On Thu, 5 Nov 2020 19:37:39 +0100 Philipp Kern <pk...@debian.org> wrote: > 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 > 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