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acpica-unix
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This source release includes:
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1) a cross-OS AML interpreter
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This is intended to allow commercial and open source operating systems
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to be enabled for ACPI. OS specific code is still needed, but the
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AML interpreter should greatly improve the development speed of ACPI
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support.
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The AML interpreter source should be integrated into the kernel's
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build process. We recommend establishing an automated method for
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this, so later versions can also be incorporated easily. Please see
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the documentation on the website for API and other implementation
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information.
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2) iasl, an ASL compiler/decompiler
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iasl compiles ASL (ACPI Source Language) into AML (ACPI Machine
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Language). This AML is suitable for inclusion as a DSDT in system
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firmware. It also can disassemble AML, for debugging purposes.
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To compile:
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cd compiler
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make
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It has been compiled on Linux, but should easily port to other Unix
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environments.
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Run 'iasl -h' for more information, or download the binary version for
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documentation in PDF format.
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3) acpisrc, a source code conversion tool
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acpisrc converts the standard form of the acpica source release (included
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here) into a version that meets Linux coding guidelines. This consists
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mainly of performing a series of string replacements and transformations
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to the code.
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To compile:
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cd tools/acpisrc
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make
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It has been compiled on Linux, but should easily port to other Unix
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environments.
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4) acpibin, an AML file tool
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acpibin compares AML files, dumps AML binary files to text files,
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extracts binary AML from text files, and other AML file
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manipulation.
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To compile:
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cd tools/acpibin
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make
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5) acpiexec, a user-space AML interpreter
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acpiexec allows the loading of ACPI tables and execution of control
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methods from user space. Useful for debugging AML code and testing
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the AML interpreter.
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To compile:
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cd tools/acpiexec
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make
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Thanks -- The ACPI CA Team
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