DOSBox-Staging Git (2026/02/28) has been compiled to modernize the DOSBox project with updated development practices. Key updates include version bumps for actions/download-artifact and actions/upload-artifact, a copyright year update, and fixes for settings queuing issues on Windows. The changelog highlights style improvements, clarification of string logic, variable name enhancements, and command-line argument handling refinements. Additionally, it addresses a bug related to 64k GUS DMA transfers and features code cleanup for better readability and functionality. The source is available for download.
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DOSBox-Staging Git (2026/02/28) has been compiled. This repository aims to modernize the DOSBox project by incorporating current development practices and tools, resolving issues, and adding features that enhance compatibility with modern systems, while also submitting patches upstream.
DOSBox-Staging Git Changelog:
* Upgrade actions/download-artifact from 7 to 8
* Upgrade actions/upload-artifact from 6 to 7
* Update copyright year
* Resolve issues with queued settings not being applied on reboot occasionally in Windows
* Code cleanup
* style: Additional cleanup
* style: Further cleanup
* Change “queueable value” to “queued value”
* Rename `Config::SetProperty()` to `SetPropertyFromCli()`
* Clarify string management logic
* style: Revise variable names, constants, auto & reformat
* style: Enhance variable naming
* Reformat & improve command line argument handling to reduce errors
* Eliminate unnecessary std::move usage
* Fix 64k GUS DMA transfers
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