DOSBox-Staging Git Version (February 22, 2026)

DOSBox-Staging Git (2026/02/22) modernizes the DOSBox project by adopting current development practices and tools. Recent changelog updates include: adding meson build files for a REST API, implementing memory access validation, improving security with Host header checks, and disabling the webserver by default. Key enhancements involve converting to UTF-16, refining local drive filesystem calls, and creating utility functions for file and directory operations. Additionally, updates ensure symlinks are correctly followed and streamline filesystem management. Overall, these changes aim to enhance compatibility with modern systems and improve overall functionality. Download options are available for x64.

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The DOSBox-Staging Git (2026/02/22) has been compiled. This repository seeks to enhance the DOSBox project by adopting modern development practices and tools, addressing bugs, incorporating features that improve compatibility with contemporary systems, and contributing patches upstream.

Changelog for DOSBox-Staging Git:
* build: Introduced meson build files for REST API.
* Validate memory access boundaries in webserver API
* Implemented Host header validation to mitigate DNS rebinding risks
* Webserver is now disabled by default
* Convert to UTF-16 prior to invoking std_fs::path constructor in drive overlay
* Removed unnecessary headers
* Modified local drive host filesystem calls to accept const char*
* Created and utilized local_drive_rename_file_or_directory function
* Stored localFile and OverlayFile paths as std::string
* Updated create_file_in_overlay to return std::string
* Replaced exception throwing variant with is_dir
* Renamed is_directory to is_dir and adjusted to accept std_fs::path
* Resolved is_directory not following symlinks
* Eliminated path_exists from fs_utils
* Created and employed local_drive_path_exists function
* Removed remove_dir function
* Substituted delete_file with std_fs::remove
* Used delete_native_file in overlay drive
* Employed CreateDirectoryW on Windows in local_drive_create_dir
* Removed create_dir and relocated local_drive_create_dir to platform-specific code
* Updated tests for create_dir_if_not_exist
* Developed and utilized create_dir_if_not_exist function for non-DOS filesystem code
* Integrated local_drive_create_dir in overlay drive
* Included local_drive_remove_dir in overlay drive
* Removed make_check_feek_func