https://aggr.aymericbeaumet.com/sources/marc.info/ Browse aymeric's, an independent, searchable archive of readable snapshots from followed feeds, preserved in Git with aggr. en Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:35:34 +0000 aggr https://aggr.aymericbeaumet.com/items/hnrss-org/2026-10-19-wine-ported-to-openbsd/ urn:aggr:item:7028d71da4b1f70a1e7b9adc6de4f57b93b7735b Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:35:34 +0000 iamnothere List: openbsd-ports Subject: emulators/wine From: Thomas Frohwein <tfrohwein () fastmail ! com> Date: 2026-10-18 22:08:43 Message-ID: 20261018150843.271e0c06 () babcom6 ! home ! arpa [Download RAW message or body] Hello, In what might the… <pre><code><span class="code-snippet" data-language="YAML"><span class="syntax-source syntax-yaml"> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml"><span class="syntax-entity syntax-name syntax-tag syntax-yaml">List</span></span><span class="syntax-punctuation syntax-separator syntax-key-value syntax-mapping syntax-yaml">:</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">openbsd-ports</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml"><span class="syntax-entity syntax-name syntax-tag syntax-yaml">Subject</span></span><span class="syntax-punctuation syntax-separator syntax-key-value syntax-mapping syntax-yaml">:</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">emulators/wine</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml"><span class="syntax-entity syntax-name syntax-tag syntax-yaml">From</span></span><span class="syntax-punctuation syntax-separator syntax-key-value syntax-mapping syntax-yaml">:</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">Thomas Frohwein &lt;tfrohwein () fastmail ! com&gt;</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml"><span class="syntax-entity syntax-name syntax-tag syntax-yaml">Date</span></span><span class="syntax-punctuation syntax-separator syntax-key-value syntax-mapping syntax-yaml">:</span> <span class="syntax-constant syntax-other syntax-timestamp syntax-yaml">2026-10-18 22:08:43</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml"><span class="syntax-entity syntax-name syntax-tag syntax-yaml">Message-ID</span></span><span class="syntax-punctuation syntax-separator syntax-key-value syntax-mapping syntax-yaml">:</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">20261018150843.271e0c06 () babcom6 ! home ! arpa</span> <span class="syntax-meta syntax-flow-sequence syntax-yaml"><span class="syntax-punctuation syntax-definition syntax-sequence syntax-begin syntax-yaml">[</span><span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-in syntax-yaml">Download RAW message or body</span><span class="syntax-punctuation syntax-definition syntax-sequence syntax-end syntax-yaml">]</span></span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">Hello,</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">In what might the most surprising port proposal of the year, I&#39;m proud</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">to present a new port for wine. This has been a collective effort,</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">after some of the prodding at the %gs/gsbase question (see thread [1]).</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">The gates swung open with Andrii&#39;s software solution to the %gs issue -</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml"><span class="syntax-entity syntax-name syntax-tag syntax-yaml">explanation to me</span></span><span class="syntax-punctuation syntax-separator syntax-key-value syntax-mapping syntax-yaml">:</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-quoted syntax-double syntax-yaml"><span class="syntax-punctuation syntax-definition syntax-string syntax-begin syntax-yaml">&quot;</span>can&#39;t set gsbase, so we are emulating %gs prefix on commands<span class="syntax-punctuation syntax-definition syntax-string syntax-end syntax-yaml">&quot;</span></span><span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">. Overall, the heavy lifting was done by Andrii and Fabien - kudos.</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">Turns out there is a ground-swell with interest in wine [2], different</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">than even 5-10 years ago because a lot of Windows software has since</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">moved to being 64bit.</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">We have since tested several dozens of 64-bit Windows software, mostly</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">successfully. See screenshots at [3][4][5], livestream recordings at</span> <span class="syntax-meta syntax-flow-sequence syntax-yaml"><span class="syntax-punctuation syntax-definition syntax-sequence syntax-begin syntax-yaml">[</span><span class="syntax-constant syntax-numeric syntax-integer syntax-yaml">6</span><span class="syntax-punctuation syntax-definition syntax-sequence syntax-end syntax-yaml">]</span></span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">for example. Even the Remaster of The Witcher 3 which released just</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">last month runs, and runs well (requires adding in vkd3d-proton; see</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">README; livestream at [7] which looks less fluent than it is due to</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">the on-system recording with ffmpeg).</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">Biggest limitation is that WoW64 doesn&#39;t work, so 32bit Windows</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">software is still a no-op. You can check .exe/.dll easily with file(1)</span> <span class="syntax-punctuation syntax-definition syntax-block syntax-sequence syntax-item syntax-yaml">-</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">if it says something like &quot;MS-DOS executable PE for MS Windows (GUI)</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">Intel 80386 32-bit&quot;, then it&#39;s 32-bit.</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">The builtin-tests are disabled for now. Enabling them is pretty</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">involved as they need access to the X server and multiple tests still</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">hang, however that was not observed in the real life testing with a</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">good number of games. This is still being worked on.</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">For those who wish to test it, I suggest Notepad++ as a small, fairly</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">straightforward piece of 64-bit Windows software [8]. Note that this</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">is (as always) run-at-your-own-risk software (see [9]). Consider</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">setting up a separate, non-privileged user for this until we can</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">explore if some fencing in, potentially with unveil(2) can be done.</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml"><span class="syntax-entity syntax-name syntax-tag syntax-yaml">Appreciate testing of the port draft and contributions by</span></span><span class="syntax-punctuation syntax-separator syntax-key-value syntax-mapping syntax-yaml">:</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">brynet@,</span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">bentley@, pertho (on irc.libera.chat</span> <span class="syntax-comment syntax-line syntax-number-sign syntax-yaml"><span class="syntax-punctuation syntax-definition syntax-comment syntax-line syntax-number-sign syntax-yaml">#</span>openbsd-gaming), vl_ms </span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">ok?</span> <span class="syntax-meta syntax-flow-sequence syntax-yaml"><span class="syntax-punctuation syntax-definition syntax-sequence syntax-begin syntax-yaml">[</span><span class="syntax-constant syntax-numeric syntax-integer syntax-yaml">1</span><span class="syntax-punctuation syntax-definition syntax-sequence syntax-end syntax-yaml">]</span></span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&amp;m=179067466617674&amp;w=2</span> <span class="syntax-meta syntax-flow-sequence syntax-yaml"><span class="syntax-punctuation syntax-definition syntax-sequence syntax-begin syntax-yaml">[</span><span class="syntax-constant syntax-numeric syntax-integer syntax-yaml">2</span><span class="syntax-punctuation syntax-definition syntax-sequence syntax-end syntax-yaml">]</span></span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&amp;m=179070170845285&amp;w=2</span> <span class="syntax-meta syntax-flow-sequence syntax-yaml"><span class="syntax-punctuation syntax-definition syntax-sequence syntax-begin syntax-yaml">[</span><span class="syntax-constant syntax-numeric syntax-integer syntax-yaml">3</span><span class="syntax-punctuation syntax-definition syntax-sequence syntax-end syntax-yaml">]</span></span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">https://old.reddit.com/r/openbsd_gaming/comments/1x4e7fi/some_samples_from_wip_wine_port/</span> <span class="syntax-meta syntax-flow-sequence syntax-yaml"><span class="syntax-punctuation syntax-definition syntax-sequence syntax-begin syntax-yaml">[</span><span class="syntax-constant syntax-numeric syntax-integer syntax-yaml">4</span><span class="syntax-punctuation syntax-definition syntax-sequence syntax-end syntax-yaml">]</span></span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">https://old.reddit.com/r/openbsd_gaming/comments/1x5yxpu/more_wineonopenbsd_screenshots/</span> <span class="syntax-meta syntax-flow-sequence syntax-yaml"><span class="syntax-punctuation syntax-definition syntax-sequence syntax-begin syntax-yaml">[</span><span class="syntax-constant syntax-numeric syntax-integer syntax-yaml">5</span><span class="syntax-punctuation syntax-definition syntax-sequence syntax-end syntax-yaml">]</span></span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">https://old.reddit.com/r/openbsd_gaming/comments/1x7z2ry/even_more_wineonopenbsd_proof/</span> <span class="syntax-meta syntax-flow-sequence syntax-yaml"><span class="syntax-punctuation syntax-definition syntax-sequence syntax-begin syntax-yaml">[</span><span class="syntax-constant syntax-numeric syntax-integer syntax-yaml">6</span><span class="syntax-punctuation syntax-definition syntax-sequence syntax-end syntax-yaml">]</span></span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">https://video.gamerstavern.online/w/8tjjFRDtGJQZwxfE4ojVoC</span> <span class="syntax-meta syntax-flow-sequence syntax-yaml"><span class="syntax-punctuation syntax-definition syntax-sequence syntax-begin syntax-yaml">[</span><span class="syntax-constant syntax-numeric syntax-integer syntax-yaml">7</span><span class="syntax-punctuation syntax-definition syntax-sequence syntax-end syntax-yaml">]</span></span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">https://video.gamerstavern.online/w/oZcTRKL5JMiU4M4FqGKcNH</span> <span class="syntax-meta syntax-flow-sequence syntax-yaml"><span class="syntax-punctuation syntax-definition syntax-sequence syntax-begin syntax-yaml">[</span><span class="syntax-constant syntax-numeric syntax-integer syntax-yaml">8</span><span class="syntax-punctuation syntax-definition syntax-sequence syntax-end syntax-yaml">]</span></span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/releases/download/v8.9.8.1/npp.8.9.8.1.portable.x64.zip</span> <span class="syntax-meta syntax-flow-sequence syntax-yaml"><span class="syntax-punctuation syntax-definition syntax-sequence syntax-begin syntax-yaml">[</span><span class="syntax-constant syntax-numeric syntax-integer syntax-yaml">9</span><span class="syntax-punctuation syntax-definition syntax-sequence syntax-end syntax-yaml">]</span></span> <span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-out syntax-yaml">https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/wikis/FAQ#is-wine-malware-compatible</span> <span class="syntax-meta syntax-flow-sequence syntax-yaml"><span class="syntax-punctuation syntax-definition syntax-sequence syntax-begin syntax-yaml">[</span><span class="syntax-string syntax-unquoted syntax-plain syntax-in syntax-yaml">Attachment</span> <span class="syntax-comment syntax-line syntax-number-sign syntax-yaml"><span class="syntax-punctuation syntax-definition syntax-comment syntax-line syntax-number-sign syntax-yaml">#</span>3 (application/x-compressed-tar)] </span></span></span></span></code></pre> news