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The DOSBox-Staging Git (2026/07/26) version aims to modernize the DOSBox project with updated development practices. Key changes include improved documentation on custom VESA resolutions, warnings for incompatible VESA modes, and filtering compatible S3 modes by video memory size. Notable removals include the 848×480 DOSBox-only VESA mode and the vga_render_per_scanline feature, which has been deprecated. The update also enhances the display of custom VESA resolutions and addresses DOS file I/O delays. Overall, it seeks to better support contemporary systems with a focus on fixing issues and adding useful features.
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DOSBox-Staging Git (2026/07/26) has been compiled. This repository aims to update the DOSBox project by incorporating contemporary development methods and tools, addressing issues, and introducing features that enhance compatibility with modern systems, in addition to sending patches upstream.
DOSBox-Staging Git Changelog:
* docs: Include documentation for custom VESA resolutions
* Enhance description for `vesa_custom_resolution` configuration setting
* Alert users about custom VESA modes that exceed video memory limits
* Filter S3 VESA modes based on video memory capacity
* Eliminate 848×480 DOSBox-specific VESA 2.0 mode
* Correct the constant for VESA 2.0 mode list start & refine comments
* Show custom VESA resolutions using square pixels
* Introduce the ‘vesa_custom_resolution’ setting
* Separate VESA_GetModePageSize() from VESA_GetSVGAModeInformation()
* Relocate parse_int_dimensions() to string_utils
* docs: Exclude `vga_render_per_scanline` from the manual (#4991)
* Remove the `vga_render_per_scanline` feature & mark the setting as deprecated (#4991)
* Implement DOS file I/O delays fully, independent of CPU slice duration (#4991)
* Revert “Add temporary trace logging to investigate (#4991)”
* Include temporary trace logging for investigation purposes (#4991)
