config.ini & history.ini editable

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That's not a request a suggestion only, maybe is easy to do it because I belive 
that this files are compressed only.I think that would be more easy to change 
configurations if config.ini, history.ini & savegames are editable.The 
savegames is to hack them I know that they are not plain text ;) but if they 
are uncompressed there will be more easy to hack using an hex editor.

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Original issue reported on code.google.com by ferran...@hotmail.com on 1 Oct 2011 at 9:30

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The only things that are compressed are savestate files. The choice was made 
when the only way to save files were on Game Cube Memory Cards and memory space 
was limited but I plan to remove zlib compression by default since it should 
really be platform-dependent. I doubt you could "hack" much anyway, the format 
is very specific and it would require advanced game disassembly analysis.

Other files are not compressed: config file simply contains configuration data 
in the form of numerical values or strings (for default ROM path) stored 
successively. You can already edit the values into an hex editor if you know 
the config structure  though I don't see the need for you to edit this file, 
everything can be configured through the emulator. That's said, I have no plan 
to switch to something more readable as it would require additional processing 
to parse the file when it's simpler to just copy the bytes read from the file 
to the config structure.

History file can easily be edited, though again I don't see the need for that. 
Open it in any text editor and you will see how file info is stored.

Original comment by ekeeke31@gmail.com on 1 Oct 2011 at 5:24

• Changed state: WontFix

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Thanks for answering.I hacked kegafusion and gens savefiles. I don't know what 
format use this emulators I think that is possible to do the same with genesis+ 
savegames. 
About the other files I thought erroneus that they were compressed and the 
format was like mame.ini where I add/change rom path with notepad if I must use 
and hex editor it's more easy to use the emulator instead.
I use history.ini to add the roms that I want to play on a faster way. 

Original comment by ferran...@hotmail.com on 2 Oct 2011 at 9:41