EDIT: This seems to be what fixed my problem. I have now compiled 137, 149, and 151 via external HDD. I found this reading the hiscore diff thread.
Posted by B2K24: "try any other drive and don't compile on C:\
If you have to buy a USB flash or use external. For me trying to compile on win 7 using C:\ is always problems because some directories have lock icons even with UAC disabled and logged on Admin account."
I know this is a somewhat old thread but I just can't seem to figure this out. I'm trying to add hi_137 to mame0137s and make it 64bit and I just can't get. The patch, patches fine but it won't compile. I have tried, what I believe to be, everything. I'm running Windows 8 on a Mac via Bootcamp. I have tried MC64 v2.0 with the newest mgwin, MC64 v1.17 with the same mgwin as well as an older mgwin (201001020), and MrDo's way. all with random errors. From what I've read, I need to use MC64 v1.17 and mgwin 20100102. Am I doing something wrong or missing something? Here is what I get with MC64 v1.17 and the newest mgwin and older mgwin:
Compiling Mame64...
Using Parameters MSVC_BUILD=1 PTR64=1
process_begin: CreateProcess(NULL, uname -a, ...) failed.
Finished!
0 Hours 0 Minutes and 0 Seconds Elapsed.
process_begin: CreateProcess(NULL, uname -a, ...) failed.
process_begin: CreateProcess(NULL, uname -a, ...) failed.
process_begin: CreateProcess(NULL, uname -a, ...) failed.
process_begin: CreateProcess(NULL, uname -a, ...) failed.
process_begin: CreateProcess(NULL, uname -a, ...) failed.
makefile:94: *** Unable to detect TARGETOS from uname -a: . Stop.
Thank you in advance for looking.
V/r
Tony