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    Cannot compile Emulation Station Kids mode

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      Krakolis
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      I'm struggling with installation of experimental package "Emulation Station Kids"...

      The installation fails at compile time... here is the error I got from the log:

      = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
      Building 'emulationstation-kids' : EmulationStation with additional UI modes (kids / kiosk)
      = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
      
      Removing additional swap
      -- The C compiler identification is unknown
      -- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 4.9.2
      -- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc
      -- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc -- broken
      CMake Error at /usr/share/cmake-3.0/Modules/CMakeTestCCompiler.cmake:61 (message):
        The C compiler "/usr/bin/cc" is not able to compile a simple test program.
      
        It fails with the following output:
      
         Change Dir: /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/tmp/build/emulationstation-kids/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp
      
        Run Build Command:"/usr/bin/make" "cmTryCompileExec922984051/fast"
      
        /usr/bin/make -f CMakeFiles/cmTryCompileExec922984051.dir/build.make
        CMakeFiles/cmTryCompileExec922984051.dir/build
      
        make[1]: Entering directory
        '/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/tmp/build/emulationstation-kids/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp'
      
        /usr/bin/cmake -E cmake_progress_report
        /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/tmp/build/emulationstation-kids/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp/CMakeFiles
        1
      
        Building C object
        CMakeFiles/cmTryCompileExec922984051.dir/testCCompiler.c.o
      
        /usr/bin/cc -O3 -mcpu=cortex-a53 -mfpu=neon-fp-armv8 -mfloat-abi=hard
        -funsafe-math-optimizations -pipe -o
        CMakeFiles/cmTryCompileExec922984051.dir/testCCompiler.c.o -c
        /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/tmp/build/emulationstation-kids/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp/testCCompiler.c
      
        cc: error: unrecognized argument in option ‘-mcpu=cortex-a53’
      

      It seems the script picks up the wrong compiler!! Maybe Zigurana can help me find a solution...

      Thank you in advance for any help

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        Zigurana @Krakolis
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        @Krakolis
        Hey, thanks for bringing this up.
        Kid-mode UI is not supported by the RetroPie folks, who have enough on their plate as it is. Please open up an issue at the repository: https://github.com/zigurana/EmulationStation/issues

        If tetris has thought me anything, it's that errors pile up and that accomplishments dissappear.

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