[ES40-announcements] Version 0.07 released: Linux / Unix port; Interactive debugger

[Camiel V. <iam...@gm...>]

Hello all,

Version 0.07 sources are available for download on sourceforge now
(http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/es40). Version 0.07 brings three
major changes:

1. Linux / Unix support

With the included Makefile, Linux executables can be built using G++
or Intel's ICC. G++ works on both Intel and Alpha platform. You are
encouraged to try this on different Linux/Unix flavours, and let us
know if that works.

2. Configuration Files

The emulator is now controlled by a configuration file. A sample
es40.cfg is included in the zip-file.

3. Interactive Debugger

Using the included Makefile, two executables are built: es40 and
es40_idb. es40 simply gets its configuration from the configuration
file (a sample es40.cfg is included), and runs an emulated system
(without a lot of debugging output). Execution is stopped when <BREAK>
is received on one of the serial ports (really telnet sessions).
es40_idb is the interactive debugger version. It can be run with
@<script-file> at the end of the command line, or otherwise it will
run interactively. Please type HELP at the IDB-prompt to list the
available commands.

Acknowledgements:

The Linux/Unix port, as well as the configuration file would not have
been possible without Brian Wheeler, who did practically all the work
on this.

Check out the new version, and let me know what you think of the changes.

Camiel Vanderhoeven.