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vscode-DOSBox

Offer an Interface for running DOSBox and its variants in your platform.

supported DOSBox and platforms

• JSDos: all platform including web • DOSBox: binaries packaged for windows system, need to install manually for other OS • DOSBox-x: binaries packaged for windows system, need to install manually for other OS • MSDos-player: only runs in windows system and binaries packaged

Features

• offer commands for open supported platform • offer API for other extensions: see api.ts • (TODO) use this extension for DOS game playing

Dependency Installation

for Windows

All binary files for windows system haven been packaged in the extension,

Install DOSBox and DOSBox-x for macOS via homebrew (recommend)

Install DOSBox for macOS via packages

1. download DMG file from dosbox's website 2. click to open the dmg file 3. drag the application to /Applications folder 4. set the following settings in your VSCode's setting

Install DOSBox-x for macOS via packages

1. download ZIP file for macOS from dosbox-x's website 2. Unzip the file and drag your .app file to /Applications folder 3. follow this macOS's doc to set up security settings 1. Go to Security & Privacy 2. Click the Open Anyway button in the General pane to confirm your intent to open or install the app 4. set the following setting in your VSCode's settings

Install DOSBox for Linux

for example,

For more, see DOSBox's website

Install DOSBox-x for Linux

according to dosbox-x's instructions, we can use flatpak to install DOSBox-X.

then set the following setting in your VSCode's settings

you may need to change output of SDL for better screen effect

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

• vscode-dosbox.command.dosbox: customize your command to open dosbox • vscode-dosbox.command.dosboxX: customize your command to open dosbox-x

Report

report bugs in github issues

Known Issues

Calling out known issues can help limit users opening duplicate issues against your extension.

Release Notes

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.