RELEASE_NOTES

   1 Aug. 25, 2006: m5_2.0_beta patch 1
   2 --------------------
   3 Handful of minor bug fixes for m5_2.0_beta,
   4 along with a few new regression tests.
   5
   6 Aug. 15, 2006: m5_2.0_beta
   7 --------------------
   8 Major update to M5 including:
   9 - New CPU model
  10 - New memory system
  11 - More extensive python integration
  12 - Preliminary syscall emulation support for MIPS and SPARC
  13 This is a *beta* release, meaning that some features are not complete,
  14 and some features from M5 1.X aren't currently supported (e.g., MP
  15 coherence).  We are working to address these limitations and hope to
  16 have a complete 2.0 release soon.
  17
  18 Oct. 8, 2005: m5_1.1
  19 --------------------
  20 Update release for IOSCA workshop mini-tutorial.  New features include:
  21 - Preliminary FreeBSD support
  22 - Integration of regression tests into scons build framework
  23 - Several bug fixes and better compatibility for Cygwin hosts
  24 - Major cleanup of Alpha system code (console, PAL, etc.) to make
  25   it easier for others to build/modify
  26 - Fixes to enable compilation under g++ 4.0
  27 - Numerous minor bug fixes
  28
  29 June 10, 2005: m5_1.0_web
  30 -------------------------
  31 The 1.0 release posted on Sourceforge after the ISCA tutorial contains
  32 just a few very minor fixes relative to the CD.
  33
  34 June 5, 2005: m5_1.0_tutorial
  35 -----------------------------
  36 First non-beta release.  This release was on the CD distributed at the
  37 ISCA tutorial.  Major enhancements relative to beta releases include
  38 Linux support and Python-based configuration language.
  39
  40 June 17, 2004: m5_1.0_beta2
  41 ---------------------------
  42 Stealth-mode beta bug-fix update, not widely advertised.
  43
  44 Oct. 17, 2003: m5_1.0_beta1
  45 ---------------------------
  46 Early beta release.