Development of module-script generator for lr-mess, lr-mame and mame standalone

DTEAM

@folly
I found this for Backdrop

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/22306/update-docs-for-lr-mame2003-plus-artwork-backdrops-bezels/8?_=1631895075858

See: two last post

Folly

@dteam

Thanks,

Looked at the links but could not find a videopin backdrop overlay.

DTEAM

@folly
For Google Drive issues, would it be easier if I put everything on GitHub?

Folly

@dteam said in Development of module-script generator for lr-mess and mame standalone:

@folly
For Google Drive issues, would it be easier if I put everything on GitHub?

Let's wait for Matt first, perhaps he can improve his script.

But indeed github could be a better way in the long run.

There are some advantages like :

forking
easy collaborating
perhaps skipping files when cloning for an update

But there could also be some downsides :

how much data will we have in the future and what is the data-limit of github ?
I think cloning doesn't work when we add files manual locally because it wants to sync with the repository. So testing files on the harddrive becomes more difficult.
Perhaps we also face some ownership issues

We can do some tests with a few files and see how it works.

Folly

@dteam

Matt changed his script and added the option -m or --mtimes.
link

I added this in my script (not on github yet).

It's downloading all again now, just as Matt explained.
When I am ready we have to change 1 file and revert it back to test if this solution works.

Edit:
It has downloaded now.
Tried to download everything again and now it said that the files exist.
Looking good, so far !

So now you can throw in an different file with the same name and I can test if it's working.
For example, you could place your old pofo.zip back for a while.

If you want to test it also, use this line (1058) with the added -m :

python3 - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/$1 -m -P "$2"

DTEAM

@folly said in Development of module-script generator for lr-mess and mame standalone:

o now you can throw in an different file with the same name and I can test if it's working.
For example, you could place your old pofo.zip back for a while.
If you want to test it also, use this line (1058) with the added -m :
python3 - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/$1 -m -P "$2"

It seems to work well!

Folly

@dteam

Can you put in a file for me so I can test it too ?

Can you put first a dummy "videopin.zip" onto the google drive ?
And after I acknowledge, the real one ?

DTEAM

@folly
I put an arcade "artwork"
look for berzerk.zip

Folly

@dteam

Got it.
You can now update berzerk

DTEAM

@folly
Done, I replaced them by a dummy

Folly

@dteam

Too bad, the file isn't updated.

It could depend on the time difference.
Perhaps it's a good idea to leave the file on google drive, so I can test tomorrow again.

Good idea ?

DTEAM

@folly
Google wrote "file with no data"
I did another dummy.

Folly

@dteam

Ok I will try again.

I looked in the log and the file isn't updated.

Folly

@dteam

Can you keep the dummy file for a while on google-drive ?

I will test again tomorrow.

DTEAM

@folly
No problem

Folly

@dteam

Is it working for you now or didn't you test ?

Have to go now.
Thanks for the effort ;-)

DTEAM

@folly
Instead of replace it by dragging I have deleted it and reloaded it. So now it's not version 1 or 2 (like Google Drive wrote), it's a new file. Is it change something on your side?

Folly

@dteam

I tried now (it's now 22 sept 7:49 on my clock).
It worked.

Perhaps we have to try your trick again and see if this works instandly.
We can test around the same time as yesterday.

DTEAM

@folly
I replaced the artwork file (berzerk.zip) by a new dummy with different content inside.

Folly

@dteam

A bit later now but I just tried and it downloaded OK ;-)