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Software Support => GroovyMAME => Topic started by: DaddyLongLegs on November 04, 2018, 11:29:51 am

Title: Upgrading from 0.192 to 0.203. I have a few questions.
Post by: DaddyLongLegs on November 04, 2018, 11:29:51 am
Hey all. User/donor to the groovyMAME project and it is the best thing since sliced bread

I am on 0.192 and want to upgrade to 0.203. I've never actually updated groovyMAME before. Can I just take the 0.203 ROM set and CHD set torrents and point it to my 0.192 ROM set and let the torrent "check" the files?

Secondly and most importantly, can I keep the mame.ini from 0.192? I made so many changes to it that there is no way I am going to remember all of the changes I made. Can I keep it? Or do I absolutely have to use the 0.203 INI file?

Thanks so much as always guys. You are all the best!
Title: Re: Upgrading from 0.192 to 0.203. I have a few questions.
Post by: krick on November 04, 2018, 02:19:21 pm
Regarding the torrents, yes you can point the new torrents to the old folders and have it "check" the files.  I just did this yesterday.  You probably have to rename the folder before-hand to match the new torrent folder name.  That's what I did, anyway.

No, you can't keep your mame.ini from the earlier version.  Sorry.

But what you can do is use a comparison/diff tool like BeyondCompare (https://www.scootersoftware.com) to examine the files side-by-side and move your changes over to the new file.
Title: Re: Upgrading from 0.192 to 0.203. I have a few questions.
Post by: DaddyLongLegs on November 04, 2018, 02:50:07 pm
Regarding the torrents, yes you can point the new torrents to the old folders and have it "check" the files.  I just did this yesterday.  You probably have to rename the folder before-hand to match the new torrent folder name.  That's what I did, anyway.

No, you can't keep your mame.ini from the earlier version.  Sorry.

But what you can do is use a comparison/diff tool like BeyondCompare (https://www.scootersoftware.com) to examine the files side-by-side and move your changes over to the new file.

Thank you so much!