Package request: box86

[Tarinaky]

Project description

Box86 lets you run x86 Linux programs (such as games) on non-x86 Linux systems, like ARM

Metadata

• homepage URL: https://box86.org/
• source URL: https://github.com/ptitSeb/box86
• license: mit
• platforms: unix, linux, darwin

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[Aleksanaa]

I recall I saw this on reddit yesterday. The problem here I guess is we are lacking armv7 test machines, and even armv7 toolchains doesn't work so well sometimes (right?) so we are completely blind about whether it really works or not

[surfaceflinger]

You don't need armv7 machines for that, just userland that can be ran by aarch64, there's a PR here #318623

I've been trying to run CS:S dedicated server using it few months ago, box86 worked, can't say that abt CS:S tho, there were warnings about some unimplemented stuff :p

You just crossbuild things for i686 linux and you can then refer to pkgs.box86 in a module

[Yeshey]

You don't need armv7 machines for that, just userland that can be ran by aarch64, there's a PR here #318623

I've been trying to run CS:S dedicated server using it few months ago, box86 worked, can't say that abt CS:S tho, there were warnings about some unimplemented stuff :p

You just crossbuild things for i686 linux and you can then refer to pkgs.box86 in a module

Did you manage to run the server?
I was trying to run steam in nixOS but couldn't get it to work (ptitSeb/box86#968)

Was suspecting it was a box86 issue, cuz i was trying in the oracle server with (i think) ARMv8 architecture

[surfaceflinger]

Did you manage to run the server?

It was printing stuff out and client actually exchanged some data but then server stopped responding.
I don't think you can run Steam, pretty sure it needs 64 bit environment now. If you want to run dedicated servers from Steam then use fetchsteam instead

[Aleksanaa]

Completed in #318623. Feel free to open further bug reports if it's not working.