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Update release notes for 0.9.2
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<pre class="diff" style="margin:0;" ><small id="info" style="color: #888888;" >--- lxdream/RELEASE_NOTES
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</small></pre><pre id="removed" class="diff" style="margin:0; background-color:#ffdddd;" >-Release notes for lxdream 0.9.<span id="removedchars" style="background-color:#ff9999;font-weight:bolder;" >1 "</span>Turtle"
</pre><pre id="added" class="diff" style="margin:0; background-color:#ddffdd;" >+Release notes for lxdream 0.9.<span id="addedchars" style="background-color:#99ff99;font-weight:bolder;" >2 "Slippery </span>Turtle"
</pre><pre id="context" class="diff" style="margin:0; background-color:#eeeeee;" > ===================================================
</pre><pre id="removed" class="diff" style="margin:0; background-color:#ffdddd;" >-Lxdream 0.9.1 is mostly a performance release (core emulation is a good
-33-50% faster, although rendering performance is still bad), with a few new
-features like VMU and LIRC support. As for 0.9, the majority of software can
-be expected to "just work" with minimal problems.
</pre><pre id="added" class="diff" style="margin:0; background-color:#ddffdd;" >+Lxdream 0.9.2 primarily focuses on improving rendering performance, which is
+up to 3x faster than 0.9.1 (depending on hardware and scene details). The
+CD-ROM device layer has also been rewritten to provide more flexibility and
+introduce some new features.
</pre><pre id="context" class="diff" style="margin:0; background-color:#eeeeee;" >
Nevertheless this should still be considered an alpha release, with many
unimplemented features remaining. You're unlikely to see 'perfect' emulation,
and we're nowhere near being bug-compatible (in other words, don't expect your
code to work on the real hardware just because it runs correctly in lxdream).
</pre><pre id="removed" class="diff" style="margin:0; background-color:#ffdddd;" >-Changes since 0.9
</pre><pre id="added" class="diff" style="margin:0; background-color:#ddffdd;" >+Note that command-line options for running binary executables have been changed in this
+release:
+
+ lxdream -e homebrew.bin
+
+will load and execute the binary directly, while
+
+ lxdream homebrew.bin
+
+will now embed the binary into a bootable disc image, and then boot into the
+disc.
+
+Changes since 0.9.1
</pre><pre id="context" class="diff" style="margin:0; background-color:#eeeeee;" > -----------------
</pre><pre id="removed" class="diff" style="margin:0; background-color:#ffdddd;" >-* Lots of core performance improvements, especially with the MMU turned on
-* VMU support (memory card only)
-* GDB remote debugging support
-* Quick-save states
-* LIRC driver
-* Now uses the ~/.lxdream directory (by default) to store runtime data
-* Audio + input drivers are now built as plugins
-* OSX: fullscreen support, minor UI improvements
</pre><pre id="added" class="diff" style="margin:0; background-color:#ddffdd;" >+* Lots of tuning of rendering performance.
+* Can now boot and run homebrew discs without requiring the BIOS rom image.
+* Automagic wrapping of executable files in disc images.
+* New dependency on libisofs
+* Minor bugfixes
</pre><pre id="context" class="diff" style="margin:0; background-color:#eeeeee;" >
Known issues
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</pre><pre id="removed" class="diff" style="margin:0; background-color:#ffdddd;" >-The following are known problems in 0.9 that will be fixed in the next major
-release - in other words, you don't need to report them - we already know :)
</pre><pre id="added" class="diff" style="margin:0; background-color:#ddffdd;" >+The following are known problems in 0.9 that will be fixed before 1.0 -
+in other words, you don't need to report them - we already know :)
</pre><pre id="context" class="diff" style="margin:0; background-color:#eeeeee;" >
* Graphic artifacts related to translucent triangle intersections, sorting errors
and/of lack of depth precision.
</pre><pre id="removed" class="diff" style="margin:0; background-color:#ffdddd;" >-* Rendering performance ranges from barely acceptable to abominable.
-
</pre><pre id="context" class="diff" style="margin:0; background-color:#eeeeee;" > * The SH4 emulation is not cycle accurate, and (by default) usually runs
slower than the real one. This cause some programs to have timing problems
or to break completely. In some cases this can be worked around by
</pre><pre class="diff" style="margin:0;" ><small id="info" style="color: #888888;" >@@ -50,7 +57,7 @@
</small></pre><pre id="context" class="diff" style="margin:0; background-color:#eeeeee;" > or GLX_SGIX_pbuffer extensions.
OS X:
</pre><pre id="removed" class="diff" style="margin:0; background-color:#ffdddd;" >- System 10.<span id="removedchars" style="background-color:#ff9999;font-weight:bolder;" >4</span> or later
</pre><pre id="added" class="diff" style="margin:0; background-color:#ddffdd;" >+ System 10.<span id="addedchars" style="background-color:#99ff99;font-weight:bolder;" >5</span> or later
</pre><pre id="context" class="diff" style="margin:0; background-color:#eeeeee;" >
GCC, Make, etc.
</pre><pre class="diff" style="margin:0;" ><small id="info" style="color: #888888;" >@@ -67,6 +74,18 @@
</small></pre><pre id="context" class="diff" style="margin:0; background-color:#eeeeee;" > Older History
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</pre><pre id="added" class="diff" style="margin:0; background-color:#ddffdd;" >+Changes since 0.9
+-----------------
+* Lots of core performance improvements, especially with the MMU turned on
+* VMU support (memory card only)
+* GDB remote debugging support
+* Quick-save states
+* LIRC driver
+* Now uses the ~/.lxdream directory (by default) to store runtime data
+* Audio + input drivers are now built as plugins
+* OSX: fullscreen support, minor UI improvements
+
+
</pre><pre id="context" class="diff" style="margin:0; background-color:#eeeeee;" > Changes since 0.8.4
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* Improved accuracy + compatibility (many bugfixes)
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