Hi all. I know the sources of rockbox for a long time and I think its time for a revolution :) Maybe you all know the #ifdef SIMULATOR stuff all over the source... and we could get rid of them with some work. My idea is to create a new target called x86 where we write audio/lcd/ata/threading drivers based on sdl and normal *nix. If a user/developer selects now in tools/configure his player and then Simulator the build system should generate a firmware/export/config-x86 based on the selected target (screen size, recording, remote control, ...) and then should start compiling a rockbox.x86, plugins and other stuff.
To run the new created rockbox.x86 we need a special boot loader, which loads compiled code form x86 and executes it. something like # bootloader rockbox.x86 <ENTER> Starting RockBox simulator for target XY... The big plus point is that we dont need to care about the simulator with #ifdef's anymore as the simulator is a normal target. What do you think about my idea? Thanks, austriancoder
