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(From the Bochs README)

Bochs is a highly portable open source IA-32 (x86) PC emulator written in C++, that runs on most popular platforms. It includes emulation of the Intel x86 CPU, common I/O devices, and a custom BIOS. Currently, Bochs can be compiled to emulate a 386, 486, Pentium/PentiumII/PentiumIII/Pentium4 or x86-64 CPU, including optional MMX, SSEx and 3DNow! instructions. Bochs is capable of running most Operating Systems inside the emulation, for example Linux, DOS, Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP or Windows Vista. Bochs was written by Kevin Lawton and is currently maintained by the Bochs project at "http://bochs.sourceforge.net".

Bochs can be compiled and used in a variety of modes, some which are still in development. The 'typical' use of bochs is to provide complete x86 PC emulation, including the x86 processor, hardware devices, and memory. This allows you to run OS's and software within the emulator on your workstation, much like you have a machine inside of a machine. Bochs will allow you to run Windows applications on a Solaris machine with X11, for example.

Bochs is distributed under the GNU LGPL.

[edit] Installing the package

Download and install the neko_bochs-none (version 1) tardist package from the Nekoware repository.

Installation of the precompiled binary package can be achieved using either Software Manager or inst: In the case of inst, all that's required is the command:

~ $ inst -f /path/to/neko_bochs-2.3.7.tardist
install all
keep *.opt.src
go
quit

You will need "root" privileges to install the software.

A list of all files is installed by this package is available.

[edit] Package Dependencies

The following additional packages are required to run this software correctly:

• No dependencies.

[edit] Package Incompatibilities

The following packages are marked as incompatible.

• No incompatibilities.

[edit] Package Layout

Default indicates whether the subsystem will be installed if "install standard" (or similar) is used. Order is used if any given subsystem must be installed before others.

[edit] Post installation Steps

none

[edit] Compiling

As for the majority of Nekoware packages, the 7.4.x release of SGI's MIPSpro Compiler suite has been used to build this package.

[edit] Environment

## Build environment
setenv CC cc
setenv CXX CC
setenv CFLAGS '-O3 -mips4 -n32'
setenv CXXFLAGS '-O3 -mips4 -n32 -LANG:std -LANG:libc_in_namespace_std=OFF'
setenv CPPFLAGS '-I/usr/nekoware/include'
setenv LDFLAGS '-L/usr/nekoware/lib'

[edit] Configure

./configure --prefix=/usr/nekoware
gmake
gmake install

[edit] Release Notes

Click on the "show" link to expand the contents of the package's 'relnotes' file.

PACKAGE NAME:

neko_bochs

SOURCE/VERSION:

bochs-2.3.7

DESCRIPTION:

(From the Bochs README)

Bochs is a highly portable open source IA-32 (x86) PC emulator
written in C++, that runs on most popular platforms.  It includes
emulation of the Intel x86 CPU, common I/O devices, and a custom
BIOS.  Currently, Bochs can be compiled to emulate a 386, 486,
Pentium/PentiumII/PentiumIII/Pentium4 or x86-64 CPU, including optional
MMX, SSEx and 3DNow! instructions.  Bochs is capable of running
most Operating Systems inside the emulation, for example Linux, DOS,
Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP or Windows Vista.
Bochs was written by Kevin Lawton and is currently maintained by
the Bochs project at "http://bochs.sourceforge.net".

Bochs can be compiled and used in a variety of modes, some which are
still in development.  The 'typical' use of bochs is to provide
complete x86 PC emulation, including the x86 processor, hardware
devices, and memory.  This allows you to run OS's and software within
the emulator on your workstation, much like you have a machine
inside of a machine.  Bochs will allow you to run Windows
applications on a Solaris machine with X11, for example.

Bochs is distributed under the GNU LGPL.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES:

## Build environment
setenv CC cc
setenv CXX CC
setenv CFLAGS '-O3 -mips4 -n32'
setenv CXXFLAGS '-O3 -mips4 -n32 -LANG:std -LANG:libc_in_namespace_std=OFF'
setenv CPPFLAGS '-I/usr/nekoware/include'
setenv LDFLAGS '-L/usr/nekoware/lib'

CONFIGURE FLAGS:

./configure --prefix=/usr/nekoware
gmake
gmake install


KNOWN DEPENDANCIES:

none

INSTALLATION:

none

ERRORS/MISCELLANEOUS:

If building from source after ./configure you will get a link error
complaining about crt1.o being o32.  This is because of the default
library search path for X11 (-L/usr/lib) that gets put in the link stage.
In the Makefile search for -L/usr/lib and delete, and will then link
against the correct n32 libs.

PACKAGED BY:

Eric Mejdrich (eomejdri@yahoo.com)

[edit] Errors/Miscellaneous

If building from source after ./configure you will get a link error complaining about crt1.o being o32. This is because of the default library search path for X11 (-L/usr/lib) that gets put in the link stage. In the Makefile search for -L/usr/lib and delete, and will then link against the correct n32 libs.

[edit] Older Versions

• None

[edit] External Links

• http://bochs.sourceforge.net".