HP (Hewlett-Packard) Ski Simulator Manuel D’Utilisation

To see what commands are available, type “

” in the Main Window or use the Help->Commands menu selection. To

see the syntax of a specific command, type “

” followed by the command name, as in “

”.

Congratulations! You now know how to use

to test an IA-64 program. In the rest of this manual, you’ll find out how

to use

 and

 and the many additional commands and facilities not covered in this brief tutorial.

• Chapter 2, “Overview” presents the capabilities of Ski, how to start it and stop it, and a brief discussion of installation

issues. The chapter also shows how to use

 for batch simulations.

• Chapter 3, “Screen Presentation”, discusses the various screen displays of

 and

 in depth.

• Chapter 4, “Command Language”, defines the syntax of the language you use to control Ski’s operation.

• Chapter 5, “Screen Manipulation Commands”, presents the Ski commands for controlling Ski’s screen displays.

• Chapter 6, “Program Simulation”, introduces the concepts of Ski program simulation, shows you how to load pro-

grams, and presents the Ski commands for simulating a program. Much of the information needed to use Ski for firm-
ware development and operating system simulation is in this chapter.

• Chapter 7, “Linux and MS-DOS ABI Emulation”, discusses the Ski mechanisms and support for simulating applica-

tion programs. If you are using Ski for to develop system software, such as bootstrap firmware or operating systems,
you can skip this chapter.

• Chapter 8, “Debugging”, presents Ski commands and facilities that are useful in debugging and tuning programs.

• Chapter 9, “Command Files”, introduces command files, a mechanism that lets you extend Ski to meet your particular

needs.

• The appendices contain summaries of the Ski command set, a list of the registers and internal variables Ski recog-

nizes, and a description of the Ski error and status messages, their causes, and, for error messages, possible solutions.