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    • HexH
      Hex
      last edited by

      @meleu I had an idea while working with this. You know how users using this script are testers only and dont contribute (git push) code (no offence to those who do). I was thinking if it would be ok to have a patch screen where users could add patches with features to their current build.

      eg. I have published a simple commit that increases the font size for smaller screens. If a tester is interested they can use this patch to whichever ES they are compiling unless there is a conflict. This allows tested patches to be used by the testers customizing their builds.

      Sent from 20,000 leagues under the sea.

      Powersaver Emulation station : https://github.com/hex007/EmulationStation
      ES dev script : https://github.com/hex007/es-dev/blob/master/es-tests.sh

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      • HexH
        Hex
        last edited by Hex

        @meleu Patch support added and a complete rewrite of the script. you can find it here. The format for patches is

        repo_url branch commit_hash message

        eg : My patch for small sceens to increase fonts and general sizes
        repo_url -> https://github.com/hex007/EmulationStation
        branch -> small-screen-upstream
        commit_hash -> 557ab36b8e860a12bc9e6da1d2abdb0a148eae33
        message -> Mod for smaller screens

        so a single line looks like

        https://github.com/hex007/EmulationStation small-screen-upstream 557ab36b8e860a12bc9e6da1d2abdb0a148eae33 Mod for smaller screens
        

        https://github.com/hex007/es-dev/blob/master/es-dev.sh

        It is quite astonishing that we have reached so far in such a short time.

        Sent from 20,000 leagues under the sea.

        Powersaver Emulation station : https://github.com/hex007/EmulationStation
        ES dev script : https://github.com/hex007/es-dev/blob/master/es-tests.sh

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        • meleuM
          meleu
          last edited by

          Tabs vs Spaces again...

          I was looking for all valid xml entries for a gamelist.xml. The more "natural" doc would be the GAMELISTS.md, but it lacks info about <video>, <marquee>, etc. Fortunately this doc says: "(if you suspect this section is out of date, check out src/MetaData.cpp)"

          And here is how the info I need looks like thanks to the use of tabs:

          0_1497698686942_tabs_are_ugly.png

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          • lilbudL
            lilbud
            last edited by lilbud

            Ummmm...Dumb Question, how do I run the file? I keep getting permission denied errors.

            Never mind

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

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            • meleuM
              meleu @lilbud
              last edited by

              @lilbud Ooops! I didn't make it clear on the OP. Gonna update it. Thanks.

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              • meleuM
                meleu
                last edited by meleu

                New version released: epsilon

                Update the script using the Update feature at the Main Menu.

                Changelog

                • Added an option to load the repo/branch list from the open Pull Requests in RetroPie's EmulationStation repository (thanks @Hex for the insight!).

                0_1498662341326_edit_repo_list.png

                • Added the description field (optional). The description is displayed on the bottom of the screen.

                0_1498662362590_build_help.png

                • small cleanups and fixes.
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                • lilbudL
                  lilbud @meleu
                  last edited by

                  @meleu What software do you use to ssh into the pi?

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

                  Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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                  • meleuM
                    meleu @lilbud
                    last edited by meleu

                    @lilbud the default one on Linux Mint.

                    meleu@mlenovo ~$ ssh -V
                    OpenSSH_7.2p2 Ubuntu-4ubuntu2.2, OpenSSL 1.0.2g  1 Mar 2016
                    
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                    • meleuM
                      meleu @lilbud
                      last edited by

                      @lilbud Maybe you're asking based on that "poluted" screen shot... Actually most of my development is done on my Linux laptop (x86). That screenshot is the default terminal program from Linux Mint Cinnamon, those menus at the top are in portuguese, those numbers at the bottom with bash at right is from a software called tmux (it's a way to open several terminal "windows" in only one console).

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                      • lilbudL
                        lilbud @meleu
                        last edited by

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

                        Linux Mint Cinnamon

                        Ah, I was searching for it online for Windows, since I use Windows 10 for anything Retropie related. I absolutely hate PuTTY for numerous reasons, but it seems to be the only option at the moment.

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

                        Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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                        • meleuM
                          meleu @lilbud
                          last edited by

                          @lilbud When I need to ssh from a Windows machine I use PuTTY. What you don't like? The small fonts?

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                          • lilbudL
                            lilbud @meleu
                            last edited by

                            @meleu The garbled text on terminal menus.

                            But I just found a new alternative, called KiTTY, http://kitty.9bis.net/

                            The best feature is auto login. So when you connect to the Pi, it will automatically login to the pi account.

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

                            Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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                            • lilbudL
                              lilbud @meleu
                              last edited by

                              @meleu When I try to download a branch using the newest version of this tool, I get a connection failed error, even though I have a stable internet connection.

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

                              Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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                                backstander @lilbud
                                last edited by backstander

                                @lilbud
                                I use KiTTY as well! It's a fork of PuTTY that's in active development.

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                                • meleuM
                                  meleu @lilbud
                                  last edited by meleu

                                  @lilbud I'm checking the code now.

                                  Can you say the steps you did so I can reproduce it here?

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                                  • lilbudL
                                    lilbud @meleu
                                    last edited by

                                    @meleu ok

                                    • Step 1: Update tool to latest version from command line (updating from the tool itself fails immediately)
                                    • Step 2: Edit ES Branch list and load ES branches list from Retropie repo
                                    • Step 3: Attempt to build any branch from the available list, it will fail immediately and claim connection is bad.

                                    The problem is not on my end, it says the connection failed, but I could download the repo list just fine, so I think the problem lies within the program code.

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

                                    Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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                                    • meleuM
                                      meleu @lilbud
                                      last edited by

                                      @lilbud please, try to get from this URL and try again: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/meleu/rp-testers/master/es-tests.sh

                                      from command line:

                                      wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/meleu/rp-testers/master/es-tests.sh
                                      chmod a+x es-tests.sh
                                      
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                                      • HexH
                                        Hex @meleu
                                        last edited by Hex

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

                                        New version released: epsilon

                                        Update the script using the Update feature at the Main Menu.

                                        Changelog

                                        • Added an option to load the repo/branch list from the open Pull Requests in RetroPie's EmulationStation repository (thanks @Hex for the insight!).

                                        0_1498662341326_edit_repo_list.png

                                        The Message ("List of...") should also add that some entries are from currently submitted PRs

                                        Sent from 20,000 leagues under the sea.

                                        Powersaver Emulation station : https://github.com/hex007/EmulationStation
                                        ES dev script : https://github.com/hex007/es-dev/blob/master/es-tests.sh

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                                        • meleuM
                                          meleu @Hex
                                          last edited by meleu

                                          @Hex sorry, I didn't get what you mean. It says "... branches list from open PRs in RetroPie repo", isn't it enough?

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                                          • HexH
                                            Hex
                                            last edited by

                                            I need to test this out rather than post messages when i am sleepy. Sorry for the confusion.

                                            Sent from 20,000 leagues under the sea.

                                            Powersaver Emulation station : https://github.com/hex007/EmulationStation
                                            ES dev script : https://github.com/hex007/es-dev/blob/master/es-tests.sh

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