Changes between Version 12 and Version 13 of Source code organization

Timestamp:

Nov 16, 2006 12:04:35 PM (18 years ago)

Author:

jose

Comment:

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Source code organization

@@ -20 +20 @@
     * guest code disables interrupts and !VirtualBox cannot determine when they will be switched back on;
     * for single instruction execution on faults;
-    * for real-mode code (BIOS, grub, DOS, operating system startup).
+    * for real-mode code (e.g. BIOS, DOS, operating system startup).
 
  * `src/VBox/` contains the bulk of the !VirtualBox code, again sorted into subdirectories. This has:
     * `src/VBox/BFEGUI/`: The "Basic Front End GUI", a very limited UI that communicates with the VMM directly, without using COM.
     * `src/VBox/Debugger/`:
-    * `src/VBox/Devices/`: Code for the various devices that the VMM 
+    * `src/VBox/Devices/`: Code for the various devices that the VMM virtualizes, such as the audio, network, and graphics card, as well as the virtual hard disk and USB controller.
     * `src/VBox/Disassembler/`:
-    * `src/VBox/FBGUI/`:
+    * `src/VBox/FBGUI/`: 
     * `src/VBox/GuestTools/`:
     * `src/VBox/GUI/`:
@@ -49 +49 @@
 
  * `x86.linux` contains:
-   * `bin/as86` and `bin/bcc` are some old compilers that we require for some real-mode code in !VirtualBox.
+   * `bin/as86` and `bin/bcc` are some old compilers that we require for some real-mode code in !VirtualBox. This is from the [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robert.debath/ Linux 8086 development environment project.]
    * `bin/iasl` is the Intel ACPI DSL compiler, available with source from [http://www.intel.com/technology/iapc/acpi/downloads.htm here].
    * `bin/xd` is a tiny tool to convert a binary file into a C array. This is from [http://www.fourmilab.ch/xd/ here] and public domain.