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Am Sat, 26 Jul 2025 13:20:12 -0400 schrieb Thomas Frohwein <tfrohwein@fastmail.com>: > On Thu, 10 Jul 2025 21:11:32 -0400 > Thomas Frohwein <tfrohwein@fastmail.com> wrote: > > > On Tue, 1 Jul 2025 22:47:21 -0700 > > Ryan Freeman <ryan@slipgate.org> wrote: > > > > > On Tue, Jul 01, 2025 at 09:30:36PM -0700, Ryan Freeman wrote: > > > > On Mon, Jun 30, 2025 at 02:00:17PM -0400, Thomas Frohwein wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Sun, 29 Jun 2025 03:10:18 -0600 > > > > > "Anthony J. Bentley" <anthony@anjbe.name> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Thomas Frohwein writes: > > > > > > > Thomas Frohwein <tfrohwein@fastmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > dosbox-staging is a sane fork of dosbox that emphasizes > > > > > > > > sane defaults and code quality. It has advantages over > > > > > > > > both dosbox and dosbox-x in ports. Compared to dosbox-x, > > > > > > > > the window size and fullscreen defaults and > > > > > > > > implementation work a lot better on my cwm multi-monitor > > > > > > > > setup. In addition, several games that don't run on my > > > > > > > > Intel Core Ultra 7 155H with dosbox-x, like Master of > > > > > > > > Orion 2 and Pizza Connection work without a hitch with > > > > > > > > dosbox-staging. I tested a number of other games that > > > > > > > > worked well, including Blood, Colonization, Dungeon > > > > > > > > Keeper, Grand Theft Auto, Jagged Alliance, Worms United. > > > > > > > > Overall, I think this would be a good addition for > > > > > > > > higher quality emulation of DOS software. > > > > > > > > > > > > Fails during configure for me: > > > > > > > > > > > > Run-time dependency sdl2_net found: YES 2.2.0 > > > > > > Run-time dependency slirp found: YES 4.7.0 > > > > > > Run-time dependency gl found: YES 25.0.7 > > > > > > Run-time dependency fluidsynth found: YES 2.4.4 > > > > > > Run-time dependency xi found: YES 1.8.2 > > > > > > Has header "cxxabi.h" : YES > > > > > > Has header "dlfcn.h" : YES > > > > > > Has header "execinfo.h" : YES > > > > > > Checking for function "backtrace" : NO > > > > > > Configuring config.h using configuration > > > > > > Run-time dependency GMock found: NO (tried pkgconfig and > > > > > > system) Looking for a fallback subproject for the dependency > > > > > > gmock ERROR: Subproject gtest is buildable: NO > > > > > > > > > > This should be solved by adding BUILD_DEPENDS=devel/gtest. > > > > > Attached new tarball that includes this. > > > > > > > > Looks like it will also need BUILD_DEPENDS=shells/bash > > > > > > > > Build started at 2025-07-01T21:28:13.545578 > > > > Main binary: /usr/local/bin/python3.12 > > > > Build Options: -Duse_mt32emu=false -Dprefix=/usr/local > > > > -Dlocalstatedir=/var -Dmandir=/usr/local/man > > > > -Dsharedstatedir=/var/db -Dsysconfdir=/etc > > > > -Dauto_features=enabled -Dbuildtype=plain -Dstrip=True > > > > -Dwrap_mode=nodownload Python system: OpenBSD The Meson build > > > > system Version: 1.8.2 Source dir: > > > > /usr/ports/pobj/dosbox-staging-0.82.2/dosbox-staging-0.82.2 > > > > Build dir: /usr/ports/pobj/dosbox-staging-0.82.2/build-amd64 > > > > Build type: native build Running command: > > > > /usr/ports/pobj/dosbox-staging-0.82.2/dosbox-staging-0.82.2/scripts/get-version.sh > > > > version --- stdout --- > > > > > > > > --- stderr --- > > > > env: bash: No such file or directory > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ../../../../../../usr/ports/pobj/dosbox-staging-0.82.2/dosbox-staging-0.82.2/meson.build:4:13: > > > > ERROR: Command > > > > `/usr/ports/pobj/dosbox-staging-0.82.2/dosbox-staging-0.82.2/scripts/get-version.sh > > > > version` failed with status 127. > > > > > > Sent without the actual port remarks! With bash available, the > > > package builds fine here on amd64 laptop. > > > > > > Ran some DOS games without issue, the CRT filter is a nice effect. > > > > > > > Re-attached with all the bash, git, and gtest BDEPs. I've tested a > > number of DOS games, most work well out of the box without needing a > > custom config for performance. > > > > ok? > > ping > > Re-attached. Besides the dependencies already fixed on last ping, now > also with the .desktop file pointing to the right bainary > (dosbox-staging, not dosbox) > > ok? Gave it a quick look with Sim City 2000 and Tomb Raider. Both ran without issue. Tomb Raider was tested in software rendering and 3dfx. 1 test failed, log attached. Didn“t look further into it. Thank you! -- greetings, Florian Viehweger
NEW: dosbox-staging, a useful fork of dosbox