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Main => Software Forum => Linux => Topic started by: Joust on December 12, 2009, 10:56:06 pm

Title: idiots guide to Compiling Mame in Linux
Post by: Joust on December 12, 2009, 10:56:06 pm

I'm a total newb to compiling.
I'm not getting anywhere.

is there an idiots "how to" guide on how to compile mame?
if not, can someone give me a clue?

BTW I'm trying to get it running on fedora 12.

Title: Re: idiots guide to Compiling Mame in Linux
Post by: Silas (son of Silas) on December 13, 2009, 04:41:14 pm

Head over to Arbee's... Someone over there will know how to compile it for your distro:

http://rbelmont.mameworld.info/?page_id=163 (http://rbelmont.mameworld.info/?page_id=163)

Title: Re: idiots guide to Compiling Mame in Linux
Post by: Joust on December 14, 2009, 04:15:09 pm

thanks I found something through a round about way on other sites.
I'm surprised that there is nothing here.
 All linux stuff here seems to have huge assumptions that everyone that touches it is a developer and should automatically know what to do with the source.
I'm just a little disappointed.

Title: Re: idiots guide to Compiling Mame in Linux
Post by: Joust on December 14, 2009, 05:38:18 pm

I spoke too fast. I still cannot compile.
it looks like it is trying to compile for windows....

Title: Re: idiots guide to Compiling Mame in Linux
Post by: Quinny on December 23, 2009, 10:43:51 am

What linux distro are you using?

I use Ubuntu 9.04 and SDLMame. This compiles automatically with a deb file which can be downloaded from here:
http://sdlmame.wallyweek.org/download/ (http://sdlmame.wallyweek.org/download/)

When initially installed you will need to configure the mame.ini file but after that it should work.