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  • C
    Clyde @mitu
    last edited by Clyde 23 Nov 2019, 17:38

    @mitu Thank you for pointing me in the right direction. For anyone who is puzzled about this, too, these commands did the job. Anything behind # in a line is just a comment.

    git clone https://github.com/Taranchul/EmulationStation # Use the url of your own branch.
    cd EmulationStation # Use the directory the former command downloaded to.
    git remote -v       # This should only show your own url as "origin".
    git remote add upstream https://github.com/flyinghead/EmulationStation # Don't change this url!
    git remote -v       # Just for checking, it should list flyinghead's repo as "upstream".
    git fetch upstream
    git checkout master
    git merge upstream/master               # Now, your LOCAL copy should match flyinghead's repo.
    git submodule update --init --recursive # Also clone the submodule in external/pugixml`.
    git push origin master                  # Upload your local copy to your GitHub repository.
    

    Guides used:

    • https://help.github.com/en/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/configuring-a-remote-for-a-fork
    • https://help.github.com/en/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/syncing-a-fork
    • https://help.github.com/en/github/using-git/pushing-commits-to-a-remote-repository
    • http://openmetric.org/til/programming/git-pull-with-submodule/

    More experienced users may correct anything that's wrong or unnecessary. :)

    One more question: After editing a file and pushing it into my repo, how do I make a pull request from the command line?

    Update: Added git submodule update --init --recursive and the resp. guide.

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      Clyde
      last edited by Clyde 24 Nov 2019, 19:35

      I have a problem running the compiled ES fork with the German locale:

      $ LANG=de_DE.UTF8 ./emulationstation
      terminate called after throwing an instance of 'boost::locale::conv::invalid_charset_error'
        what():  Invalid or unsupported charset:UTF-8 or CHARSET
      Aborted
      

      With en_US.UTF8, the program runs fine (albeit with an extremely long time of the "Loading ..." screen). edit: fr_FR.UTF-8 also works fine.

      My locales seem to be okay:

      $ locale -a
      C
      C.UTF-8
      de_DE.utf8
      en_GB.utf8
      en_US.utf8
      POSIX
      

      I also re-generated the German locale with sudo locale-gen de_DE and sudo locale-gen de_DE.UTF8.

      Any ideas?

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        brigada
        last edited by 3 Dec 2019, 17:56

        Hello,
        how do I install the translation on a linux mint 19.2 system?

        H 1 Reply Last reply 3 Dec 2019, 18:29 Reply Quote 1
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          heloisa @brigada
          last edited by 3 Dec 2019, 18:29

          @brigada Hello. Try this https://linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/locales.html

          B 1 Reply Last reply 3 Dec 2019, 21:57 Reply Quote 0
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            brigada @heloisa
            last edited by 3 Dec 2019, 21:57

            @heloisa I'm sorry, maybe I was wrong, I meant to change the emulation station language on the linux mint system.

            H C 2 Replies Last reply 3 Dec 2019, 22:07 Reply Quote 0
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              heloisa @brigada
              last edited by 3 Dec 2019, 22:07

              @brigada Sorry. I don't know.

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                Clyde @brigada
                last edited by 4 Dec 2019, 12:15

                @brigada Just follow the instructions at https://github.com/flyinghead/EmulationStation and report any problems here.

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                  brigada @Clyde
                  last edited by brigada 17 Dec 2019, 20:30

                  @Clyde

                  Hello, I'm sorry that I write so late, had no time.

                  I get the message from linux:

                  retrogaming@retrogaming:~$ cd /home/retrogaming/EmulationStation
                  retrogaming@retrogaming:~/EmulationStation$ mkdir build
                  mkdir: das Verzeichnis »build“ kann nicht angelegt werden: Die Datei existiert bereits
                  retrogaming@retrogaming:~/EmulationStation$ cd build
                  retrogaming@retrogaming:~/EmulationStation/build$ cmake ..
                  -- Looking for FreeImage...
                  -- Checking for module 'freeimage'
                  --   No package 'freeimage' found
                  -- Found FreeImage: optimized;/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfreeimage.so;debug;/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfreeimage.so
                  CMake Error at /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1947 (message):
                    Unable to find the requested Boost libraries.
                  
                    Boost version: 1.65.1
                  
                    Boost include path: /usr/include
                  
                    Could not find the following Boost libraries:
                  
                            boost_date_time
                            boost_locale
                  
                    No Boost libraries were found.  You may need to set BOOST_LIBRARYDIR to the
                    directory containing Boost libraries or BOOST_ROOT to the location of
                    Boost.
                  Call Stack (most recent call first):
                    CMakeLists.txt:58 (find_package)
                  
                  
                  -- VLC library found
                  -- Looking for libCEC...
                  -- Checking for module 'libcec'
                  --   Package 'p8-platform', required by 'libcec', not found
                  -- Could not locate libCEC
                  -- Native language support enabled.
                  Building the pot file
                  LANG = [de_DE]
                  LANG = ca_ES
                  LANG = de_DE
                  LANG = es_ES
                  LANG = fr
                  LANG = it
                  LANG = ja_JP
                  LANG = ko_KR
                  LANG = pt_BR
                  LANG = zh_TW
                  -- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
                  See also "/home/retrogaming/EmulationStation/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log".
                  See also "/home/retrogaming/EmulationStation/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeError.log".
                  
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                    Clyde @brigada
                    last edited by Clyde 17 Dec 2019, 21:10

                    @brigada cmake reports the package libcec as missing. Check which packages from the libcec family are installed:

                    sudo apt install aptitude  # install aptitude
                    aptitude search libcec     # use aptitude to search for libcec
                    

                    The output of the second command should look like this:

                    p   libcec                           - Meta package libCEC.                                                                                                       
                    i   libcec-dev                       - libCEC communication Library (development files)                                                                           
                    v   libcec-platform                  -                                                                                                                            
                    p   libcec-platform-dev              - CEC Platform support library -- development files                                                                          
                    p   libcec-platform1v5               - CEC Platform support library                                                                                               
                    i A libcec4                          - libCEC communication Library (shared library)                                                                              
                    p   libcec4-dbgsym                   - debug symbols for libcec4                                                                                                  
                    p   libcec4-dev                      - libCEC communication Library (development files)                                                                           
                    p   python-libcec                    - Python bindings for libCEC                                                                                                 
                    p   python-libcec-dbgsym             - debug symbols for python-libcec
                    

                    Try to install any packages without an i in front of them (i means installed) with the command sudo apt install <package name> and restart cmake. Worthwhile candidates for software compilation are those ending with -dev (development packages). After you've pinpointed the missing package, you may remove the others again with sudo apt remove <package name>.

                    Examples:

                    sudo apt install libcec-dev
                    
                    sudo apt remove libcec-dev
                    
                    B 1 Reply Last reply 18 Dec 2019, 08:42 Reply Quote 0
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                      brigada @Clyde
                      last edited by 18 Dec 2019, 08:42

                      @Clyde

                      Hello, it looks like this to me:

                      i   libcec-dev                      - USB CEC Adaptor communication Library (dev
                      p   libcec-dev:i386                 - USB CEC Adaptor communication Library (dev
                      i A libcec4                         - USB CEC Adaptor communication Library (sha
                      p   libcec4:i386                    - USB CEC Adaptor communication Library (sha
                      p   libcec4-dbgsym                  - debug symbols for libcec4                 
                      p   libcec4-dbgsym:i386             - debug symbols for libcec4                 
                      p   python-libcec                   - Python bindings for USB CEC Adaptor       
                      p   python-libcec:i386              - Python bindings for USB CEC Adaptor       
                      p   python-libcec-dbgsym            - debug symbols for python-libcec           
                      p   python-libcec-dbgsym:i386       - debug symbols for python-libcec 
                      
                      mituM 1 Reply Last reply 18 Dec 2019, 08:46 Reply Quote 0
                      • mituM
                        mitu Global Moderator @brigada
                        last edited by mitu 18 Dec 2019, 08:46

                        @brigada You're actually missing some Boost related packages, libCEC is optional for installation and it's not a fatal error.
                        Take a look at the installation instructions and install all needed packages - https://github.com/flyinghead/EmulationStation

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                        • ANDRELLVSA
                          ANDRELLVS
                          last edited by ANDRELLVS 22 Dec 2019, 01:04

                          GOOD EVENING, CLASS!
                          CAN INSTALL AND SOLVE ALL PROBLEMS
                          FOLLOW THE FULL, TESTED, APPROVED TUTORIAL
                          THANK YOU ALL! GREETINGS FROM BRAZIL!!

                          alt text

                          BY SSH INSTALL THE FOLLOWING PENDINGS

                          sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y
                          sudo apt install libcec
                          sudo apt-get install libvlc-dev
                          sudo apt-get install -y libboost-system-dev libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-date-time-dev libboost-locale-dev libfreeimage-dev libfreetype6-dev libeigen3-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libasound2-dev cmake libsdl2-dev
                          

                          THEN WAY TO SSH YOU COMPILES SO:
                          (overclocked 1,200mhz is much better, but not required)

                          cd /home/pi/
                          git clone --recursive https://github.com/flyinghead/EmulationStation.git
                          cd /home/pi/EmulationStation
                          mkdir build
                          cd build
                          cmake ..
                          make
                          

                          THEN YOU REPLACE THE ORIGINALS BY COMPILIES

                          cd /home/pi/EmulationStation
                          sudo cp ./emulationstation /opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/
                          sudo cp -r locale /opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/
                          

                          THEN YOU EDIT AUTOSTART

                          sudo nano /opt/retropie/configs/all/autostart.sh
                          
                          write this in place of the original text (assuming your language is portuguese) :
                          LANG=pt_BR.UTF8 emulationstation #auto
                          
                          at the terminal type:
                          control+x
                          y
                          enter
                          

                          ERRORS AND BUGS, FINAL CONSIDERATIONS

                          1. If you do not replace the backward originals with your compiled ones, there will be errors using the shutdown, restart, reset emulationstation menus.
                          2. If you do not install the basic issues does not compile.
                          3. If you still want to test your compiles straight from them:
                          sudo nano /opt/retropie/configs/all/autostart.sh
                          
                          LANG=pt_BR.UTF8 /home/pi/EmulationStation/emulationstation #auto
                          

                          NOTE: The first "EmulationStation" notices a capital "s"!
                          OBS: O primeiro “EmulationStation” note um “s” maiúsculo!

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                            Clyde @ANDRELLVS
                            last edited by Clyde 22 Dec 2019, 09:03

                            @ANDRELLVS Thanks for the compilation. One remark, though: apt does the same (and more) than apt-get, so you could just use apt for the update, upgrade, and install commands. Its shorter to type and has no disadvantages that I know of.

                            For more information, see https://itsfoss.com/apt-vs-apt-get-difference/.

                            As a side note, if you ever encounter packages that won't install because they would break existing dependencies, I can recommend aptitude. It does mostly the same as apt and apt-get, but also provides a text-based gui if it's invoked without further parameters, and it will suggest (often multiple) solutions for package dependency problems, like which packages to uninstall, replace, or keep.

                            edit: Re-phrased first paragraph a bit.

                            ANDRELLVSA 1 Reply Last reply 22 Dec 2019, 10:59 Reply Quote 0
                            • ANDRELLVSA
                              ANDRELLVS @Clyde
                              last edited by 22 Dec 2019, 10:59

                              @Clyde said in EmulationStation localization (translation):

                              @ANDRELLVS Thanks for the compilation. One remark, though: apt does the same (and more) than apt-get, so you could just use apt for the update, upgrade, and install commands. Its shorter to type and has no disadvantages that I know of.
                              For more information, see https://itsfoss.com/apt-vs-apt-get-difference/.
                              As a side note, if you ever encounter packages that won't install because they would break existing dependencies, I can recommend aptitude. It does mostly the same as apt and apt-get, but also provides a text-based gui if it's invoked without further parameters, and it will suggest (often multiple) solutions for package dependency problems, like which packages to uninstall, replace, or keep.
                              edit: Re-phrased first paragraph a bit.

                              OK man, thanks in advance for your tip. In any case, in this particular case it will work fine to avoid apt-get once.

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                                grindkaiser
                                last edited by 8 Mar 2020, 21:04

                                Hello, I'm trying to install the French translation of Flyinghead, I followed all the tutorials, but I can't find my problem.

                                My concern is as soon as I launch the compiled version, whether in “/ home / pi / EmulationStation” or “/ opt / retropie / supplementary / emulationstation”, I have this message:

                                * failed to add service - already in use?*
                                

                                So I reinstalled my previous uncompiled version in "/ opt / retropie / supplementary / emulationstation" and the EmulationStation works again but it is still in English. Suddenly, I make tests by directly launching the version compiled in “/ home / pi / EmulationStation” with the commands:

                                LANG=fr_FR.UTF8 ./emulationstation
                                LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8 ./emulationstation
                                LANG=fr_FR ./emulationstation
                                

                                and I still have the message:

                                * failed to add service - already in use?
                                

                                Can you help me?

                                mituM 1 Reply Last reply 8 Mar 2020, 21:09 Reply Quote 0
                                • mituM
                                  mitu Global Moderator @grindkaiser
                                  last edited by 8 Mar 2020, 21:09

                                  @grindkaiser Looks like you're trying to install on a PI 4 - that won't work unless you compile with support for OpenGL and you're using an up-to-date RetroPie installation.

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                                    grindkaiser
                                    last edited by 8 Mar 2020, 21:19

                                    Yes, i'm on Rpi 4. I think i have an up-to-date Retropie intallation. Can you explain me how to compile with support for OpenGL?

                                    mituM 1 Reply Last reply 8 Mar 2020, 21:48 Reply Quote 0
                                    • mituM
                                      mitu Global Moderator @grindkaiser
                                      last edited by 8 Mar 2020, 21:48

                                      @grindkaiser You need to add -DGL=On to the cmake command used to build EmulationStation, see here.

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                                        grindkaiser
                                        last edited by 8 Mar 2020, 21:52

                                        I'll try it. Thanks.

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                                          grindkaiser
                                          last edited by 8 Mar 2020, 22:14

                                          It works. You are the best @mitu

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