nkeynes@897: Release notes for lxdream 0.9 "Shiny"
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nkeynes@177: 
nkeynes@897: Lxdream 0.9 is considerably more stable and accurate than the 0.8 series
nkeynes@897: (thanks more to a huge number of bugfixes than anything else), and the 
nkeynes@897: majority of software can be expected to "just work" with minimal problems. 
nkeynes@177: 
nkeynes@897: Nevertheless this should still be considered an alpha release, with many 
nkeynes@897: unimplemented features remaining. You're unlikely to see 'perfect' emulation,
nkeynes@897: and we're nowhere near being bug-compatible (in other words, don't expect your
nkeynes@897: code to work on the real hardware just because it runs correctly in lxdream).
nkeynes@897: 
nkeynes@897: Changes since 0.8.4
nkeynes@897: -------------------
nkeynes@897: * Improved accuracy + compatibility (many bugfixes)
nkeynes@897: * Shadow volumes
nkeynes@897: * Render-to-texture support
nkeynes@897: * Fogging
nkeynes@897: * Light-gun support
nkeynes@897: 
nkeynes@897: Known issues
nkeynes@897: ------------
nkeynes@897: The following are known problems in 0.9 that will be fixed in the next major
nkeynes@897: release - in other words, you don't need to report them - we already know :)
nkeynes@897: 
nkeynes@897: * Graphic artifacts related to translucent triangle intersections, sorting errors 
nkeynes@897:   and/of lack of depth precision.
nkeynes@897: 
nkeynes@897: * MMU address translation (eg linux, wince, etc) is painfully slow to the
nkeynes@897:   point of unusability. 
nkeynes@897: 
nkeynes@897: * The SH4 emulation is not cycle accurate, and (by default) usually runs
nkeynes@897:   slower than the real one. This cause some programs to have timing problems
nkeynes@897:   or to break completely. In some cases this can be worked around by
nkeynes@897:   adjusting the CPU scaling factor (-m command line option)
nkeynes@897: 
nkeynes@897: * Audio quality generally ranges from poor to horrible, interrupted by the
nkeynes@897:   occasional bit of fair-to-middling sound. 
nkeynes@897: 
nkeynes@897: System requirements
nkeynes@897: -------------------
nkeynes@897: Linux:
nkeynes@897:    GTK 2.6+
nkeynes@897:    Current (2008 or later) ATI or NVidia binary OpenGL drivers 
nkeynes@897:       - If anyone wants to fix the free drivers, lxdream specifically
nkeynes@897:         requires a working implementation of either the EXT_framebuffer_object
nkeynes@897:         or GLX_SGIX_pbuffer extensions. 
nkeynes@897: 
nkeynes@897: OS X:
nkeynes@897:    System 10.4 or later
nkeynes@897: 
nkeynes@897: GCC, Make, etc.
nkeynes@897: 
nkeynes@897: Building
nkeynes@897: --------
nkeynes@897: From the base directory
nkeynes@897: ~$ ./configure
nkeynes@897: ~$ make
nkeynes@897: ~$ make install            (optional, GTK only)
nkeynes@897: 
nkeynes@897: Enjoy!
nkeynes@897: 
nkeynes@897: 
nkeynes@897: Older History
nkeynes@897: ================
nkeynes@177: 
nkeynes@793: Changes since 0.8.3
nkeynes@793: -------------------
nkeynes@793: * Fullly native Mac OS X support
nkeynes@793: * Renderer rewrite (fixes perspective correction among other problems)
nkeynes@793: * ALSA and PulseAudio sound drivers
nkeynes@793: * Save states now work on x86-64
nkeynes@793: * New translations: Spanish and Italian
nkeynes@793: * Lots of miscellaneous bug-fixes and improvements
nkeynes@793: 
nkeynes@623: Changes since 0.8.2
nkeynes@623: -------------------
nkeynes@623: * MMU Implementation
nkeynes@623: * Dreamcast mouse + keyboard support
nkeynes@623: * Joystick/gamepad support
nkeynes@623: * Assorted bug-fixes
nkeynes@623: 
nkeynes@623: Changes since 0.8.1
nkeynes@623: -------------------
nkeynes@623: * x86-64 architecture support
nkeynes@623: * Preliminary Mac OS X support
nkeynes@623: * Pbuffer support (to support OpenGL drivers without EXT_framebuffer_object)
nkeynes@623: * Support for more recent CDI and NRG image file versions
nkeynes@623: * Minor bugfixes
nkeynes@623: 
nkeynes@623: Changes since 0.8
nkeynes@623: -----------------
nkeynes@623: * Various configure/build fixes for compatibility
nkeynes@623: * GDI image support
nkeynes@623: * Minor bugfixes
nkeynes@623: 
nkeynes@483: Changes since Milestone 3
nkeynes@483: -------------------------
nkeynes@483: * Speed improvements (translation core now runs at roughly double the speed
nkeynes@483:   of M3)
nkeynes@483: * GUI Overhaul - it's actually somewhat usable now. Also removed the gnome
nkeynes@483:   dependency (now just needs GTK 2.0)
nkeynes@483: * Sound fixes (aka, some sound actually works now)
nkeynes@483: * A few minor bugfixes and tweaks.
nkeynes@483: 
nkeynes@403: Changes since Milestone 2
nkeynes@403: -------------------------
nkeynes@403: * Implemented the SH4 translation core
nkeynes@403: * A handful of minor bugfixes
nkeynes@403: 
nkeynes@403: No really, that's it. The good stuff is coming next version, honest
nkeynes@403: 
nkeynes@354: Changes since Milestone 1
nkeynes@354: -------------------------
nkeynes@354: * Complete rewrite of nearly all PowerVR2 code - The M1 code was largely a
nkeynes@354: quick hack to get something running. It's done for real now.
nkeynes@354: * Initial IO event system (not widely used yet)
nkeynes@354: * Lots of bugfixes throughout the system
nkeynes@354: