[Simh] Readline support gone?

[Philipp Hachtmann]

BTW, the list's reply settings are a bit..... unsophisticated *g*


>> A set of real Makefiles would be nice.  As a project grows, the
>> importance of a makefile becomes even more evident. Since gmake is
>> available for many platforms, a single makefile for each simulator
>> should work, even when using the Microsoft compiler.  And there could
>> be a top-level makefile that descends into each similator subdirectory
>> and invokes a simulator-specific makefile.
Yes.

> 
> Bearing in mind RMCH.
I just read the article. It mentiones some effects to keep in mind. The 
best performance would be achieved with a single makefile, indeed. But 
traversing those few directories isn't a high price for a lot more clarity.

>>
>> I guess it would take some time to debug the makefile on all supported
>> platforms, but it would be worth it in my opinion.
> 
> Sounds like Philipp already did a lot of it.
I once made some changes. This was a long time ago.
Here you can find an archive containing my branch:
http://hachti.de/download/simhv33-1-hachti.tar.bz2
You see, it's not the last version.

- all directories in lower case
- no sources in top directory -> moved to sim folder
- depends on gmake
- original "makefile" is still included
- readline support with history - but no tab completion of simulator 
commands.

Keeping in mind the RMCH article, the best performance would be achieved 
with a single real makefile for the whole project. That would be a great 
opportunity.
It's not ok to put all options into one CC command. It's way better to 
compile to objects and link, using CFLAGS and LDFLAGS.

With a real makefile you can take full advantage of multiprocessor 
systems using the -j switch of make. On my quad core that improves the 
linux build time by more than factor 3.5!

Best wishes,
Philipp :-)

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