RELEASE_NOTES

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