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FS#27722 - [sdlmame] Package installation comment mentions ~/.mame/sdlmame.ini instead of ~/.mame/mame.ini

Attached to Project: Community Packages
Opened by Peter Klotz (p.klotz) - Monday, 26 December 2011, 12:28 GMT
Last edited by Laurent Carlier (lordheavy) - Monday, 09 April 2012, 21:32 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages
Status Closed
Assigned To Sergej Pupykin (sergej)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:

Installing sdlmame prints this message:

***************************************************************
SDLMAME has been updated. If you are upgrading directly from
0.117 or earlier, you must delete all .cfg files and
re-configure your controllers. You should also run
'SDLMAME --newini' to force the script to create a new ini
file with default settings at ~/.mame/sdlmame.ini
since there may be new ini options.
***************************************************************

However (according to strace) the only .ini file that sdlmame writes when called with option "--newini" is "~/.mame/mame.ini".

sdlmame prints this message when called with --newini:

"Rebuilding the ini file at /home/user/.mame/sdlmame.ini
Modify this file for permanent changes to your SDLMAME
options and paths before running SDLMAME again."


So maybe an upstream fix is also needed since sdlmame itself points to the wrong location.

Also the correct command would be "sdlmame --newini" in lowercase instead of uppercase letters.

Additional info:
* package version(s)
* sdlmame 0.144.u4-1
This task depends upon

Closed by  Laurent Carlier (lordheavy)
Monday, 09 April 2012, 21:32 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  sdlmame-0.145.u6-1
Comment by Laurent Carlier (lordheavy) - Monday, 09 April 2012, 21:27 GMT
correct ini file is mame.ini, should be fixed with sdlmame-0.145.u6-1

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