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    • meleuM
      meleu @lilbud
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      @lilbud it's an intentional reference to the Greek alphabet :-)

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      • HexH
        Hex
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        @meleu I have a few more ideas. Should I post them here?

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        • meleuM
          meleu @Hex
          last edited by

          @Hex PLEASE DO IT! :-)

          Your tips are always very useful! You can also submit PRs if you prefer to write code than sentences and paragraphs (no need to do exhaustive tests, just submit the code and I test it before merge).

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          • HexH
            Hex
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            @meleu

            A few changes that I have finished :

            • Replaced gitcloneorpull/gitpullorclone for my tweaks.
            • Added launch menu
            • Removed default Install menu (will bring back (only on Pi) after testing)
            • Changed all spaces to tabs
            • Added dynamic processors for make (Faster builds on multicore processors)
            • Added warning to Launch menu if Launching without building
            • moved compilations to build directory.
            • started removing dependence on Retropie scripts. (in works)
            • Only use rpSwap if running on Pi 1/Zero
            • Updated version to Zeta, skipping Epsilon (merging build) as you were going to incorporate my git tweaks and would have released it as Epsilon build.

            Will these do? I might add some more. User requests are welcome

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            • meleuM
              meleu @Hex
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              @Hex Those are great additions! Will you submit a PR?

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              • pjftP
                pjft
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                I think rpswap is also used in other Pi versions in RetroPie setup. Surely it's not mandatory but unless there's a clear drawback do we need to remove it?

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                • HexH
                  Hex
                  last edited by Hex

                  @pjft rpSwap does nothing if Ram > what is asked (512). Pi 1 and Zero are the only two that need rpSwap.

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                  • HexH
                    Hex
                    last edited by Hex

                    @meleu I would submit it tomorrow morning. Its late here. Should I submit PR with version increment? Zeta or Epsilon?

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                    • meleuM
                      meleu @Hex
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                      @Hex Epsilon, I didn't have time to implement the git tweaks yet. Planned to add it tomorrow.

                      I'm now in the middle of a tweaking Carbon theme based on what we were talking about in the @TMNTturtlguy 's post :)

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                      • meleuM
                        meleu @Hex
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                        @Hex regarding to rpSwap, I think RetroPie-Setup does a good job about deciding if it really needs more swap: https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/blob/master/scriptmodules/helpers.sh#L285-L313

                        But as we want to remove the dependence on those scripts, you can go ahead with your code.

                        I promess I'll organize the script and let it more readable, modularized a easier to improve. ;-)

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                        • HexH
                          Hex
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                          @meleu The goal of removing dependence on Retropie scripts is so that you can run it on Linux systems which neither needs those scipts nor the installation menu

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                          • HexH
                            Hex
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                            Can someone running Retropie on Pi 1/Zero let me know the output of this command uname -a

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                            • meleuM
                              meleu @Hex
                              last edited by

                              @Hex oh, I'm not in the same city as my raspi1...

                              Maybe @obsidianspider or @edmaul69 can help with this...

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                              • meleuM
                                meleu @Hex
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                                @Hex said in ES devs and testers, this tool is for you!:

                                @meleu The goal of removing dependence on Retropie scripts is so that you can run it on Linux systems which neither needs those scipts nor the installation menu

                                ASFAIK the only thing needed to change the default emulationstation is one single line on /usr/bin/emulationstation. The line that looks like this:

                                "/opt/retropie/supplementary/es_pjft_retropie-screensaver-merge/emulationstation.sh" "$@"
                                

                                We can remove the dependency very easily a simple sed trick can deal with it. :-)

                                I reused the code to finish a usable version of the script as soon as possible and don't lose the "timing" in the @Zigurana 's thread. :-)

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                                • meleuM
                                  meleu
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                                  @Hex said in Help testing: Random Video Screensaver on Main Branch:

                                  To combine all of theme in one sentence you can have the command as such :
                                  git pull || git merge --abort && git pull -X theirs

                                  The || ensures that git merge --abort && git pull -X theirs only runs if git pull fails

                                  Oops. It didn't work as expected. Look what I mean:

                                  $ echo bla || echo ble && echo bli
                                  bla
                                  bli
                                  

                                  Got it?

                                  But there's no problem, I adjusted it here:

                                  if ! git pull; then
                                      git merge --abort && git pull -X theirs
                                  fi
                                  

                                  I'm making the git tweaks now (and creating my own version of gitPullOrClone), but you can still name your version as epsilon. :-)

                                  edit: git tweaks done.

                                  edit 2: I borrowed rpSwap code from RetroPie-Setup's helpers.sh, and now helpers.sh is not a dependency anymore.

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                                  • lilbudL
                                    lilbud @meleu
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                                    @meleu Damnit, I thought you were making a Power Rangers: S.P.D, Space Patrol Delta.

                                    Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

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                                    • HexH
                                      Hex @meleu
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                                      @meleu said in ES devs and testers, this tool is for you!:

                                      @Hex said in Help testing: Random Video Screensaver on Main Branch:

                                      To combine all of theme in one sentence you can have the command as such :
                                      git pull || git merge --abort && git pull -X theirs

                                      The || ensures that git merge --abort && git pull -X theirs only runs if git pull fails

                                      Oops. It didn't work as expected. Look what I mean:

                                      $ echo bla || echo ble && echo bli
                                      bla
                                      bli
                                      

                                      Got it?

                                      But there's no problem, I adjusted it here:

                                      if ! git pull; then
                                          git merge --abort && git pull -X theirs
                                      fi
                                      

                                      I'm making the git tweaks now (and creating my own version of gitPullOrClone), but you can still name your version as epsilon. :-)

                                      edit: git tweaks done.

                                      edit 2: I borrowed rpSwap code from RetroPie-Setup's helpers.sh, and now helpers.sh is not a dependency anymore.

                                      it should be echo haha || ( echo hehe && echo hoho )

                                      I forgot those brackets.

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                                      • TMNTturtlguyT
                                        TMNTturtlguy @Hex
                                        last edited by

                                        @Hex ha ha he he ho ho, can we add fe fi fo fum? :)

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                                        • lilbudL
                                          lilbud @TMNTturtlguy
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                                          @TMNTturtlguy

                                          Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

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                                          • HexH
                                            Hex
                                            last edited by

                                            Added features :

                                            • Install on Linux (PC)
                                            • Optimized handling ES installation.

                                            @meleu I would like to stick to Zeta version. My changes are taking more time than expected. I would like to include all changes you incorporate for Epsilon. If and only if Epsilon is not released by then, I shall drop down to Epsilon as version. Should I post it on my repository?

                                            How do I go about submitting PRs. You have many scripts in single repo.

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