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Software Support => GroovyMAME => Topic started by: DoogyRev on March 23, 2015, 01:54:20 pm

Title: Groovy Arcade Beta differences
Post by: DoogyRev on March 23, 2015, 01:54:20 pm: Does anyone know exactly what is missing in the betas compared to the last stable release?

I know Wah!cade is missing but there are bits and pieces missing from LXDE as well. It would be nice to be able to add the missing pieces to bring the betas up to a fully working state.
Title: Re: Groovy Arcade Beta differences
Post by: Calamity on March 24, 2015, 07:41:42 am: Quote from: DoogyRev on March 23, 2015, 01:54:20 pm
Does anyone know exactly what is missing in the betas compared to the last stable release?

Only Ves knows. Try asking him directly.
Title: Re: Groovy Arcade Beta differences
Post by: DoogyRev on March 24, 2015, 03:57:07 pm: Thanks for the info.

I'll try contacting him now. Otherwise, I'll try to make an install of the stable release and copy all the files from my beta installation over the top of it and see if it works. Elegant, I know.
Title: Re: Groovy Arcade Beta differences
Post by: lacanian on May 05, 2015, 07:12:06 pm: Hi DoogyRev,
What beta version and latest stable version are you comparing?
Title: Re: Groovy Arcade Beta differences
Post by: DoogyRev on May 06, 2015, 07:57:09 am: I'm comparing GroovyArcade-Arch2013.02.24-x86_64 with GroovyArcade-Arch2015.02.15-x86_64.

I have managed to get Wah!cade running by doing exactly what I said earlier.

1. Made an install of the 2015 beta release, copied it to my HDD and set it up with EFI booting, etc. This works very well.

2. Copied this installation and the EFI boot files to a USB stick for safe keeping then deleted all the files on my HDD.

3. Made an install of the stable release and copied it to my HDD (I couldn't actually get this one working on my system).

4. Copied all the files from the first installation on the USB stick back to the HDD overwriting the stable installation.

I haven't had much time to play with it but Wah!cade boots and exits properly.
I have no idea how much dead crap is left on my PC from the first install but it probably doesn't matter.
Title: Re: Groovy Arcade Beta differences
Post by: lacanian on May 06, 2015, 09:17:29 am: I can see Wah!Cade is no longer in 2015.02, however the shortcuts are still there. If you just needed Wah!Cade could you just have installed it in 2015.02?

Was there anything else missing out of it?

One of the major differences would be the code in /opt/gasetup/
Also there are some release notes for 20015.02 here https://code.google.com/p/groovyarcade/wiki/GroovyArcade_ReleaseNotes

I'm trying to learn more about this distro as well.
Title: Re: Groovy Arcade Beta differences
Post by: DoogyRev on May 07, 2015, 12:04:02 am: I'm sure there were a couple of other things missing but it's been a bit since I looked at it and I can't remember what they were, he he.