Development of module-script generator for lr-mess, lr-mame and mame standalone

Folly

I have made the first working code to generate the sorted lists.
Perhaps a bit premature as is not yet how I want it to be.

It's just a peek in the future on how it will work.
I must say I am very satisfied with the first tests ;-)

(edit : third update)
https://github.com/FollyMaddy/RetroPie-Share/blob/94f47159441265d13869eeb72fb8640b6aadb9ee/00-workdir-00/add-mamedev-systems-2v4.sh

menu improved
overall improved sorting on --dictionary-order
(fast)create sorted lists (and equal to) on patterns up to 5 options ($2 -$6)
(slower)create sorting (not equal to) on patterns for one option ($2) adding an ! after the pattern
(in combination with 4 (and equal to) patterns up to 4 options ($3 -$6) is possible)
possible to make sorted lists with "system" names
( with "system description" names it was already possible )

DTEAM

@folly
l’ll try it monday👍🏻

DTEAM

@Folly

Your last add-mamedev-systems-2v4.sh works very well. Great job! I like your subfolders for gamelist.xml. Some options can be confusing for newbies. Maybe you could add a logigram or a tree diagram in your first post.

I like this version, it's easy and full access to MESS and MAME with Artworks, cheat codes and "games scraping" for unusual systems... it's huge.

Folly

@dteam

Thanks for the feedback.

Indeed I have to work on it, structuring it better.
This is basically caused by the fact that I am working on it.
First I want to make sure things are working correctly.
When I am done adding/testing stuff I will try to reorganize.
Perhaps we can discuss this later on, to make it simpler.
Or indeed add a diagram in the first post.

Perhaps you have noticed, the forum lists are now in two sections. (old and new)
The list can now be build up from the new database we created.
Basically this means I can remove it from the old section, where it used it's own data.

Well, I have noticed now, working on it, that there is still much to be added and things that have to be changed.

Btw.
You can experiment with making some sorting lines, if you want.
That way we can build the new lists that are important to be in there.
You can add it between lines 86 and 107, and share them if you like.

Folly

@dteam

I did a huge update.
You can test some new stuff ;-)

https://github.com/FollyMaddy/RetroPie-Share/blob/432d2c9db4b1497ba2da938cef1968621c5c2570/00-workdir-00/add-mamedev-systems-2v4.sh

Front-end 2v4 improved

cleaned up a bit
(removed tho old forum selection list, now there is a new one)
(removed some functions and added some functions)
re-ordered the menu
(hopefully, in time, it will evolve into a better and simpler structure)
add experimental help lines
(perhaps not a definitive solution !)
add saving and removing database file locally (for offline usage)
(file is save in or deleted from : /opt/retropie/emulators/mame)
add more sorted lists (remove test lines)
add SEARCH form, to create a sorted list on the fly
(still an issue in the dialog form : "cancel" button doesn't work)
add download option with form
(only available with the correct input !)
(still an issue in the dialog form : "cancel" button doen't work)

DTEAM

@folly
When I updated Retropie, something happened with my Retropie Setup. I can't run Retropie Setup anymore. I suspect the Valerino script. Any idea. Maybe it's helpers.sh.

Folly

@dteam

Don't know.

You can try and rename the directory and git clone the repository again.
That way you have the whole directory fresh and a backup of the old directory.

Then try if it works ! (edit)

Later you can copy the module-scripts, you had, back in.

Is it a solution ?

DTEAM

@folly
I already copy fresh files from here

I'll try to do some cherry picking from here

Folly

@dteam

I just did my trick here, using :

Renaming the old RetroPie-Setup to RetroPie-Setup.old

cloning :

cd 
git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup.git

running (4.7.19) :

cd RetroPie-Setup
sudo ./retropie_setup.sh

Looks fine here, so I suspect it's something else.

If you have it running I recommend you add our -ext script from now on in :
/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup.ok/ext/RetroPie-Share/scriptmodules/supplementary/add-mamedev-systems-2v4-ext.sh

This places all generated module-scripts in :
/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup.ok/ext/RetroPie-Share/scriptmodules/libretrocores

And in the RetroPie-Setup they will be arranged on external repository name .

DTEAM

@folly said in Development of module-script generator for lr-mess and mame standalone:

cd RetroPie-Setup

It's do this:

pi@retropie:~ $ cd RetroPie-Setup
pi@retropie:~/RetroPie-Setup $ sudo ./retropie_setup.sh
sudo: ./retropie_setup.sh: command not found

or this

pi@retropie:~/RetroPie-Setup $ sudo /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/retropie_packages.sh
/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/packages.sh: line 903: source: /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/supplementary/add-mamedev-systems-2v4.sh: cannot execute binary file
Module  is missing valid rp_module_id
Module  is missing valid rp_module_desc

Folly

@dteam

remove our script
add-mamedev-systems-2v4.sh

and try to run the setup again without it.
You should use this :

sudo ./retropie_setup.sh

Could you check the permission of the files again for me ? :
I have :

pi@raspberrypi:~/RetroPie-Setup $ ls -l
total 76
-rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi   146 Oct 28 21:16 AUTHORS
-rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi   417 Oct 28 21:16 CONTRIBUTING.md
-rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi   635 Oct 28 21:16 COPYRIGHT.md
-rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi 32265 Oct 28 21:16 LICENSE.md
-rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi  2033 Oct 28 21:16 README.md
drwxr-xr-x 2 pi pi  4096 Oct 28 21:16 ext
drwxr-xr-x 2 pi pi  4096 Oct 28 21:53 logs
-rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi  6374 Oct 28 21:16 platforms.cfg
-rwxr-xr-x 1 pi pi  2314 Oct 28 21:16 retropie_packages.sh
-rwxr-xr-x 1 pi pi   520 Oct 28 21:16 retropie_setup.sh
drwxr-xr-x 7 pi pi  4096 Oct 28 21:16 scriptmodules

Folly

@dteam

Do you have these permissions for the file ? :

ls -l
-rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi   520 Oct 28 21:16 retropie_setup.sh

Then it's not executable, and you will get :

pi@raspberrypi:~/RetroPie-Setup $ sudo ./retropie_setup.sh 
sudo: ./retropie_setup.sh: command not found

DTEAM

@folly
The problems seems to be your script. I removed it and now it's fine.

Folly

@dteam

That sounds bad.
I don't have any problems over here.
I will pull it from github to see if I get any problems.

I assume it was the latest.

edit:
I installed everything fresh on my x86 laptop too.
I found some compatibility problems for the sorted lists, so I will look at that.
But no problems in crashing or recognising whatsoever.

Did you try to edit the script and perhaps made a mistake in doing so ?
Can you open the script into a text editor to check if it's a good file ?

Folly

@dteam

I don't expect it, but be sure you don't saving it as a html file :
(right-click on raw and download should download the correct file)

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/29682/development-of-module-script-generator-for-lr-mess-and-mame-standalone/789

Folly

@dteam

Any luck yet ;-)

DTEAM

@folly

No, I followed the instruction from Post #1 and put add-mamedev-systems-2v4.sh

here
/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/supplementary

I did that a lot of times. I don't understand why it doesn't work now.

I'm gonna re-downloaded your file

Folly

@dteam

Yes indeed you did that a lot of times, so I was confident you had a correct file.

Not really sure either what the problem is but I am quite confident that the script should work.

Is your sd card still ok ?
No problems at boot ?
Do the older scripts that you tested earlier still work ?

How old is your retropie-image, is it based upon buster ?
Perhaps an idea to update.

Btw. I read that 0237 is out now.

DTEAM

@folly
It works !! I solved the problem . I don't know why, but i had problems to transfer my file. Now It's fine. The problem was on my side. It's not a general issue

Folly

@dteam

Aha you found the problem, great to hear it's working again.