From 3a1ec1f5f4f59c44f84a17087d0d1950fe95d5b6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wengier Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2021 18:36:18 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] documenation update for 0.83.9 Windows and HX-DOS builds --- INSTALL.md | 14 ++++++-------- README.md | 2 +- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md index ded44142c..a2222b614 100644 --- a/INSTALL.md +++ b/INSTALL.md @@ -19,11 +19,9 @@ Once you get DOSBox-X installed and running, you probably want to look at the DO ## Windows Packages (Installer or Portable) -(Coming soon for version 0.83.9) - You probably want to use the all-in-one Windows installation packages for the ease of installation, which are especially recommended for new and non-expert users. With the installer the installation process will be automated while allowing you to change the install folder and the default build to run if you prefer (and the option to install all builds to subdirectories), so that you will be able to start DOSBox-X as soon as the installation ends. A quick start guide is also included in the package, and shell context menus can be automatically added for a fast launch of DOSBox-X from the Windows Explorer. The Windows installer for the current DOSBox-X version 0.83.9 is available from: -(Coming soon) +* [dosbox-x-windows-0.83.9-setup.exe](https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-x/releases/download/dosbox-x-v0.83.9/dosbox-x-windows-0.83.9-setup.exe) Windows installers for the previous DOSBox-X versions are also available from: @@ -32,11 +30,11 @@ Windows installers for the previous DOSBox-X versions are also available from: You can easily upgrade from a previous version of DOSBox-X to the new version with the Windows installer. The Windows installer in fact offers an option to automatically upgrade the config file (dosbox-x.conf) to the new version format while keeping all the user-customized settings already made. When you select this (recommended), the config file will include all options of the latest DOSBox-X version and also will keep all the changes already done previously by the user. -Apart from the Windows installers, you can usually find three zip packages for each DOSBox-X version for the Windows platform in the Releases page as an alternative way to install DOSBox-X. These zip files are portable packages containing binaries built with Visual Studio 2019, MinGW 32-bit and MinGW 64-bit (or mingw-w64). For the current DOSBox-X version 0.83.8, these portable builds are separately available from: +Apart from the Windows installers, you can usually find three zip packages for each DOSBox-X version for the Windows platform in the Releases page as an alternative way to install DOSBox-X. These zip files are portable packages containing binaries built with Visual Studio 2019, MinGW 32-bit and MinGW 64-bit (or mingw-w64). For the current DOSBox-X version 0.83.9, these portable builds are separately available from: -* [dosbox-x-vsbuild-win-20201130195706.zip](https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-x/releases/download/dosbox-x-v0.83.8/dosbox-x-vsbuild-win-20201130195706.zip) -* [dosbox-x-mingw-win32-20201130195816.zip](https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-x/releases/download/dosbox-x-v0.83.8/dosbox-x-mingw-win32-20201130195816.zip) -* [dosbox-x-mingw-win64-20201130210737.zip](https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-x/releases/download/dosbox-x-v0.83.8/dosbox-x-mingw-win64-20201130210737.zip) +* [dosbox-x-vsbuild-win-20210101071757.zip](https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-x/releases/download/dosbox-x-v0.83.9/dosbox-x-vsbuild-win-20210101071757.zip) +* [dosbox-x-mingw-win32-20210102052705.zip](https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-x/releases/download/dosbox-x-v0.83.9/dosbox-x-mingw-win32-20210102052705.zip) +* [dosbox-x-mingw-win64-20210102062326.zip](https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-x/releases/download/dosbox-x-v0.83.9/dosbox-x-mingw-win64-20210102062326.zip) The Visual Studio builds are the default Windows builds to use, but they only run on Windows Vista and later (Windows 7, 8, and 10). The MinGW builds will be required if you are running Windows XP. You may also want to use one of the MinGW builds (plain, lowend, etc) if you encounter specific problem(s) with the Visual Studio builds. In addition, while the SDL1 version is the default version, the SDL2 version may be prefered over the SDL1 version for certain features (particularly related to input handling) such as touchscreen input support. @@ -105,7 +103,7 @@ Besides Windows, Linux and macOS packages, there are also packages released for For the current DOSBox-X version 0.83.9, the official DOS version is available in the following zip package: -* [dosbox-x-mingw-hx-dos-20210101063759.zip](https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-x/releases/download/dosbox-x-v0.83.9/dosbox-x-mingw-hx-dos-20210101063759.zip) +* [dosbox-x-mingw-hx-dos-20210102130253.zip](https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-x/releases/download/dosbox-x-v0.83.9/dosbox-x-mingw-hx-dos-20210102130253.zip) The DOS package allows you to run DOSBox-X in a real DOS system (MS-DOS 5.0+ or compatible) with the help of the freely-available [HX DOS Extender](https://github.com/Baron-von-Riedesel/HX), which is already included in the recent DOS release packages. Once you unzip the package you can directly type ```DOSBOX-X``` to run in DOS. See the README.TXT file inside the DOS package for more information. diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6648494fe..c9dfd4a19 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ DOSBox-X is a cross-platform DOS emulator, so all major host operating systems a Windows binaries (both 32-bit and 64-bit), Linux RPM packages (64-bit), macOS packages (64-bit) and DOS versions are officially released periodically, typically on the last day of a month or the first day of the next month. Please check out the [DOSBox-X homepage](https://dosbox-x.com) and the [INSTALL](INSTALL.md) page for the latest DOSBox-X packages on these platforms and further installation instructions. You can also find ZIP (or Linux RPM) packages for all released versions and their change logs in the [Releases](https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-x/releases) page. -The latest version of DOSBox-X is 0.83.8, released on November 30, 2020. If you use Windows, please note that the default Windows releases built with Visual Studio only support Windows Vista and later (Windows 7, 8, and 10); for Windows XP, the MinGW builds are required. All-in-one Windows installers for DOSBox-X are available to ease the installation process, and they allow you to start DOSBox-X as soon as the installation ends. The Windows installer for the latest official version of DOSBox-X can be downloaded from: [DOSBox-X-Setup-Windows-latest.exe](https://github.com/Wengier/dosbox-x-wiki/raw/master/DOSBox-X-Setup-Windows-latest.exe) +The latest version of DOSBox-X is 0.83.9, released on January 1, 2021. If you use Windows, please note that the default Windows releases built with Visual Studio only support Windows Vista and later (Windows 7, 8, and 10); for Windows XP, the MinGW builds are required. All-in-one Windows installers for DOSBox-X are available to ease the installation process, and they allow you to start DOSBox-X as soon as the installation ends. The Windows installer for the latest official version of DOSBox-X can be downloaded from: [DOSBox-X-Setup-Windows-latest.exe](https://github.com/Wengier/dosbox-x-wiki/raw/master/DOSBox-X-Setup-Windows-latest.exe) For running DOSBox-X in a real DOS system (MS-DOS or compatible), please use the special HX-DOS builds included in the DOS packages. It is achieved with the help of the freely-available [HX DOS Extender](https://github.com/Baron-von-Riedesel/HX), which is already included in the recent DOS release packages. However, not all features of DOSBox-X that are supported in other platforms can be supported in this environment.