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diff --git a/games/hatari/README b/games/hatari/README index ec9a202d4e13c..e99972b3c9193 100644 --- a/games/hatari/README +++ b/games/hatari/README @@ -1,20 +1,31 @@ -Hatari is an Atari ST and STE emulator for Linux, BSD, BeOS, Mac OS X and -other systems that are supported by the SDL library. The Atari ST was a -16/32 bit computer system which was first released by Atari in 1985. Using -the Motorola 68000 CPU, it was a very popular computer having quite a lot -of CPU power at that time. +hatari (Atari ST/STE/Falcon emulator) + +Hatari is an Atari ST/STE/Falcon emulator for Linux, BSD, BeOS, Mac OS +X and other systems that are supported by the SDL library. The Atari +ST was a 16/32 bit computer system which was first released by Atari +in 1985. Using the Motorola 68000 CPU, it was a very popular computer +having quite a lot of CPU power at that time. Unlike many other Atari ST emulators which try to give you a good environment for running GEM applications, Hatari tries to emulate the -hardware of a ST as close as possible so that it is able to run most +hardware of an ST as close as possible so that it is able to run most of the old ST games and demos. -Recommended dependency: hatari_tos_roms. hatari includes a free -replacement called EmuTOS, but most users will want to install the real -ROM images. Most ST software won't work without hatari_tos_roms. +Optional dependencies: + +hatari_tos_roms - hatari includes a free ROM replacement called EmuTOS, +but most applications (especially games) will require the real ROM images. +*Highly* recommended. + +libcapsimage - Required if you want hatari to support KyroFlux IPF and +CTR disk images. Recommended, but creates non-redistributable package +(mixing GPL and no-commercial-use code). Autodetected. + +portaudio - Only used for emulated Falcon microphone support. Autotetected. -Optional dependency: portaudio. Only used for emulated Falcon microphone -support. Autotetected by the SlackBuild. +portmidi - May offer better MIDI support than the default ALSA raw MIDI +device support. Autodetected. -Optional dependency: SDL2. Autodetected. If you have SDL2 installed but -want to build hatari with SDL-1.2, set SDL2=no in the environment. +SDL2 - Using SDL2 offers some benefits like better fullscreen support +and resizing in windowed mode. Autodetected. If you have SDL2 installed +but want to build hatari with SDL-1.2, export SDL2=no in the environment. |