filename | RELEASE_NOTES |
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date | Tue Dec 15 08:46:37 2009 +1000 (14 years ago) |
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last change | Add side-by-side x86+sh4 disassembly output Print SH4 state information and disassembly of the current block when crashing. Fix delay slot instruction in conditional branch not being marked as a delay-slot instruction in the branch-not-taken path. Rename REG_* defines in cpu.h to avoid conflict with translation defs |
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nkeynes@1048 | 1 | Release notes for lxdream 0.9.1 "Turtle" |
nkeynes@177 | 2 | =================================================== |
nkeynes@177 | 3 | |
nkeynes@1048 | 4 | Lxdream 0.9.1 is mostly a performance release (core emulation is a good |
nkeynes@1048 | 5 | 33-50% faster, although rendering performance is still bad), with a few new |
nkeynes@1048 | 6 | features like VMU and LIRC support. As for 0.9, the majority of software can |
nkeynes@1048 | 7 | be expected to "just work" with minimal problems. |
nkeynes@177 | 8 | |
nkeynes@897 | 9 | Nevertheless this should still be considered an alpha release, with many |
nkeynes@897 | 10 | unimplemented features remaining. You're unlikely to see 'perfect' emulation, |
nkeynes@897 | 11 | and we're nowhere near being bug-compatible (in other words, don't expect your |
nkeynes@897 | 12 | code to work on the real hardware just because it runs correctly in lxdream). |
nkeynes@897 | 13 | |
nkeynes@1048 | 14 | Changes since 0.9 |
nkeynes@1048 | 15 | ----------------- |
nkeynes@1048 | 16 | * Lots of core performance improvements, especially with the MMU turned on |
nkeynes@1048 | 17 | * VMU support (memory card only) |
nkeynes@1048 | 18 | * GDB remote debugging support |
nkeynes@1048 | 19 | * Quick-save states |
nkeynes@1048 | 20 | * LIRC driver |
nkeynes@1048 | 21 | * Now uses the ~/.lxdream directory (by default) to store runtime data |
nkeynes@1048 | 22 | * Audio + input drivers are now built as plugins |
nkeynes@1048 | 23 | * OSX: fullscreen support, minor UI improvements |
nkeynes@897 | 24 | |
nkeynes@897 | 25 | Known issues |
nkeynes@897 | 26 | ------------ |
nkeynes@897 | 27 | The following are known problems in 0.9 that will be fixed in the next major |
nkeynes@897 | 28 | release - in other words, you don't need to report them - we already know :) |
nkeynes@897 | 29 | |
nkeynes@897 | 30 | * Graphic artifacts related to translucent triangle intersections, sorting errors |
nkeynes@897 | 31 | and/of lack of depth precision. |
nkeynes@897 | 32 | |
nkeynes@1048 | 33 | * Rendering performance ranges from barely acceptable to abominable. |
nkeynes@897 | 34 | |
nkeynes@897 | 35 | * The SH4 emulation is not cycle accurate, and (by default) usually runs |
nkeynes@897 | 36 | slower than the real one. This cause some programs to have timing problems |
nkeynes@897 | 37 | or to break completely. In some cases this can be worked around by |
nkeynes@897 | 38 | adjusting the CPU scaling factor (-m command line option) |
nkeynes@897 | 39 | |
nkeynes@897 | 40 | * Audio quality generally ranges from poor to horrible, interrupted by the |
nkeynes@897 | 41 | occasional bit of fair-to-middling sound. |
nkeynes@897 | 42 | |
nkeynes@897 | 43 | System requirements |
nkeynes@897 | 44 | ------------------- |
nkeynes@897 | 45 | Linux: |
nkeynes@897 | 46 | GTK 2.6+ |
nkeynes@897 | 47 | Current (2008 or later) ATI or NVidia binary OpenGL drivers |
nkeynes@897 | 48 | - If anyone wants to fix the free drivers, lxdream specifically |
nkeynes@897 | 49 | requires a working implementation of either the EXT_framebuffer_object |
nkeynes@897 | 50 | or GLX_SGIX_pbuffer extensions. |
nkeynes@897 | 51 | |
nkeynes@897 | 52 | OS X: |
nkeynes@897 | 53 | System 10.4 or later |
nkeynes@897 | 54 | |
nkeynes@897 | 55 | GCC, Make, etc. |
nkeynes@897 | 56 | |
nkeynes@897 | 57 | Building |
nkeynes@897 | 58 | -------- |
nkeynes@897 | 59 | From the base directory |
nkeynes@897 | 60 | ~$ ./configure |
nkeynes@897 | 61 | ~$ make |
nkeynes@897 | 62 | ~$ make install (optional, GTK only) |
nkeynes@897 | 63 | |
nkeynes@897 | 64 | Enjoy! |
nkeynes@897 | 65 | |
nkeynes@897 | 66 | |
nkeynes@897 | 67 | Older History |
nkeynes@897 | 68 | ================ |
nkeynes@177 | 69 | |
nkeynes@1048 | 70 | Changes since 0.8.4 |
nkeynes@1048 | 71 | ------------------- |
nkeynes@1048 | 72 | * Improved accuracy + compatibility (many bugfixes) |
nkeynes@1048 | 73 | * Shadow volumes |
nkeynes@1048 | 74 | * Render-to-texture support |
nkeynes@1048 | 75 | * Fogging |
nkeynes@1048 | 76 | * Light-gun support |
nkeynes@1048 | 77 | |
nkeynes@793 | 78 | Changes since 0.8.3 |
nkeynes@793 | 79 | ------------------- |
nkeynes@793 | 80 | * Fullly native Mac OS X support |
nkeynes@793 | 81 | * Renderer rewrite (fixes perspective correction among other problems) |
nkeynes@793 | 82 | * ALSA and PulseAudio sound drivers |
nkeynes@793 | 83 | * Save states now work on x86-64 |
nkeynes@793 | 84 | * New translations: Spanish and Italian |
nkeynes@793 | 85 | * Lots of miscellaneous bug-fixes and improvements |
nkeynes@793 | 86 | |
nkeynes@623 | 87 | Changes since 0.8.2 |
nkeynes@623 | 88 | ------------------- |
nkeynes@623 | 89 | * MMU Implementation |
nkeynes@623 | 90 | * Dreamcast mouse + keyboard support |
nkeynes@623 | 91 | * Joystick/gamepad support |
nkeynes@623 | 92 | * Assorted bug-fixes |
nkeynes@623 | 93 | |
nkeynes@623 | 94 | Changes since 0.8.1 |
nkeynes@623 | 95 | ------------------- |
nkeynes@623 | 96 | * x86-64 architecture support |
nkeynes@623 | 97 | * Preliminary Mac OS X support |
nkeynes@623 | 98 | * Pbuffer support (to support OpenGL drivers without EXT_framebuffer_object) |
nkeynes@623 | 99 | * Support for more recent CDI and NRG image file versions |
nkeynes@623 | 100 | * Minor bugfixes |
nkeynes@623 | 101 | |
nkeynes@623 | 102 | Changes since 0.8 |
nkeynes@623 | 103 | ----------------- |
nkeynes@623 | 104 | * Various configure/build fixes for compatibility |
nkeynes@623 | 105 | * GDI image support |
nkeynes@623 | 106 | * Minor bugfixes |
nkeynes@623 | 107 | |
nkeynes@483 | 108 | Changes since Milestone 3 |
nkeynes@483 | 109 | ------------------------- |
nkeynes@483 | 110 | * Speed improvements (translation core now runs at roughly double the speed |
nkeynes@483 | 111 | of M3) |
nkeynes@483 | 112 | * GUI Overhaul - it's actually somewhat usable now. Also removed the gnome |
nkeynes@483 | 113 | dependency (now just needs GTK 2.0) |
nkeynes@483 | 114 | * Sound fixes (aka, some sound actually works now) |
nkeynes@483 | 115 | * A few minor bugfixes and tweaks. |
nkeynes@483 | 116 | |
nkeynes@403 | 117 | Changes since Milestone 2 |
nkeynes@403 | 118 | ------------------------- |
nkeynes@403 | 119 | * Implemented the SH4 translation core |
nkeynes@403 | 120 | * A handful of minor bugfixes |
nkeynes@403 | 121 | |
nkeynes@403 | 122 | No really, that's it. The good stuff is coming next version, honest |
nkeynes@403 | 123 | |
nkeynes@354 | 124 | Changes since Milestone 1 |
nkeynes@354 | 125 | ------------------------- |
nkeynes@354 | 126 | * Complete rewrite of nearly all PowerVR2 code - The M1 code was largely a |
nkeynes@354 | 127 | quick hack to get something running. It's done for real now. |
nkeynes@354 | 128 | * Initial IO event system (not widely used yet) |
nkeynes@354 | 129 | * Lots of bugfixes throughout the system |
nkeynes@354 | 130 |
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