--- old/emu/mame.c 2013-07-28 21:23:24.000000000 -0700 +++ src/emu/mame.c 2013-01-11 07:32:48.000000000 -0800 @@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ // otherwise, perform validity checks before anything else if (system != NULL) { - validity_checker valid(options); - valid.check_shared_source(*system); +// validity_checker valid(options); +// valid.check_shared_source(*system); } // create the machine configuration