FS#57204 - [retroarch] Installation is broken

Attached to Project: Community Packages
Opened by Philipp (hollunder) - Tuesday, 23 January 2018, 16:46 GMT
Last edited by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Friday, 26 January 2018, 04:26 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
As it is right now RetroArch is broken after installation due to the config patch. Most of the set directories are for user data but are set to system directories.

When you start RetroArch initially you see a lot of black boxes. This is because assets are missing. Those assets aren't part of the current package but IMHO should be.
There is a way to get them through the RetroArch: Update -> Assets. However, this does not work since the directory is a system directory. You'd need to be root. Bad idea.

So you first have to copy the config over, change the paths. Then you have to download the assets through the broken UI.

So at the very least the assets directory, possibly others, should be user writeable. The default is ~/.config/retroarch/.
The assets could or maybe should be included in the package.

Additional info:
* package version(s)
1.7.0-2
* config and/or log files etc.
Default.


Steps to reproduce:
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Closed by  Doug Newgard (Scimmia)
Friday, 26 January 2018, 04:26 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Comment by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Wednesday, 24 January 2018, 01:48 GMT
Are you talking about the retroarch-assets-xmb package that's already an optional dep?

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