On 05.11.20 17:41, David Heidelberg wrote: > Package: wnpp > Severity: wishlist > Owner: David Heidelberg <da...@ixit.cz> > X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-de...@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
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