that makes for a really interesting idea. is there any reason to duplicate the full mame tree, when a small xmame patch could just be installed over the regular mame source? or even provide the option to download either the full source, or just a small package to merge with any subsequent releases? not only would this put less of a burden on Lawrence to pack everything up and release within a reasonable timeframe from the original, but it'd virtually make his job minor; as all he'd have to do is accept and check patches, see if new revisions of mame break anything, and could release updates almost independently of mame itself.
I know it'd make gentoo ebuilds rather cool, because one could just download the new mame sources, download the xmame patch, and recompile with little hassle. On Mon, 2003-11-17 at 15:17, Arthur R Peale wrote: > I'm a rom burner, and as such have difficulty waiting for the next great > release of xmame. > > Since the release of .77, I had to download and compile WINE so I could get > the -listinfo datfile to do the version romcheck. > > I've now found that you can pretty much roll-your-own version of xmame, > simply by copying a few files. > > 1) download the mame source > 2) download the xmame source > 3) copy the directory ./xmame/src/unix and place it at ./mame77/src/unix > 4) copy ./xmame/makefile.unix to ./mame77/ > 5) link (or rename) makefile.unix to Makefile > 6) compile > > Viola! unofficial xmame .77 (or whatever version, I would think this would > work with future versions as well) > > For those who want the latest and greatest. > > > > -- > MAME - It's what's for dinner! > http://www.tombstones.org.uk - meet the alt.games.mame regulars! > http://www.pealefamily.net/tech/mame/ - My Own MAME site. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Frustrated with dial-up? Get high-speed for as low as $26.95. > https://broadband.msn.com (Prices may vary by service area.) > > > _______________________________________________ > Xmame mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://toybox.twisted.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/xmame > > _______________________________________________ Xmame mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://toybox.twisted.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/xmame
