New Project: Box64

[ptitSeb]

Please describe the project
Box64 is a Linux Userspace x86_64 Emulator. With unique feature like library wrapping, it allows fast emulation of x86_64 (and even 32bits x86) on Risc oriented architecture, allowing games to be used.

URL for the project
https://github.com/ptitSeb/box64

Describe current CI/CD setup
The Current CI build box64 targetting RISC-V/ARM64/LoongArch & X64 hardware and run the include set of test (short suite of tests). It use QEMU when runner on the tergetted archtecture are not supported (for build & tests)

Describe the primary use case for the Github Action Runner
There is some work to add PPC64LE DynaRec on Box64, the objective is to builld & test that architecture like all the other arch already supported.

Paste a link to the existing actions workflow file(s) or directory
https://github.com/ptitSeb/box64/tree/main/.github/workflows

How often do you plan on executing the runner?
Every commit.

What is the primary programming language for the project?
C

Please select desired hardware

• Power 9 (ppc64le)
• IBM Z / LinuxONE (s390x)

Account names of the GitHub repo admins that will need access to setting up the runner
@ptitSeb and @ksco and @rajdakin

[runlevel5]

I want to point out it is not just about running games. You can use it to run CLI or non-games applications too, that makes it an attractive choice for users to migrate to POWER platform without having access to source codes for a proper port.

[mtarsel]

This seems like a very cool project, has there been some preliminary validation that this will work on IBM architectures (ppc64le)?

second question, how long will these workflows generally execute?

[runlevel5]

@mtarsel yes it does work, here is one game running https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSEMLR2z9_w&t=568s, for CLI toolings, I have success with coreutils, xz to name a few.

On my POWER9 8core (32 threads), it's taken like 5'