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Copyright © 2000 Hewlett-Packard Co. Getting Started: A Ski Tutorial 1-17
Ski IA-64 Simulator Reference Manual 1.0L
1.2.12 Getting Help
To see what commands are available, type “help” in the Main Window or use the Help->Commands menu selection. To
see the syntax of a specific command, type “help” followed by the command name, as in “help eval”.
1.2.13 Next Steps
Congratulations! You now know how to use
xski
to test an IA-64 program. In the rest of this manual, you’ll find out how
to use
ski
and
bski
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
bski
for batch simulations.
• Chapter 3, “Screen Presentation”, discusses the various screen displays of
xski
and
ski
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.
Figure 1-23. The
xski
Main Window Showing an eval Command and Its Result