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Subject: Re: [PATCH] gnu: Add dosbox x86 emulator.
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2015 21:41:48 +0200
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To: Paul van der Walt <paul@denknerd.org>
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Paul van der Walt <paul@denknerd.org> skribis:

> * gnu/packages/games.scm (dosbox): New variable.

[...]

> +    (name "dosbox")
> +    (version "0.74")

Rather 0.74.svn3947 or similar.

> +    (source (origin
> +              (method svn-fetch)
> +              (uri (svn-reference
> +                    (url "http://svn.code.sf.net/p/dosbox/code-0/dosbox/=
trunk/")
> +                    (revision 3947)))
> +              ;; Using SVN head, since the last release (2010) is incomp=
atible
> +              ;; with GCC5 (see
> +              ;; <https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=3D62=
4976>).

Sure, but we=E2=80=99re currently building with GCC 4.9.  :-)  Anyway, we=
=E2=80=99ll have
the problem sooner or later, so this is probably wise.

> +    (description "DOSBox is a DOS-emulator that uses the SDL-library.  D=
OSBox

=E2=80=9Cthe SDL library=E2=80=9D

> +    (license license:gpl3)))

According to dosbox-0.74.tar.gz, it=E2=80=99s GPLv2+, not GPLv3-only.  Coul=
d you
double check?

Thanks!

Ludo=E2=80=99.