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MAME Support Files (category, catver, series, version, etc.)
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a small selection of my MAME support files #4

Closed ghost closed 6 months ago

ghost commented 7 months ago

Hi

Attached a VERY SMALL selection of my MAME support files (I have many more, because I can export what I want based on queries), based on MAME 0.262 and history.xml 2.62a It seems there is a bug in MAMEUI which prevents it from loading INI files with very long strings between "[" and "]" (other frontends load them fine). MAMEUI doesn't boot when using those INI files. Just remove the INI file from the "folders" folder of MAMEUI when it doesn't boot.

Do you know where to report this bug of MAMEUI? If you know, please do so (I'm not active on any forum and don't plan to do so) :-) You can show the developer of MAMEUI these INI files. He can find the ones that don't load. It would be awesome if it's fixed, because then I can use all my support files in MAMEUI too.

They are sorted in 4 categories (and the file name starts with the category):

If you're interested I can make a PR. My files are automatically generated using my MAME SQLite database which contains MAME and Gaming History information. You're also allowed to put them on your website.

PS: if you have questions about a specific INI file, just let me know!

MAME support files.zip

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ghost commented 7 months ago

I also have software list INI files but since MAMEUI doesn't support this, I can't show them here. If you want to ask MAMEUI's developer to add this feature, I'm happy to share the INI files with you. In fact, the software lists are the most interesting one to make INI files for!

The software list ROM name is saved in the INI file as: softwarelistname-romname

example: nes-airwolf is the game "airwolf" from software list "nes". In this way the combination of software list and ROM name is unique.

AntoPISA commented 7 months ago

Really interesting work. Now I am a bit under pressure with real work, I will see if I can question Robbbert (the current maintainer of MAMEUI) about your questions. Regarding the support of ini files with software lists, MAME does not support them; I already asked Vas Crabb some time ago, who told me that at the present time there are no plans to implement them. Hopefully they will change their minds!

ghost commented 7 months ago

Really interesting work. Now I am a bit under pressure with real work, I will see if I can question Robbbert (the current maintainer of MAMEUI) about your questions.

OK. It's really a bug, but I do have LONG strings in the INI file for some files (e.g. control configuration for all players) :) See below LOL!

update: it seems only MAMEUI has this bug, MAME is loading each INI file correctly (also the ones with long filter strings)

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