./emulators/hercules4sdl, The SoftDevLabs version of Hercules 4.x (Hyperion)

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Branch: CURRENT, Version: 4.7, Package name: hercules4sdl-4.7, Maintainer: rhialto

This is an activiely developed version of emulators/hercules.

Hercules is an open source software implementation of the mainframe
System/370 and ESA/390 architectures, in addition to the new 64-bit
z/Architecure. Hercules runs under Linux, Windows 98, Windows NT,
Windows 2000, and NetBSD. Hercules was created by Roger Bowler and
maintained by Jay Maynard. Jan Jaeger designed and implemented many
of the advanced features of Hercules, including dynamic
reconfiguration, integrated console, interpretive execution, and
z/Architecture support.

Relevant mailing lists include https://groups.io/g/h390-vm and
https://hercules-390.groups.io/g/group.

This version is developed by SoftDevLabs.

The hercifc program, which is only used when configuring network devices,
is installed suid root, only accessible by group "hercules".

Master sites:

Filesize: 24843.148 KB

Version history: (Expand)

CVS history: (Expand)


   2024-03-13 20:32:52 by Olaf Seibert | Files touched by this commit (2) | Package updated
Log message:
emulators/hercules4sdl: update to 4.7.

Changes from https://sdl-hercules-390.github.io/html/hercnew.html:

 * Fix EX/EXRL instructions to not cause spurious PIC 3 (Tony Harminc, Fish)
#415
 * Fix E7 Prefix CCW support (Aaron Finerman, Fish)
 * Fix Read Count Suffix bug causing data corruption #575
 * Fix Locate Record Write Track Operation (Aaron Finerman, Fish) #601
 * Fix Read Tracks CCW when chained from Prefix (Aaron Finerman, Fish) #603
 * Fix various ICKDSF-related CCW handling bugs (Anders Edlund, Fish) #615
 * Fix 3705 crash on attach/detach/attach (Jay Maynard)
 * Fix usleep/nanosleep excessive host CPU consumption (Peter Jansen, Fish) #589
 * Fix '--version' and '--usage' switches (Bill Lewis)
 * Fix TDF file emulated tape open bug (Fish)
 * Fix maketape utility to not pad binary files (Fish)
 * Fix Date/time parsing issue in runtest/make-check (Peter Jansen)
 * Fix dasdseq utility Large/Extended dataset truncation (Gregory, Fish) #602
 * Fix Multi-device statement failure handling (Fish) #604
 * Fix Hang during device detach (Fish)
 * Fix Incorrect thread priority handling (Tyler Mitchell)
 * Fix Occasional crash on exit (Tyler Mitchell)
 * Fix Confusing/unclear shadow file messages (Fish) #616
 * Fix cckdmap utility non-33xx dasd-type bug (Fish)
 * Fix Shared devices 10-second-delay bug (Fish) #624
 * Fix 'ENGINES' command bug (Fish) #626
 * Fix Shutdown/exit logging (James Wekel) #480, #634
 * Fix Possible crash at CCKD dasd termination (Fish)
 * Fix Inaccurate "Running on:" Windows name and version (Bill Lewis, Fish)

 * New: Improved CU12, CU14 instruction performance (James Wekel) #623
 * New: dasdls utility '-cchh' and '-nosort' options (Ian, Fish)
 * New: maketape utility meta-file 'BIN' keyword support (Fish)
 * New: dasdseq utility '-record' mode support (Gregory, Fish) #614
 * New: Ability to trace only specific CCW opcodes (Fish) #576
 * New: JSON support in HTTP server #578
 * New: README.DAEMON document
 * New: 'iconpfxs' command (Fish)
 * New: Support quoted strings in storage alteration commands (Fish)
 * New: Add timed statistics to instruction counting (Andrey) #588
 * New: dyngui LCSS devnum support (Fish)
 * New: Use performance cores on Apple Silicon (Enrico Sorichetti)
 * New: Support 'clang' builds under Windows MSVC (Peter Jansen) #629
 * New: Highlight 'S'evere and 'A'ction messages too (Fish)
   2023-07-12 19:17:15 by Olaf Seibert | Files touched by this commit (5) | Package updated
Log message:
emulators/hercules4sdl: update to 4.6.

from https://sdl-hercules-390.github.io/html/hercnew.html:

Summary of Changes:
-------------------

 * SECURITY: New "\reply" SCP command to suppress command echoing of \ 
passwords
(Fish) (#541)

 * Fix endianness bug in PFPO instruction (#523)
 * Fix some endianness issues in TRTE, TRTRE, TRTE, TRTRE, TRTE and TRTRE
instructions (James Wekel) (#529)
 * Fix CODEPAGE message corruption in HERCIFC (Bill Lewis) (#525)
 * Fix some minor z/Arch Facility related bugs (Fish)
 * Fix BZIP2 API bug in hetlib.c (Fish) (#535)
 * Fix missing last dump line bug in dasdutil trace (Fish)
 * Fix crash if "ctc debug" command on unconnected CTCE device (Fish) \ 
(#536)
 * Fix segfault in 370 mode IPL (Bill Lewis) (#538)
 * Fix to show version and help if no arguments given (Fish) (#540, #548)
 * Fix incorrect NUMCPU/ARCHLVL/etc handling causing occasional hang (Fish)
(#542)
 * Fix branding SNAFU: "SDL" does NOT mean this Hercules is a \ 
"SoftDevLabs"
product! (Fish)
 * Fix bug causing MVT guest to fail (Fish)
 * Fix Program check detection if PER trace active (Fish) (#560)

 * New: 'QUITMOUT' command/statement, per user request (Fish)
 * NEW: "Trace to File" support (Fish) (#33)
 * New "t+CPU [cpuad]" selective instruction tracing by CPU (Fish)
 * NEW: Sockdev socket punch support (Fish) (#553)
 * New 'txt2card' utility (Fish)

 * Don't enable STHYI/ESSA by default (#531)
 * Improve PFPO instruction conformance (Fish)
 * Add single devnum support to CKD Search Key trace command (Fish)
 * Enhance "t?" command to also show active device tracing (Fish)
 * Improve CCW tracing (Fish)
 * Add "ADDFRR" MVS assist (Jay Maynard) (#537)
 * Better HMC message handling for s390x Linux guests (Fish) (#534)
 * Document MAKETAPE via README (Fish)
 * Add support for dasd X'F7' (DSO = Define Subsystem Operation) CCW (Fish)
(#547)
 * DASDLOAD: Increase MAXDSCB and allow cmdline override (Fish) (#566)
   2023-03-02 18:05:12 by Olaf Seibert | Files touched by this commit (3) 
Log message:
emulators/hercules4sdl: cherry-pick unreleased upstream patch

that is know to fix an issue that breaks the MVT operating system.
   2022-12-13 19:41:52 by Olaf Seibert | Files touched by this commit (3) 
Log message:
emulators/hercules4sdl: add patch from upstream for networking crash

Fix issue https://github.com/SDL-Hercules-390/hyperion/issues/525
which can cause a segfault if networking is used.
Created a patch file from an upstream commit, therefore it patches multiple
files. It should be possible to remove it at the next release.
   2022-11-27 16:43:13 by Olaf Seibert | Files touched by this commit (3) | Package updated
Log message:
emulators/hercules4sdl: update to version 4.5.

Summary of Changes:
-------------------

  . Significant performance improvements to CLCLE, CUSE, TRE, TRTE, TRTR and
TRTRE instructions (#498, #500, #510, #513, #519, #520) (Thank you James Wekel!)
  . Fix minor bug in STSTU (Search String Unicode) instruction
  . Fix minor bug in CMPSC (Compression Call) instruction
  . Fix minor bug in PFPO (Perform Floating-Point Operation) instruction (#407)
  . PER 1 GRA (General Register Alteration) support (#87)
  . z/VM TXF PER support (i.e. TXSUSPEND = Event Suppression)
  . PER SKEY support
  . PER Zero-Address Detection support
  . BEAR-Enhancement Facility support
  . Decimal Floating-Point Packed Conversion Facility support (#496)
  . Report and ignore oversized LCS outbound SNA messages
  . Ensure same serial number on all multi-file images (#276)
  . Fix minor dasdinit negative size parameter bug (#472)
  . Fix minor dasd CCW data-chaining bug
  . Improve CCKD handling of unusual/unexpected errors
  . Minor corrections to CTCE documentation
  . dasdls: sort display by by dataset name
  . Various minor cckdmap enhancements
  . Fix rare bug in .HET locate block logic (#518)
  . Disable CCKD automatic garbage collection (#504)
  . Fix hang at exit when MLVL DEBUG is active
  . Fix bug causing DASD corruption with s+ tracing
  . Fix 'numcpu' handling bug causing crash (#481)
  . Ensure error message when no config file provided (#483)
  . Fix another possible Windows suspend/resume crash (#489)
  . Customized Offerings Driver (COD) support
  . New SYSGPORT config file statement (#505)
  . Various improvements to Linux build scripts (#454, #461)
  . Many other various minor miscellaneous fixes and improvements to both
documentation and code
   2022-06-28 13:38:00 by Thomas Klausner | Files touched by this commit (3952) 
Log message:
*: recursive bump for perl 5.36
   2022-01-08 20:27:58 by Olaf Seibert | Files touched by this commit (2) | Package updated
Log message:
emulators/hercules4sdl: update to 4.4.1.

This release is a *HOT FIX* that corrects a 20 yr. old bug recently
discovered  in Hercules's compressed CKD ("CCKD") dasd emulation logic
negatively impacting certain guests. Refer to the "Release Notes" web
page for important information:

   https://sdl-hercules-390.github.io/html/hercrnot.html#4.4.1

For a list of changes included in this release, refer to the "Summary of
changes" further below or the "What's New" web page at:

   https://sdl-hercules-390.github.io/html/hercnew.html

All BUG REPORTS should be reported via the SDL-Hercules-390 GitHub
"Issues" web page at:

   https://github.com/sdl-hercules-390/hyperion/issues

Questions or concerns should be directed to the main hercules-390 groups.io
group at https://hercules-390.groups.io/g/group

Summary of Changes:
-------------------

  . Implement new Version string format
  . Return fullword #of cylinders in RDC bytes 60-63 (#456)
  . Also show real address for virtual address during instruction tracing
  . Fix possible Hercules crash after resume from suspend (#458)
  . Improved B220 (SERVC) instruction validation (#460)
  . Fix 20 yr. old CCKD compressed dasd bug causing Locate Record to fail (#464)

Please refer to the "Release Notes" web page for important information
regarding this release:

   https://sdl-hercules-390.github.io/html/hercrnot.html#4.4.1
   2021-12-19 22:26:27 by Olaf Seibert | Files touched by this commit (2) 
Log message:
emulators/hercules4sdl: limit access to suid program hercifc.

It's installed accessible to the new group "hercules":
-r-s--x---  1 root  hercules  9512 Dec 19 21:25 /usr/pkg/bin/hercifc