Help with AdvanceMame

[GuinnessGuy74]

I have just installed Linux (gentoo) on my machine. I have installed svgalib and advancemame. When I go to run advcfg it is not on my machine. How am I supposed to set up without it?

AdvanceMame says it only extracts advcfg and advv when neccessary........

How can I get this configured?? Anyone out here know?


Thanks
Jim

[GuinnessGuy74]

I noticed a topic with the same problem.........it is the only other example I can find after 3 hours on the web. It seems nobody is having this problem.....

Anyway, the topic suggested that you go into the AdvanceMame directory and make cfg and make v. I thought that was a simple enough fix....so I type make cfg and it compiles and gives me advcfg. Same with make v --> advv.

They are right there in the directory but when I type advcfg or addv, both come up as command not found! My patience is running out! Anyone with a suggestion, please help!!!!

Thank you...
Jim

[elvis]

They are right there in the directory but when I type advcfg or addv, both come up as command not found! My patience is running out! Anyone with a suggestion, please help!!!!

BASH 101:

The default shell in most modern Linux distros is "BASH".  You need a shell to interface with your kernel.

BASH by default only executes commands in your path.  To find out what your path is, type "echo $PATH" at a command prompt (minus the quotes).

If an executable is NOT in your path, you must reference by absolute or relative path.  eg: if I've compiled advcfg in the folder /tmp/advmame then I can execute it by either typing "/tmp/advmame/advcfg" or changing to that folder, and typing "./advcfg".  (That's DOT, FORWARD SLASH, COMMAND).

My patience is running out!

I don't want to be rude, but this is very basic Linux/BASH usage here.  Certainly not rocket science.  If your patience is already running out because you don't understand the software, I suggest you take the time to read the very fine documentation that is made available to you completely free of charge with your diistro.

Again, not being rude.  But if you don't bother to learn the system, then don't be surprised when it doesn't work.  Take the time to learn the system, and the rewards are many.