Box64 Linux x86_64 Emulation v0.4.4 Release

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Executive Summary

What's Changed A new box64-configurator is now present (a python app) to help managing custom RCFILE profiles. It is available in both english and chinese. DynaCache is now enabled by default. It will compress the files and use up to 2GB of disk space. You can use box64-configurator on the special [*] profile to change default values More improvements on emulation accuracy that help running more DRM'd games Many Speed improvements in the LoongArch backend Many new opcodes in the RISC-V backend More details in New release blog Contributions [DYNAREC] Optimized native_pclmul functions with a 4bit table by @ksco in #3797 [WRAPPER] Fixed various wrapping issues by @ksco in...

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