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    • meleu
      meleu last edited by meleu

      I see in retroarch.sh scriptmodule commit history that the RetroArch sources version is hardcoded since 4-Feb-2017 (being updated as the upstream releases supposed stable versions).

      Isn't the intention of the "Update from source" to get the bleeding edge version anymore?

      I think it's to avoid issues related to new-and-not-very-well-tested features for those users on a platform that doesn't have pre-compiled binaries (e.g.: x86). Also, I remember that @BuZz said in Idea for experimental: Install Arbitrary ES-branch:

      retropie-setup is not supposed to be some development / testing gui.

      But man... The "Update from source" option for getting the bleeding edge RetroArch was very handy. Can we have this as an option?

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      • lilbud
        lilbud last edited by

        I believe this whole thing is due to this commit, though I may be wrong.

        https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/commit/9b5c738b1447069fb7b4f4af11571394b65f2e71

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        retroarch - switch back to v1.6.0 until v1.6.2 is released due to issue with non working enter key
         * ref: https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/issues/5096 / https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/11202/enter-key-stopped-working-in-retroarch-after-update

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        • meleu
          meleu @lilbud last edited by

          @lilbud As far as I understood it started here: https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/commit/6e3e5299c77797404434c979ed88f8a0c127b938

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          retroarch - lock down to v1.4.1
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          • edmaul69
            edmaul69 @meleu last edited by

            @meleu i keep seeing this being said, can you tell me what bleeding edge means?

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            • meleu
              meleu @edmaul69 last edited by meleu

              @edmaul69 said in RetroArch update from source isn't bleeding edge:

              can you tell me what bleeding edge means?

              From wikipedia:

              "Bleeding edge technology is a category of technologies so new that they could have a high risk of being unreliable and lead adopters to incur greater expense in order to make use of them.

              In our context it means the really latest version of a software, and probably not very well tested.

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              • BuZz
                BuZz administrators @meleu last edited by BuZz

                @meleu it was too much work to maintain as it broke too often. Check commit history :-)

                So the answer is no, at least for now.

                Some platforms are source only with RetroPie. Not all source builds are bleeding edge. Quite a few are not.

                To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                • meleu
                  meleu @BuZz last edited by

                  @BuZz Wow!, it must be hard to keep track of all upstream updates! Thanks for your hardwork to keep all this stuff running fine! :-)

                  Regarding my request, no problem. Anyway deleting that hardcoded branch in retroarch scriptmodule to get the master one isn't that hard... :-)

                  I was about to edit the RetroAchievements part of the wiki talking about a new feature added to RetroArch yesterday but I think it's better to wait for v1.6.2. before that.

                  Cheers!

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                  • meleu
                    meleu @BuZz last edited by

                    @buzz what do you think about adding another scriptmodule for the bleeding edge RetroArch? Just like you did for emulationstation. Maybe a retroarch-dev.sh...

                    It would be useful to get/test really new features/fixes.

                    If you agree I can submit PR for that.

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                    • BuZz
                      BuZz administrators @meleu last edited by

                      @meleu I have a more generic plan for modules, but needs some more planning and work. Es-dev was a quick fix due to breakage, but I'd rather not do more.

                      To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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