45    
46            x)  Mixing more than one disk image type (SCSI, IDE, PC-style floppy)
47                within one emulated machine is now possible. (There is however no
48                stable emulation mode yet that uses this.)
49    
50          x)  NetBSD/hpcmips can now be installed and run from a harddisk          x)  Many minor updates and bugfixes.
             image on an emulated NEC MobilePro 770, 780, 800, or 880.  
   
 There have also been many other updates and bugfixes, as usual.  
   
 This release has a number of known bugs, listed in the BUGS file, but feel  
 free to drop me an email regarding other bugs.  
51    
52  Files included in this release are:  Files included in this release are:
53    
# Line 55  Files included in this release are: Line 57  Files included in this release are:
57    README                      Quick start instructions, for the impatient.    README                      Quick start instructions, for the impatient.
58    RELEASE                     This file.    RELEASE                     This file.
59    TODO                        TODO notes.    TODO                        TODO notes.
60    configure, Makefile.skel    sh and make scripts for building GXemul    configure, Makefile.skel    sh and make scripts for building GXemul.
61    doc                         Documentation.    doc                         Documentation.
62    experiments                 Experimental code. (Usually not needed.)    experiments                 Experimental code. (Usually not needed.)
63    src, devices, and include   Source code.    src                         Source code.
64    tests                       Regression tests.    tests                       Regression tests.
65    
66  To build the emulator, run the ./configure script, and then run make.  To build the emulator, run the ./configure script, and then run make.
# Line 67  Building the emulator should work on mos Line 69  Building the emulator should work on mos
69  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
70  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.)
71    
72  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
73  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
74  that "All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software"  that "All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software"
75  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
76  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

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