retroarch.cfg global and core.

[snock]

Maybe I'm confused ... but if I have a retroarch configuration in /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg (global) then it's the same for all cores ...

For example.

 # Settings made here will only override settings in the global retroarch.cfg if placed above the #include line
 
 input_remapping_directory = "/opt/retropie/configs/tg16cd/"
 input_overlay = "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/overlays/NEC-TurboGrafx-CD.cfg"

 input_player1_joypad_index = "0"
 # input_player2_joypad_index = "1"
 # input_player3_joypad_index = "2"
 # input_player4_joypad_index = "3"
 
 #include "/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg"

If I run a roms it fails

Executing: /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/bin/retroarch -L /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-beetle-pce-fast/mednafen_pe_fast_libretro.so --config /opt/retropie/configs/tg16cd/retroarch.cfg "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/tg-cd/Vasteel (USA).chd"--appendconfig /dev/shm/retroarch.cfg
Failed to open /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/tg-cd/syscard3.pce: No such file or directory

To make it happen I have to add the line system_directory = "~/RetroPie/BIOS" which is included in retroarch.cfg (global). So if the roms is executed, and automatically the retroarch.cfg of the specific system (turbografx cd) is modified and many configuration lines are added.

[mitu]

@snock said in retroarch.cfg global and core.:

So if the roms is executed, and automatically the retroarch.cfg of the specific system (turbografx cd) is modified and many configuration lines are added.

That's because you've activated Save on Exit in RetroArch's RGUI for that system or maybe you've reset the configuration file from the RGUI - on exit, the simple retroarch.cfg for that system is overwritten by RetroArch.