Libretro cores wiped out? - RESTORED 👍

Clyde

One thing from the link above made me ponder:

This brings us onto another key issue – the lack of backups. We last performed a backup of our buildbot server about a couple of months ago. The truth is that while we pay a hefty amount for the servers on a monthly basis already, there is simply not enough money to pile on automated backups as well.

As a layman regarding coding and online repositories, but with a little user experience with local git clones, I wonder if a simple daily cronjob performing a git clone <repo url> or a git pull origin master to a local repo clone that's backed up differentially should have saved everything that's now gone.

In other words, not everything has to be bought as a service, although many service providers try very hard for us to think so. Or am I thinking too simple and there are more pieces of information on Github that are not covered by the git command?

hooperre

I updated a few things from source yesterday. I'm not saavy enough to know much, but I could upload my image if necessary. I'm not sure if there's any way I can help.

mahoneyt944

Most people working in these cores have a current copy. Like me https://github.com/mahoneyt944/mame2003-plus-libretro

Mame2003-plus is fine. Just needs copied back.

CaelThunderwing

looks like a restore is in progress w/ likely GitHub and mx4w helped w/ the Main Retroarch Repo.

simpleethat

@mahoneyt944 said in Libretro cores wiped out?:

Most people working in these cores have a current copy. Like me

@CaelThunderwing said in Libretro cores wiped out?:

looks like a restore is in progress

I'm so happy that it sounds like there is going to be a quick turnaround on getting everything back to where it was.

mahoneyt944

@BuZz looks like most of the libretro cores are restored now. Git cloning should be fine now.

BuZz

@mahoneyt944 thanks. The script was already modified earlier btw. It displays a warning on start only which I'll keep in place for a bit.

A Former User

It happened to me with an official image of Retropie 4.6, I have no idea how to solve it.

dankcushions

@Edu281 update your retropie-setup script (option S):

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A Former User

I have done it as the colleague has said, in the image both the binaries and the entire package are hacked and send the warning

dankcushions

@Edu281 yes, it's a warning because this is an ongoing situation, but updating by binary and source should function as usual as libretro seem to have restored everything on git. the warning may be removed in the next few days.

A Former User

I managed to solve it by putting the mame 2003 binary and also installing the mame 2003 plus

A Former User

al final quite mame me salia el error

meleu

@Clyde said in Libretro cores wiped out? - RESTORED 👍:

I wonder if a simple daily cronjob performing a git clone <repo url> or a git pull origin master to a local repo clone that's backed up differentially should have saved everything that's now gone.

In other words, not everything has to be bought as a service (...)

Maintaining regular backups for over 250+ repositories locally would require a good amount of effort, bandwidth and storage.

Also, the buildbot is a tool that requires good processing power. Because it is/was "constantly" getting the code from all those repositories and building them for a wide range of target platforms. Namely:

Windows (including Vista/XP, 2000/ME, 98/95)
Linux
Raspberry Pi
Android
iOS
macOS
Xbox One
Playstation Vita, 2, 3, 4 and PSP
Nintendo Switch, Wii, Wii U, and 3DS/2DS
GameCube

As you can see, they do need a robust infrastructure to keep everything up and running. Providing everything for free for any retrogaming fan around the globe.

That being said, I emphatically suggest that every retrogamer at least consider making a donation to the libretro project.

Here are the links:

https://patreon.com/libretro
https://github.com/sponsors/libretro
more options are listed here: http://retroarch.com/index.php?page=donate

A Former User

I have Formatted the micro sd at least six times, the Mame emulator hacking notice continues. Any solution?

dankcushions

@Edu281 like i keep saying, it's a warning. it's staying there until retropie chooses to turn it off in the script, when the situation is fully resolved. updates and by binary and source should still happen.

BuZz

Not sure why it's such a problem. It's an informative warning and it only shows when launching RetroPie-Setup. Just ignore it but keep it in mind if anything fails to install.

mahoneyt944

@BuZz
I think what @Clyde was suggesting was for the libretro team to make a secondary GitHub account / repository that's only purpose was to fork every libretro core regularly via script to serve as a "backup". This could actually work, it just wouldn't be a local copy. Obviously has it's limitations but could be a saver in a pinch, since the forks would have all the files and commit history.

Either way things are getting back to normal. Glad to see libretro back up.

BuZz

@mahoneyt944 Sorry - misunderstanding. I was replying about the warning msg to @Edu281

Clyde

@meleu said in Libretro cores wiped out? - RESTORED 👍:

I emphatically suggest that every retrogamer at least consider making a donation to the libretro project.

Done ($5/mth on Github). Thanks for the links and the encouragement. 👍

@mahoneyt944 said in Libretro cores wiped out? - RESTORED 👍:

@BuZz
I think what @Clyde was suggesting was for the libretro team to make a secondary GitHub account / repository

Actually no, I meant a local backup via git clone. But @meleu explained very elaborately the problems with it.