z80ex 0.15 review

z80ex is a portable ZiLOG Z80 CPU emulator designed as a library. Goals include precise opcode emulation (documented and undocumente

License: GPL (GNU General Public License) File size: 0K Developer: Boo-boo

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z80ex is a portable ZiLOG Z80 CPU emulator designed as a library.

Goals include precise opcode emulation (documented and undocumented), exact timings for each opcode (including I/O operations), and simultaneous operation of several virtual CPUs.

Here are some key features of "z80ex":
precise opcode emulation (documented & undocumented)
exact timings for each opcode (including I/O operations)
full support for all interrupt modes
allows simultaneous operation of several virtual CPUs
written in pure ANSI C
compiles as a library, which may be used via simple callback-based API

Building and installation (*):

for build using GNU C (GCC - unix, mingw/cygwin - Win32, DJGPP - DOS(**)),
type 'gmake'. static and shared libraries will appear in "./lib".
also you may do "gmake static" for building only static library,
or "gmake shared" for only shared library.

after successful build, issue "gmake install" as superuser.
default install prefix is /usr/local, which can be changed in Makefile.

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support for non-GNU build methods is'nt included at the moment,
feel free to contribute :)

**)
when building with DJGPP, use "gmake static" -- DOS does'nt support
shared libraries

Usage:

include < z80ex.h > in your sources,
and link with "libz80ex" (-lz80ex).

no API documentation written yet, see comments in "z80ex.h".

What's New in This Release:
(major bugfix release) - nasty deadlock in IM0 mode was eliminated 29.03.2006