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diff --git a/games/mame/README_groovy.txt b/games/mame/README_groovy.txt index e872b565ed..a9ab5307b6 100644 --- a/games/mame/README_groovy.txt +++ b/games/mame/README_groovy.txt @@ -1,38 +1,58 @@ -GroovyMAME, also known as GroovyUME, is a fork of MAME/UME with greater -emphasis on CRT monitor support, in order to provide smoother gameplay -with less input lag than using regular MAME on an LCD screen. GroovyMAME -is provided as a patch against the standard MAME sources. - -GroovyMAME forum: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?board=52.0 - -GroovyMAME patches can be downloaded from: - -https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B5iMjDor3P__aEFpcVNkVW5jbEE - -Get the latest patch that matches the version of MAME. Example: - -0182_groovymame_017a.diff - -The "0182" is the MAME version, without the dots. The "017a" is the -GroovyMAME version. You want the .diff file, not the .tar.bz2 or .7z! - -Download or copy the .diff file to the SlackBuild's directory and run the -SlackBuild script. The script will find the .diff, apply it, and update -the slack-desc to say "This package was patched with GroovyMAME 017a" -(or whatever the version number really is). You *don't* have to do -anything about the CRLF line endings, the script will handle that. - -If the script seems to be ignoring the .diff file, you probably have a -.diff for a different version of MAME. Check the version number at the -start of the filename. Don't try to rename the .diff file to force it -to apply: the SlackBuild will fail because the patch will fail. - -If you have multiple .diff files that match the MAME version, the script -will try to use the one with the highest GroovyMAME version number. If -it picks the wrong one, remove the ones you don't want to use. - -If all else fails, please contact me by email (yalhcru@gmail.com) or on -IRC (##slackware or #slackbuilds channel on FreeNode, user Urchlay). I -won't necessarily be testing each MAME release against each version -of the GroovyMAME patch for that release, so there might be problems I -won't know about. +GroovyMAME, also known as GroovyUME, is a fork of MAME/UME with +greater emphasis on CRT monitor support, in order to provide smoother +gameplay with less input lag than using regular MAME on an LCD screen. + +GroovyMAME has a discussion forum: +http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?board=52.0 + +GroovyMAME used to be provided as a patch against the standard MAME +sources, until its author made it a proper fork on github. This +SlackBuild supports patching the MAME sources with the GroovyMAME +changes from github. + +To build with GroovyMAME, export GROOVY=yes in the environment. The +resulting mame package will mention GroovyMAME in its slack-desc +(which you will see when you install it). + +If you get an error that says there is no GroovyMAME patch for this +version of MAME, that means that I updated mame.SlackBuild before the +GroovyMAME author made a release based on that version of MAME (or, +it means you're trying to build a newer MAME by setting VERSION in the +environment). You can check for a release at: + +https://github.com/antonioginer/GroovyMAME/releases + +If there's no release matching your MAME version, you're out of luck. +Wait until there is one. + +If there *is* a new release, you have two choices: + +1. Wait until I update the GroovyMAME patch. I can't guarantee that + I'll always do this in a timely manner. Please don't email and + bug me about this: I maintain over 700 SlackBuilds, and I try to + have a life outside of that, too. + +2. Run mame.SlackBuild with GROOVY=update in the environment. This + will attempt to create a GroovyMAME patch for the MAME version + you're building, if the GroovyMAME author has done a release. If + you get a "can't find GroovyMAME release" error, that means there + isn't one yet, so you'll have to wait a few days. If you know for + a fact that there *is* a release, it means there's probably a bug + in my mkgroovy.sh script (in which case, please do contact me by + email, so I can fix it). + +Note that GROOVY=update requires the SlackBuild to access the Internet +(which SlackBuilds normally don't do). Specifically, it runs "curl" +as the root user, and downloads a JSON file and the actual diff (if +found) from https://api.github.com. If you don't trust this, you can +instead run the mkgroovy.sh script (found in the same directory as the +SlackBuild) as a non-root user, and copy the resulting .diff to the +SlackBuild directory. + +If you have multiple gm*.diff files that match the MAME version, the +script will try to use the one with the highest GroovyMAME version +number. If it picks the wrong one, remove the ones you don't want +to use. + +NOTE: I don't currently own any CRT monitors that work on a PC, so I +can't actually test the GroovyMAME enhancements. |