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

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    • mituM
      mitu Global Moderator @Folly
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      @Folly said in Development of module-script generator for lr-mess, lr-mame and mame standalone:

      https://retropie.org.uk/forum/post/304483

      I think that's a user error here, from @roslof. Either way, I think it's just a singular occurence, not a recurring patern.

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      • FollyF
        Folly @mitu
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        @mitu said in Development of module-script generator for lr-mess, lr-mame and mame standalone:

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

        https://retropie.org.uk/forum/post/304483

        I think that's a user error here, from @roslof. Either way, I think it's just a singular occurence, not a recurring patern.

        Ok, thanks for looking at it.
        Then we are all good here. ;-)

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        • roslofR
          roslof @Folly
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          @Folly said in Development of module-script generator for lr-mess, lr-mame and mame standalone:

          Ok, thanks for looking at it.
          Then we are all good here. ;-)

          Saw the mention. Fixed the inadvertent downvote.
          Cheers

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          • FollyF
            Folly @roslof
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            @roslof said in Development of module-script generator for lr-mess, lr-mame and mame standalone:

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

            Ok, thanks for looking at it.
            Then we are all good here. ;-)

            Saw the mention. Fixed the inadvertent downvote.
            Cheers

            Thanks for restoring !

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            • DTEAMD
              DTEAM @Folly
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              @Folly said in Development of module-script generator for lr-mess, lr-mame and mame standalone:

              I added code for detecting here and here.
              I removed the Elektronika drivers from classich.ini here.
              I added elektronikah.ini here.

              I think this is the way to go.

              Thanks for the list, i'll create a system for those games in my theme. Most of those games have a great "MAME's artwork" such as Game & Watch.

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              • FollyF
                Folly @DTEAM
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                @DTEAM said in Development of module-script generator for lr-mess, lr-mame and mame standalone:

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

                I added code for detecting here and here.
                I removed the Elektronika drivers from classich.ini here.
                I added elektronikah.ini here.

                I think this is the way to go.

                Thanks for the list, i'll create a system for those games in my theme. Most of those games have a great "MAME's artwork" such as Game & Watch.

                Indeed great artwork.
                Not sure if there are backgrounds in the artwork otherwise a rename is appropriate for lr-mess compatiblility.
                If so I think I will have to add elektronikah in my script for extracting backgrounds and creating game specific configs.
                Well that can be done later when we know how all the games look.

                I am experimenting with the command awk to see if I can build the database quicker and better.
                It's basically a program for manipulating text and the basics I know but it is also a sort of program language, I never knew.
                Seems much more powerful with that.
                You might want to read the manual too, see link.

                Here is one nice example :

                #print driver/description/manufacturer from -listxml using 3 field delimiters <>", all on one line
                /opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame -listxml atakaast|awk -F '[<>"]' '/<machine name/ || /<descr/ || /<manu/ {nlines = nlines + 1} /<machine name/ || /<descr/ || /<manu/ {if (nlines <= 3) total = total  $3 " "}END{print total}'
                

                Output is :
                Driver□atakaast□Ataka asteroidov□bootleg (Elektronika)□:

                Normally I use -listdevices to get the driver and description.
                I get the others, such as manufacturer, with -listxml.
                With above you should be able to extract the same without using -listdevices but with more added info like explained, the manufacturer.
                I think it would also be possible to add certain info as tags without even creating an ini in the first place.
                After creating a list for all drivers you can sort much quicker on certain manufacturers or use it as a presort for the old method of creating ini's quicker as you don't have to check all 30000 drivers for specific ini's.
                Then you do a presort on manufacturers from the created list and use these +/-25 drivers to check if they are valid which saves a lot of time.

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                • DTEAMD
                  DTEAM @Folly
                  last edited by DTEAM

                  @Folly

                  Hi Folly, I can't find these three artworks files for the wallpaper/background and system. Have you seen a place where we can download them?

                  a9c6298d-9376-4b29-aff2-83707b0839a4-image.png

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                  • FollyF
                    Folly @DTEAM
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                    @DTEAM

                    Will have a look at these artwork files.

                    BTW.
                    Just to let you know I have some basic awk script stuff running.
                    It was a bit of getting used to but until now it's awesome and I am really impressed by it.
                    This is what it already gives when adding the driver as option :

                    :~/awk$ bash awk.sh nupogodi
                    Driver□nupogodi□Nu, pogodi!□bootleg (Elektronika)@good@elektronikah@
                    :~/awk$ bash awk.sh tapollo13
                    Driver□tapollo13□Apollo 13 (Tiger)□Tiger Electronics@good@tigerh@
                    :~/awk$ bash awk.sh jak_disf
                    Driver□jak_disf□Disney Friends (JAKKS Pacific TV Game, Game-Key Ready) (17 MAY 2005 A)□JAKKS Pacific Inc @imperfect@jakks_gamekey_dy@jakks@
                    :~/awk$ bash awk.sh bassmate
                    Driver□bassmate□Bassmate Computer□Telko @good@gameandwatch@
                    :~/awk$ bash awk.sh gnw_ball
                    Driver□gnw_ball□Game &amp; Watch: Ball□Nintendo@good@gameandwatch@
                    :~/awk$ bash awk.sh kgradius
                    Driver□kgradius□Gradius (handheld)□Konami@good@konamih@
                    :~/awk$ bash awk.sh uboat
                    Driver□uboat□U-Boat□Bandai@good@classich@
                    
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                    • DTEAMD
                      DTEAM @Folly
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                      @Folly

                      Sound issue with MAME 0.278
                      https://github.com/mamedev/mame/issues/13905

                      Supposed to be fixed on MAME 0.279. I have this issue at the moment

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                      • FollyF
                        Folly @DTEAM
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                        @DTEAM said in Development of module-script generator for lr-mess, lr-mame and mame standalone:

                        @Folly

                        Sound issue with MAME 0.278
                        https://github.com/mamedev/mame/issues/13905

                        Supposed to be fixed on MAME 0.279. I have this issue at the moment

                        I did not have any issues here.
                        Hopefully it will be solved.

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                        • FollyF
                          Folly
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                          I have also news about the drivers that use samples.
                          I found that the sample files found on progettosnaps have more or less different names than the drivers that use them.
                          So my old list did not match real drivers.
                          I found a way to match the samples to the drivers that use them.
                          So the old incorrect list was supposedly 79 drivers.
                          The correct and new list will be containing 312 drivers.

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