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> VMWare's config file style is really simple

ethernet0.present = "TRUE"
ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000"
e1000bios.filename = "path/etherboot-for-E1000"

> and it would be possible to
> use VMWare's files with few or no changes.

Would that be enough to be able to move the emulated system
description into config files rather than having the set of hard-coded
machine alternatives we have at present? If so it would be a boon to
anyone wanting to emulate, frinstance, any ARM board other than those
manufactured by ARM Corp.