Fujisan 1.0.1 Release Notes

Overview

Fujisan 1.0.1 is a maintenance release that significantly improves audio performance, debugger functionality, and cross-platform compatibility. This release includes critical fixes for Windows audio, enhanced debugging precision, and improved build system reliability.

Key Improvements

Audio System Enhancements

• New SDL2 Audio Backend: Implemented a robust ring buffer-based audio system for improved stability
• Windows Audio Optimization: Fixed audio dropouts and crackling issues on Windows platforms
• Dynamic Speed Adjustment: Added intelligent audio synchronization to prevent buffer underruns
• Double Buffering: Implemented double buffering inspired by Atari800MacX for smoother playback

Debugger Improvements

• Instruction-Level Precision: Breakpoints now trigger at exact instruction boundaries
• Enhanced Step Commands: Fixed step_over to properly handle single-instruction stepping
• Partial Frame Execution: Improved debugging accuracy with partial frame execution support
• Unified Debugging Interface: Consolidated breakpoint handling for better reliability

Platform-Specific Fixes

macOS

• Fixed architecture-specific builds for both Intel (x86_64) and Apple Silicon (ARM64)
• Improved dark mode UI compatibility
• Fixed missing disk LED indicator
• Resolved Qt5 library conflicts between architectures

Windows

• Fixed cross-compilation build issues
• Optimized audio buffer sizes to prevent dropouts
• Improved overall stability and performance

Linux

• Enhanced container build system for better cross-platform compatibility
• Fixed distribution packaging issues

UI/UX Improvements

• Fixed dark mode rendering issues across all platforms
• Restored disk activity LED functionality
• Improved joystick configuration interface
• Fixed missing UI images and icons

Build System

• Improved patch application system for libatari800
• Enhanced build scripts for all platforms
• Better error handling and recovery in build process
• Organized distribution files into platform-specific subdirectories

Bug Fixes

• Fixed disk LED activity indicator not showing disk operations
• Resolved joystick settings persistence issues
• Fixed various UI elements not displaying correctly in dark mode
• Corrected build script issues for Windows cross-compilation
• Fixed patch application failures in certain environments

Technical Details

• Removed excessive debug logging from production builds
• Improved memory management in audio subsystem
• Enhanced error handling throughout the application
• Better integration with libatari800 core

Known Issues

• XEX load-without-run functionality is experimental and will be refined in future releases

Compatibility

• macOS: 10.13+ (Intel and Apple Silicon native)
• Windows: Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
• Linux: Ubuntu 20.04+, Debian 11+, and compatible distributions

Downloads

All platform builds are available in the dist/ directory:

• Fujisan-1.0.1-arm64.dmg - macOS Apple Silicon
• Fujisan-1.0.1-x86_64.dmg - macOS Intel
• Fujisan-1.0.1-windows.zip - Windows 64-bit
• fujisan-1.0.1-linux-x64.tar.gz - Linux x64
• fujisan_1.0.1_amd64.deb - Debian/Ubuntu package

Acknowledgments

Thank you to all users who reported issues and provided feedback that helped improve this release.

For installation instructions and documentation, please refer to the README.md file.