Bug#973822: ITP: dosbox-staging -- DOSBox Staging is a full x86 CPU emulator (independent of host architecture), capable of running DOS programs that require real or protected mode.
On Thu, 5 Nov 2020 19:37:39 +0100 Philipp Kern <pkern@debian.org>
wrote:
> On 05.11.20 17:41, David Heidelberg wrote:
> > Package: wnpp
> > Severity: wishlist
> > Owner: David Heidelberg <david@ixit.cz>
> > X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-devel@lists.debian.org
> >
> > * Package name : dosbox-staging
> > Version : 0.76
> > Upstream Author : The DOSBox Staging Team
> > * URL : https://dosbox-staging.github.io/
> > * License : GPL-2.0-or-later
> > Programming Lang: C, C++
> > Description : DOSBox Staging is a full x86 CPU emulator
(independent of host architecture), capable of running DOS programs
that require real or protected mode.
> >
> >
> > DOSBox Staging is a full x86 CPU emulator (independent of host
> > architecture), capable of running DOS programs that require real or
> > protected mode.
> > It features:
> > * A built-in DOS-like console
> > * Emulation of several PC variants: IBM PC, IBM PCjr, Tandy 1000),
> > and CPUs (286, 386, 486, and Pentium I)
> > * Graphics chipsets: Hercules, CGA, EGA, VGA, and SVGA
> > * Audio solutions: PC Speaker, Tandy Sound System, Disney Sound
Source,
> > Sound Blaster series, and Gravis UltraSound
> > * CDROM and CD Digital Audio with audio optionally encoded as FLAC,
> > Opus, OGG/Vorbis, MP3 or WAV
> > * Joystick emulation working with modern game controllers
> > * Serial port emulation including IPX over UDP and Telnet over
TCP/IP
> > * Hardware-accelerated video output including integer (pixel-
perfect)
> > scaling, sharp-bilinear scaling, OpenGL shaders, and more
> >
> > DOSBox Staging is highly configurable and sufficiently-optimized to
run
> > any DOS game on a modern computer.
> >
> > Q: why is this package useful/relevant?
> > A: Sucessor of DOSBox, which is already inside Debian
>
> Why do we need both rather than upgrading dosbox? Is this package
> supposed to take over the existing binary package eventually?
>
> Kind regards
> Philipp Kern
>
some games are buggy in dosbox but run fine in dosbox-staging,
CyberMage: Darklight Awakening, for Example, has joystick calibration
issues in dosbox but not in staging.
regards,
Zuhair al-Mrayyed
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