Mame Compiler 100% Automated

[Rain]

Reminder:

If you have not signed up for the beta please do so by tonight. Beta versions will be distributed to all those whom PM me and request a beta ticket. Thanks guys!

[Rain]

I went ahead and added the option to build Mame 0143u6 and included all the high score patches and so forth in the program.

[Rain]

Updates:

Right now, I am preparing for the launch of the beta to all qualified canidates and will be distributing the application as soon as I finish the compiling procedures and putting a few finishing touches on the application.

I have made hundreds of improvements to the overall experience of the application which will broaden its capabilities as well as decrease it's chance of fatal error. There are a few things that I would like to touch on in this update such as compiling procedures.

Please keep in mind that not every exotic build of Mame will be completed without error. MyMame is still limited to Mames normal compiling capabilities. For instance some Mame versions are not capable of being compiled for 64 bit machines, and on some builds you have to make sure that you are not treating warnings as errors.

Certain Mame builds (especially the older ones) require that you "tinker" with the available options in order to build. There are never any guarantees of a sucessful build - sometimes it will & sometimes it won't (just like the normal Mame compiling routine.)

MyMame does take alot of the compilcation and woes out of compiling Mame but should never be considered a crutch for the actual learning procedure, documentation will be provided for self building techniques.

A few things have changed with the release of 0143u6 and a sucessful build of this version should not be considered lucky at best. With the newest release I managed to build it 4 times, but also I had 3 unsucessful builds.

The Mame toolchain is constantly changing as they are adding and removing features from within it, I will do my best to keep the program up to date with these changes as they become available but do to time constraints updates may come on to two days after a new toolchain is released from the Mame Dev's.

The program is considered "mostly functional" at this point but thee are still some rough edges that need to be ironed out, and that is where I am relying on the beta testers that I have chosen to find these areas and report them so that they can be fixed prior to full release.

So, that is pretty much my update report at this time. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to reply to this thread, or shoot me a private message. Thanks guys!

[djvj]

I was hoping this tool would be something you wouldn't have to update for each mame build. That makes it a bit of an annoyance for you.

[Rain]

I was hoping this tool would be something you wouldn't have to update for each mame build. That makes it a bit of an annoyance for you.

Well, the only thing that I will have to update is the toolchain. That's not really an annoyance as it only takes about ten minutes to compile the Mame build tools.

Unlike Mame Compile 64 users will not have to uninstall, download and reinstall the newer version of the program as the updates will be fed to the users machine during their next attempted build. I foresaw that if I made a program that users had to reinstall everytime a patch or Mame update came out that indeed that would prove frustrating to them.

MyMame uses a cloud server to fetch the latest sets of build tools/files. I wish that building a permanently up to date program was possbile lol, but since Mame is always changing, then so must I. Thanks for your post.

EDIT: I have now got versions 0045 to 0143u6 working, only 44 versions left to go then I'm golden.

[Rain]

I just thought that I'd give you all a little update before I hit the hay for the night. For the sake of this application and it's release I just wanted to inform you all that it will only compile versions of Mame made after 2003 (i.e. Mame 0.063) and higher.

I will work on converting all of the libraries over so that older builds can be made later on down the road, but I just wanted to make sure that everybody was okay with that.

So, what do you think, is that okay?

[djvj]

I kinda doubt anyone here who runs HS is also running a build that old. I wouldn't worry. You run old builds for performance (and some compatibility) reasons. If you need to run a build that old, the pc wouldn't be able to handle HS, and they wouldn't be here to read these boards to even know about this app.

Now if you go posting on byoac, you will most likely find an audience wanting older builds.

[Rain]

Looks like I might be pulling a release out of my hat in the next few hours. XD

And it only took 641 builds lol.

[RetroBorg]

This looks awesome, I will certainly give a go as some stage.

Thanks for all your hard work Rain.

[Beaps]

Grrrrrreat!

Hurry up! lol

[Rain]

Lol it needs just a little more tweaking before prime time.

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[whiLd]

Great job as always Rain!

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[Rain]

I am seriously thinking about releasing the beta wild today. There is alot for just me to debug and my selected beta testers could really help me out a lot.

Sometimes a compile dais due to permission issues and other times due to build environment but I have now fixed those issues and everything seems to be working fine.

I have resolved alot of the downloading issue but the zero byte issue is kicking my butt! I hopefully will compile some chunklets tonight and get you all a working build out the door. Thanks guys!

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[whiLd]

Rain, check your private messages

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[Beaps]

suspense is killin!

Just drop it & let everyone have a stab buddy. Iron out the creases in release 2 etc

[Rain]

Beta testers, the beta will be released at 22:00 MST tonight. You will be receiving a download link in your private messages.

[whiLd]

Nice.

I'll test if you need me to.

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[Rain]

I have released the public beta, read here to get a copy and check it out!

Sorry, I had to pull the plug on the project for now - have to obtain a host that supports ClickOnce deployment. Should have it all up and running in a few weeks once I get my own dedicated server, but ASP hosting is just god awful expensive. Will update when details become available. Thanks guys!

[DR9]

What is HLSL Enhancements ? Some kind of graphic filter?

[Beaps]

Where is th DL link buddy?

[Rain]

Where is th DL link buddy?

Will re-up the download link as soon as I find an ASP host that doesn't charge an arm and a leg. What do you all think, would you all be happy with a version that does not automatically update? This would mean you would need to reinstall after every build.

If so, I can have that ready as soon as I get off of work. Shout out and let me know how you all want it!

[djvj]

Don't worry about the auto-updating feature on a beta yet. That can be a feature for when you are done. Mame releases don't come out everyday. But the idea or reinstalling every build does seem unnecessary if you are capable of making it auto-update. What's the holdup then on why you need to ask that?

[deanmorrison]

very intresting this post..like the work.

[jeepguy81]

Don't sweat the auto update right now, let get this party started! Lol

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[Rain]

Okay, the program is now available for download here and it will automatically update as new versions & bugfixes roll out. You can also visit the first post to learn more about the application here.