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Nathan Binkert 06a4686af9 Rework the command line paramters for python output and how
output files and the output directory are are handled.  Make
the output directory configuration via a command line parameter,
or an environment variable.

SConscript:
    Add new output file stuff
base/misc.cc:
dev/simconsole.cc:
    use new output file code
cpu/base_cpu.cc:
    use new output file code to generate output streams
dev/etherdump.cc:
    use the output file code to find the output directory
    use a real stream instead of a pointer
dev/etherdump.hh:
    use a real stream instead of a pointer
objects/Root.mpy:
    output_dir and config_output_file are not longer configured here.
sim/main.cc:
    - Completely rework the command line argument passing to deal with
    changes in python and output files.
    - Update help output to reflect changes.
    - Remove all direct support for .ini files.  They are strictly
    for intermediate representation.
    - Remove the --foo:bar=blah syntax for .ini files and add --foo.bar=blah
    syntax for python.  This will generate: foo.bar = 'blah' in the python
    script.
    - Add '-d' to set the output directory.
    - Use new output file code to access the output stream.
sim/serialize.cc:
    use the new code to find the output directory
sim/universe.cc:
    Get rid of makeOutputStream.  Use the new output file code.
    Remove output_dir and config_output_file as parameters.

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extra : convert_revision : df2f0e13d401c3a60cae1239aa1ec3511721544d
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arch Add support for CPU models to execute the effective 2005-02-03 20:47:11 -05:00
base Rework the command line paramters for python output and how 2005-02-11 09:47:41 -05:00
build defining SYSTEM_EV5 isn't all that necessary 2004-11-13 11:32:17 -05:00
configs/boot Add Monet configuration, update p4 parameters, couple of typo fixes 2005-02-03 23:50:57 -05:00
cpu Rework the command line paramters for python output and how 2005-02-11 09:47:41 -05:00
dev Rework the command line paramters for python output and how 2005-02-11 09:47:41 -05:00
docs footer.html: 2003-10-15 20:49:12 -04:00
kern Merge changes to make m5 g++ 3.4 compatible. 2005-01-18 13:02:47 -05:00
objects Rework the command line paramters for python output and how 2005-02-11 09:47:41 -05:00
sim Rework the command line paramters for python output and how 2005-02-11 09:47:41 -05:00
test More fixes to the pbs stuff to make it more robust. 2005-02-09 23:55:21 -05:00
util Some cosmetic changes to MyPOpen 2005-02-10 00:02:51 -05:00
Doxyfile Update for doxygen 1.3.6 2004-05-04 16:32:43 -04:00
LICENSE updated readme to reflect linux/scons changes 2004-07-28 17:56:36 -04:00
README updated readme to reflect linux/scons changes 2004-07-28 17:56:36 -04:00
SConscript Rework the command line paramters for python output and how 2005-02-11 09:47:41 -05:00

This is release m5_1.0_beta1 of the M5 simulator.

This file contains brief "getting started" information and release
notes.  For more information, see http://m5.eecs.umich.edu.  If you
have questions, please send mail to m5sim-users@lists.sourceforge.net.

WHAT'S INCLUDED (AND NOT)
-------------------------

Since you're reading this file, presumably you've managed to untar the
distribution.  The archive you've unpacked has three subdirectories:
 - m5: the simulator itself
 - m5-test: regression tests and scripts to run them
 - ext: less-common external packages needed to build m5
   (currently ply and libelf)

M5 is a capable, full-system simulator that current supports both Linux
2.4/2.6 and the proprietary Compaq/HP Tru64 version of Unix. We are able 
to distribute Linux bootdisks, but we are unable to distribute bootable
disk images of Tru64 Unix. If you have a Tru64 license and are interested 
in obtaining disk images, contact us at m5-dev@eecs.umich.edu.

WHAT'S NEEDED
-------------
-GCC(3.X)
-Python(2.2.2+)

WHAT'S RECOMMENDED
------------------
-MySQL (for statistics complex statistics storage/retrieval)
-Python-MysqlDB (for statistics analysis) 

GETTING STARTED
---------------

The following steps will build and test the simulator.  The variable
"$top" refers to the top directory where you've unpacked the files,
i.e., the one containing the m5, m5-test, and ext directories.

There are three different build targets and three optimizations in each level:
Target:
-------
ALPHA  - Syscall emulation simulation
KERNEL - Linux full system simulation
KERNEL_TLASER - Tru64 Unix full system simulation

Optimization:
-------------
m5.debug - debug version of the code with tracing and without optimization
m5.opt   - optimized version of code with tracing
m5.fast  - optimized version of the code without tracing and asserts

cd $top/m5/build
scons TARGET/OPTLEVL  # e.g. KERNEL/m5.opt, use -j N if you have a MP system
cd $top/m5-test
./do-tests.pl -B ALPHA	# test what you just built
./do-tests.pl -B KERNEL	# test what you just built
# wait for tests to run...
# should end with "finished do-tests successfully!"