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Nathan Binkert 58fe84b646 Reconfigure ini files to match the default system that I'd like
to use for future papers.  Notable changes include a 3 level
cache hierarchy, a bug fix in the main memory bandwidth and
narrowing of the machine.

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arch Renamed OpClass enum members: they all end in 'Op' now. 2004-05-31 16:19:31 -07:00
base make the interaction of the stats event stuff with the 2004-05-23 12:53:34 -04:00
cpu Merge zizzer.eecs.umich.edu:/z/m5/Bitkeeper/m5 2004-06-13 05:52:59 -04:00
dev Beta version of Python configuration tool. Generates .ini files from 2004-04-06 10:02:00 -07:00
docs footer.html: 2003-10-15 20:49:12 -04:00
kern lif kernelt stats out of tru64 directory 2004-06-10 01:02:33 -04:00
sim Change the namespace Statistics to Stats 2004-05-21 13:03:17 -04:00
test Change the namespace Statistics to Stats 2004-05-21 13:03:17 -04:00
util Minor restructuring of Python config code, mostly to avoid walking 2004-06-09 20:46:29 -07:00
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README Add a README for the release. Ideally we would move this up a level (to the 2003-10-17 09:32:00 -07:00

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 just "ply")

Although M5 is capable of full-system simulation, the only OS it
currently supports is the proprietary Compaq/HP Tru64 version of Unix.
We are thus unable to distribute bootable disk images freely.  If you
have a Tru64 license and are interested in obtaining disk images,
contact us at m5-dev@eecs.umich.edu.

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.

cd $top/m5/setup
./setup ALPHA		# set up build/ALPHA directory
cd $top/m5/build/ALPHA
make m5.opt		# use "-j N" if you've got an MP system
# wait for build...
cd $top/m5-test
./do-tests.pl -B ALPHA	# test what you just built
# wait for tests to run...
# should end with "finished do-tests successfully!"

If you run into errors regarding m5/arch/alpha/decoder.cc, just
"touch" that file to update its timestamp.  This file is generated
from a compact ISA description using a program written in Python.  If
you have Python 2.2.2 or later installed on your system, you should be
able to generate it yourself, but if you don't have Python (or have an
older version), you may run in to trouble.  Since we've shipped a
working copy of decoder.cc, it's not necessary to have Python to build
M5 (unless you start modifying the ISA decription).  Unfortunately,
sometimes make gets confused and tries to do so anyway.  The "touch"
should convince make to stop trying.