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Haze:

--- Quote from: gman314 on October 08, 2012, 10:18:52 am ---I was just wondering what the difference is from one version of MESS to the next.  To my knowledge,
since you can't update a MESS rom set like you would for MAME, what's the advantage of having a newer version? Also, does anyone know where to find a compiled version of MESS that has the nag screens removed? Thanks.

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The answers you've already been given are correct.  MAME / MESS are one and the same, just with a different driver selection, and MESS being slightly more complex to use.  As of 0.147u1 you can even find the MESS whatsnew details with the MAME update, which makes them more visible (I can understand why you might have struggled to find them before, even I did)

You update the MESS system roms just like you would the MAME roms, and that even includes some playable standalone games (batmantv for example)

The MESS software roms can also be updated in a similar way using CLRMame etc.

As mentioned before, I offer (command line builds of) the 'all-in-one' version of the emulator, known as UME which contains both the MAME and MESS functionality
http://mamedev.emulab.it/haze/2012/10/08/ume-0-147u1/

I don't however offer no-nag versions.  Like Tafoid, and any other developer, we consider those screens to provide essential information on how well something should / shouldn't work, and don't want them to be skipped.
gman314:

--- Quote from: Haze on October 08, 2012, 02:30:33 pm ---
I don't however offer no-nag versions.  Like Tafoid, and any other developer, we consider those screens to provide essential information on how well something should / shouldn't work, and don't want them to be skipped.


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My concern is that I will be running MESS through the Maximus Arcade FE.  The nag-screens are not very arcade like.  I complied a "no-nag" MESS once before, but my HDD recently died and I lost everything.  Does anyone know of a link where I can find one already compiled?  It was a pain for me to do this the first time around.

Also, I am only using MESS for the Atari 2600 emulator (maybe Colecovision, 5200, 7800, and Vectrex down the road).  As a result, will it matter if I am using an old 2600 set on an up to date version of MESS?
Hoopz:
Did you READ what Tafoid and Haze said about people distributing versions without nag screens?  If you want a version like that, go ahead and compile it again yourself.
Haze:

--- Quote from: Hoopz on October 08, 2012, 04:16:58 pm ---Did you READ what Tafoid and Haze said about people distributing versions without nag screens?  If you want a version like that, go ahead and compile it again yourself.

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Yeah, please compile your own if you want to do something like that, it's not difficult, even today (you could argue it's easier)

MESS is MAME, MAME is MESS, UME is both of them, the same patches apply. 

Putting 'nag-free' binaries in the hands of people who just think it's some kind of 'MAME demo version crack' is dangerous, doing it yourself, and keeping it to yourself if you know what you're doing less so (although even that hasn't completely stopped morons doing it and reporting bugs in non-working systems)
gman314:
Will Headkaze's compiler also work for MESS? I used it to successfully compile MAME 127 about 4 years ago.
I have been trying to follow the steps on the official MESS page, but I cant get the command line to "verify" my install of mingw (like the instructions say).   :dunno
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