RELEASES.md

Version 0.41

All issues for the milestone are listed here.

Whole project

• rewrite command line arguments (replaced library args4j by picocli)

main-module

• new command line
• improved automation
• fixed many bugs

all compilers

• completely rewritten using ANTLR v4
• improved examples

as-8080, as-z80

• support forward references and improve expression evaluation
• added END pseudo-instruction support

8080-cpu

• support loading/saving frequency from/to a config file
• if port is not active, returns 0xFF on reading
• rewritten disassembler
• optimized performance

z80-cpu

• completely rewritten, optimized performance
• implemented unofficial instructions
• all instructions tested fully using z80test, zexall
• support loading/saving frequency from/to a config file
• by default 4kHz frequency

adm3A-terminal

• new font - custom made, true-type based on the original ADM-3A font matrix
• new gui window, new settings window

88-sio

• support mapping characters to other characters
• support TTY/ANSI modes
• support interrupts
• rewritten gui

88-dcdd

• renamed from 88-disk
• experimental ability to read & save files from CP/M disk images, supporting various formats
• support interrupts
• rewritten gui
• fix bugs (#186, #183)

byte-mem

• renamed from standard-mem
• ASCII mode support
• mouse-wheel rolls pages too

simh-pseudo

• renamed from simhPseudo-z80
• implemented almost all commands except attaching/detaching/resetting PTP/PTR devices

ssem-cpu

• improved emulation speed on Windows

ssem-mem

• improved GUI
• dump/load binary file support

ssem-display

• fixed bugs (#180)

vt100-terminal

• new terminal device, used instead of brainduck-terminal
• implemented some ASCII control codes

brainduck-terminal

• was removed, replaced by vt100-terminal

brainduck-mem

• was removed, replaced by byte-mem

ramc-compiler

• drop floating-point support
• strings must be now in quotes

ram-mem

• drop computing complexity feature
• load/dump content from/to a file

rasp-cpu

• rewritten status panel

rasp-mem

• load/dump content from/to a file

Version 0.40

All issues for the milestone are listed here.

Whole project:

• updated to Java 11
• changed build system - moved from Maven to Gradle
• reorganized directory structure, introduced startup scripts
• reimplemented generating of names of configuration files (to not clash with filesystem rules)
• changed configuration file format to TOML
• many GUI fixes (e.g. ESC closes all dialogs, source code tab displays file name, dialog modality issues, added icon to windows)
• all dialogs accepting memory addresses can use various number radixes
• rewritten project website

main-module:

• removed configuration editor popup in the schema editor
• reimplemented source code editor using RSyntaxTextArea
• reimplemented emulation automation (--input is not required anymore, introduced more command line options)
• introduced configuration file for the main module
• be able to configure Look and Feel in the configuration
• make debug table responsive
• allow to change font size in the editor
• fix: arrows in schema panel are wrongly displayed, but they work in schema editor
• fix: when computer is not possible to open due some error, no error dialog shows up
• fix: editing a just opened file does not detect changes when opening another file (and doesn't ask for saving)
• fix: find/replace - replace all does not work
• fix: plugin settings are not saved
• fix: timed emulation cannot be paused
• fix: Windows: instruction table has not a monospace font but some serif (also 88-sio status)
• fix: Windows: toolbar buttons are not highlighted when mouse is over (works on standard memory)
• fix: Windows: ESC won't clear marked occurences after text search in editor
• fix: Windows: in "View computer" dialog copyright doesn't show correct "č" character - encoding problem.
• fix: In about dialog, the logo panel has different background than the logo itself
• fix: Saving schema in schema editor removes all plugin settings
• fix: Opening schema in editor them immediately save it - the name disappears in the list of computers
• fix: When running emulation, page control panel won't disappear
• fix: Open computer dialog: ENTER should open computer
• fix: Save schema image does not work correctly
• fix: When compilation fails, and then source errors are fixed, compiler still reports failure
• fix: If invalid config file is put to config/, emuStudio wont start
• fix: after saving newly created computer in schema editor, it is not shown in the list

RASP:

• rewritten raspc-rasp grammar and compiler
• raspc-rasp: implemented <input> directive

SSEM:

• fix: SSEM noodle-timer doesn't work

adm3A-terminal:

• fix: load cursor from software
• fix: keyboard does not read input
• fix: "here is" does not work (in GUI) - throws some hidden exception
• fix: "always on top" doesn't work

88-disk:

• implement reading files from CP/M filesystems
• fix: settings show weird unparseable ports in text fields (e.g. Optional[8], etc.)

88-sio:

• fix: On computer reset, 88-SIO buffer is not cleared; on automatic emulation (non-interactive), reset should not clear the buffer
• fix: Removed port is not saved

abstract-tape:

• renamed from abstractTape-ram
• fix: vertical resize of abstract tape won't extend the symbols list
• fix: In schema editor, abstractTape-ram is shown as "abstractTape" only
• fix: Input tape (copy.ram) does not show all inputs properly (row 04 is missing)

standard-mem:

• fix: selected value is white and has white background (invisible)
• fix: Could not open memory image from "all files (.)" filter
• fix: with banking: no memory content is shown in the table (e.g. loaded image)
• fix: in case of banked memory, during load image first ask about memory location, then bank index
• fix: Find sequence dialog does not search by pressing ENTER

8080-cpu:

• fix: CPU is in Stopped state initially. After clicking on "run" it won't and hang whole emuStudio

Version 0.39

All issues for the milestone are listed here.

New computers:

• RASP (raspc-rasp, rasp-cpu, rasp-mem) - thanks to Michal Šipoš
• SSEM (as-ssem, ssem-cpu, ssem-mem, ssem-display)
• re-implemented BrainDuck

Whole project:

• introduced logging using logback+slf4j
• introduced Maven 3 for dependency and project management
• new user documentation was created
• new developer's guide was created
• new website was created
• emulation automation was fixed for all machines (MITS Altair, RAM, RASP, BrainDuck, SSEM)
• lots of refactorings
• introduction of Travis CI

main-module:

• rewritten debugger and disassembler
• introduced pagination in debugger
• introduced saving computer schema to image
• better place location of splitter for editor / compiler output
• fixed GUI problems
• "previous instruction" just decrements program counter
• fixed syntax highlighting
• fixed: on breakpoint, instruction list was not pointing at current (next) instruction
• fixed: on 'pages backwards' button when the input window is cancelled, NullPointerException appeared in log
• fixed: when file was not saved before compilation, on most compilers NullPointerException appeared in log
• fixed: in source code editor, when open file is cancelled, compiler output window was cleared
• find/replace dialog is now possible to be cancelled with ESC key
• schema editor: enable breaking connection lines with movable pins
• fixed undo/redo capability
• fixed: deadlock in source code editor

as-8080:

• fixed db 'if'
• added command line
• fixed compiling ani instruction
• better error recovery implementation
• fixed: relative path to include files did not work

as-z80:

• fixed db 'if' does not work
• added command line
• better error recovery implementation
• fixed: relative path to include files did not work

8080-cpu:

• introduced real-time program dumping
• refactorted + thoroughly tested
• fixed: PC change did not update the status panel GUI
• fixed decoder and disassembler (bug in edigen)
• fixed: inc and dcr instructions

z80-cpu:

• introduced real-time program dumping
• refactorted + thoroughly tested
• fixed: PC change did not update the status panel GUI
• fixed: z80 JR xx,label incorrectly calculated offset
• refactored GUI

88-disk:

• introduced Java NIO to improve performance

88-sio:

• fixed: status port manipulation
• add ability to bind to multiple CPU ports
• fixed: NPE in MITS 88-SIO

standard-mem:

• add possibility to load image at runtime with a button
• add possibility to find a sequence

adm3A-terminal:

• fixed cursor blinking
• fixed: terminal did not accept CTRL+C
• fixed: terminal could load custom font

ramc-ram

• added command line
• better error recovery implementation

ram-cpu:

• IP change does not update the status panel GUI
• Introduce 'label' column in debug table

ram-mem

• problem with loading programs

abstractTape-ram

• canceling the edit of the symbol in the abstract tape does not work
• display a number of registers it's pointing at

brainc-brainduck

• added command line
• reimplemented to real brainfuck language

brainduck-cpu:

• fixed: when BrainDuck CPU was reset, it did not clear memory
• introduced profiler for improving performance

brainduck-terminal:

• reimplemented

Version 0.38b

All issues for the milestone are listed here.

• Add possibility to modify settings of plug-ins in abstract schema editor by double-clicking on an element or with using pop-up menu with right-click on an element.

• Fixed several bugs in abstract schema drawing

• Added pop-up menu when user right clicks on an element in abstract schema

• Add ability to resize elements in abstract schema

• Add useGrid, gridGap and width/height of all elements into schema and configuration file

• Fixed debug table column title: mnemo to opcode

• Created listener for possibility to call updates on debug table by any plugins.

• Fixed bug: when deleted last computer in computers dialog, exception was thrown

• Changed Vector to ArrayList in HighlightThread

• Fixed bug in text editor: file saving

• Fixed bug in 'view of computer' - devices were shown weirdly

• Fixed synchronization problems in automatized emulation execution

• Added new parameter "--nogui" that won't show GUI in the automatization

• Fixed automatization, now "auto" setting is set to "true" if the emulation is automatized. Plugins may read this setting to determine this.

• Fixed possible NullPointerExceptions throws when disassembler is not implemented inside a CPU

• Re-implement pagination in the debug table

• Next try to overcome thread deadlock bug connected with syntax highlighting :(

• Make all rows in debug table visible