Since Windows 10 now has a native-ish bash environment, can we get some support going?

pyr0ball

Windows 10 introduced the ubuntu bash environment into the OS a while back, and I'd personally love to be able to get the retropie ease of access scripts running under it.

My main use-case will be running ES through nVidia Gamestream from my Shield TV, either direct or through Steam.

I just tried cloning and installing through git and running the basic install, but a few things didn't compile correctly. I'm guessing this has a lot to do with the fact I'm not running an actual linux kernel.

I think a possible workaround might be for me to manually edit the config files and launch scripts to point at my already existing installed emulators. I'm somewhat new to the actual RetroPie application so I've not yet dug deep enough into the backend to see how this might work.

I'm very savvy in both bash and batch, so would be able to do some legwork on making this possible.

I have the install logs as a tar.gz that I can upload if needed (pastebin was too big)

Hex

You dont need bash to compile. There is a Windows compilation thread. Check that out.

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/5202/step-by-step-how-to-build-emulationstation-on-windows

EctoOne

There is also a portable windows build with retroarch available from the theme creation docs page (use the link " Download the file") and then there is an automatic build of the latest version available here.

Just extract the first file and then extract the second one into the same folder and overwrite all files.

pyr0ball

@hex

Interesting... why didn't this show up in the forum search?

Well either way thanks a ton!

Hex

@pyr0ball Search is broken but the instructions are pinned on Ideas & Dev section.

pyr0ball

@hex @EctoOne

OK maybe I didn't explain properly, I know i can get all the disperate parts working like ES and RetroArch. What I want is the automation script that ties everything in nice and neat so I don't have to manually go edit all the configs and can update the packages using the RetroPie manager.

Hex

The retropie script is not ment to be used on Windows.

pyr0ball

@hex

Well yes I know that. I'm trying to get some measure of functionality out of the linux bash environment that's running under windows

BuZz

@pyr0ball RetroPie will never support that sorry. It's not just about bash availability. RetroPie relies on a Debian based environment.

Hex

@pyr0ball Feel free to port it to windows if you want.

pyr0ball

@hex

Okidokie I'll see what I can do.

I got my ES environment installed how I like it manually now, should be able to reverse engineer at least some of the RetroPie script to work under Batch/Powershell. Might try to work with it under cygwin or maybe git bash