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This is release m5_1.0_beta1 of the M5 simulator.
This file contains brief "getting started" information and release
notes. For more information, see http://m5.eecs.umich.edu. If you
have questions, please send mail to m5sim-users@lists.sourceforge.net.
WHAT'S INCLUDED (AND NOT)
-------------------------
Since you're reading this file, presumably you've managed to untar the
distribution. The archive you've unpacked has three subdirectories:
- m5: the simulator itself
- m5-test: regression tests and scripts to run them
- ext: less-common external packages needed to build m5
(currently ply and libelf)
M5 is a capable, full-system simulator that current supports both Linux
2.4/2.6 and the proprietary Compaq/HP Tru64 version of Unix. We are able
to distribute Linux bootdisks, but we are unable to distribute bootable
disk images of Tru64 Unix. If you have a Tru64 license and are interested
in obtaining disk images, contact us at m5-dev@eecs.umich.edu.
WHAT'S NEEDED
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-GCC(3.X)
-Python(2.4+)
WHAT'S RECOMMENDED
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-MySQL (for statistics complex statistics storage/retrieval)
-Python-MysqlDB (for statistics analysis)
GETTING STARTED
---------------
The following steps will build and test the simulator. The variable
"$top" refers to the top directory where you've unpacked the files,
i.e., the one containing the m5, m5-test, and ext directories.
There are three different build targets and three optimizations in each level:
Target:
-------
ALPHA_SE - Syscall emulation simulation
ALPHA_FS - Linux full system simulation
ALPHA_FS_TL - Tru64 (Turbolaser) Unix full system simulation
Optimization:
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m5.debug - debug version of the code with tracing and without optimization
m5.opt - optimized version of code with tracing
m5.fast - optimized version of the code without tracing and asserts
cd $top/m5/build
scons TARGET/OPTLEVL # e.g. ALPHA_FS/m5.opt, use -j N if you have a MP system
cd $top/m5-test
./do-tests.pl -B ALPHA_SE # test what you just built
./do-tests.pl -B ALPHA_FS # test what you just built
# wait for tests to run...
# should end with "finished do-tests successfully!"
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