XMAME v.36 for Debian Linux (Ubuntu)

SINNER wrote:
> * DeadlyDad wrote in alt.games.mame:
>
>> I'm trying to find an older version of XMAME for a friend of mine
>> running Ubuntu. All the games he wants to play are in version .36,
>> which I have, but for the /life/ of me, I can't find anything older than
>> .86. Can one of you help me out?
>>
>
> Did you check the Xmame site:
>
> http://x.mame.net/historic.html
>
> [...]

<SIGH> I guess I should have specified; he is probably the /last/
person who would be compiling anything, and I don't have the time. If
someone would be willing to put together a .deb for him, I would be
grateful.

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 >> Stay informed about: XMAME v.36 for Debian Linux (Ubuntu) 

"DeadlyDad" <XXXDeadlyDad RemoveThis @gmail.comXXX> wrote in message
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> <SIGH> I guess I should have specified; he is probably the /last/ person
> who would be compiling anything, and I don't have the time. If someone
> would be willing to put together a .deb for him, I would be grateful.

Debian does offer binaries which may work with some distros.

i think linux MAME (and DOS MAME) are slow compared to Win MAME.

sometimes compiling is as simple as

wget http:whatever.com/program.bz2
tar -jxvf program.bz2
cd program
..configure
make
make install

i did have to add some command line options when compiling MAME.

Gravity
 >> Stay informed about: XMAME v.36 for Debian Linux (Ubuntu) 

Goeduck wrote on 17. October 2006:
>
> "DeadlyDad" <XXXDeadlyDad.DeleteThis@gmail.comXXX> wrote in message
> news:xPXYg.66182$E67.11233@clgrps13...
>
>> <SIGH> I guess I should have specified; he is probably the /last/ person
>> who would be compiling anything, and I don't have the time. If someone
>> would be willing to put together a .deb for him, I would be grateful.
>
> Debian does offer binaries which may work with some distros.

Not (too) old versions.

> i think linux MAME (and DOS MAME) are slow compared to Win MAME.

In my Windows times DOS was fastest, then XMAME (using SVGA), then
Win32. But I had a slow computer (still have .

> sometimes compiling is as simple as
>
> wget http:whatever.com/program.bz2
> tar -jxvf program.bz2
> cd program
> .configure
> make
> make install
>
> i did have to add some command line options when compiling MAME.

Better tell the Makefile of your rom path(s) and $XMAMEROOT.

Anyway, thanks Sinner, will downgrade to some older version anyway in
lack of up to date roms. I guess something in the 60s (.65?) would be a
good compromise between running my old roms and get some of the "newer"
features.
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"SINNER" <arcade.master RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
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> ./configure is not required for xmame, but some editing of the makefile is
> mandatory.

true. i remember i had to make a couple of minor changes and tell it to use
SDL or something. it was easy, but not as easy as "rpm -ivh whatever" or
click and run.

Gravity
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i meant to add that you can use binaries meant for another distro in certain
cases. for instance alien converts deb to rpm, or maybe vice versa. i
dunno how well this technique works in 2006.

Gravity
 >> Stay informed about: XMAME v.36 for Debian Linux (Ubuntu) 

* Goeduck wrote in alt.games.mame:

[...]

> sometimes compiling is as simple as
>
> wget http:whatever.com/program.bz2
> tar -jxvf program.bz2
> cd program
> .configure
> make
> make install
>
> i did have to add some command line options when compiling MAME.
>

../configure is not required for xmame, but some editing of the makefile is
mandatory.

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 >> Stay informed about: XMAME v.36 for Debian Linux (Ubuntu) 

* DeadlyDad wrote in alt.games.mame:
> SINNER wrote:
>> * DeadlyDad wrote in alt.games.mame:

>>> I'm trying to find an older version of XMAME for a friend of mine
>>> running Ubuntu. All the games he wants to play are in version .36,
>>> which I have, but for the /life/ of me, I can't find anything older than
>>> .86. Can one of you help me out?


>> Did you check the Xmame site:

>> http://x.mame.net/historic.html

>> [...]

> <SIGH> I guess I should have specified; he is probably the /last/
> person who would be compiling anything, and I don't have the time. If
> someone would be willing to put together a .deb for him, I would be
> grateful.

I tried to compile and I am having issues and I am not that motivated to
dig much deeper than I have, sorry.

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in reading it at all.
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 >> Stay informed about: XMAME v.36 for Debian Linux (Ubuntu) 

SINNER wrote:
> * DeadlyDad wrote in alt.games.mame:
>> SINNER wrote:
>>> * DeadlyDad wrote in alt.games.mame:
>
>>>> I'm trying to find an older version of XMAME for a friend of mine
>>>> running Ubuntu. All the games he wants to play are in version .36,
>>>> which I have, but for the /life/ of me, I can't find anything older than
>>>> .86. Can one of you help me out?
>
>
>>> Did you check the Xmame site:
>
>>> http://x.mame.net/historic.html
>
>>> [...]
>
>> <SIGH> I guess I should have specified; he is probably the /last/
>> person who would be compiling anything, and I don't have the time. If
>> someone would be willing to put together a .deb for him, I would be
>> grateful.
>
> I tried to compile and I am having issues and I am not that motivated to
> dig much deeper than I have, sorry.
>

No problem. He seems to be happy enough with MAME v.106 & ROMs v.036
(and, no, I am /not/ going to redo them for him. I'm leaving town,
probably on Sunday, and don't have the time.) Most of them work, anyhow.

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 >> Stay informed about: XMAME v.36 for Debian Linux (Ubuntu) 

SINNER wrote on 17. October 2006:
>
> * DeadlyDad wrote in alt.games.mame:
>
>> <SIGH> I guess I should have specified; he is probably the /last/
>> person who would be compiling anything, and I don't have the time. If
>> someone would be willing to put together a .deb for him, I would be
>> grateful.
>
> I tried to compile and I am having issues and I am not that motivated to
> dig much deeper than I have, sorry.

Of course you have to. A man should have once planted a tree, built a
house and compiled xmame in his life!
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 >> Stay informed about: XMAME v.36 for Debian Linux (Ubuntu) 

* Andreas Kohlbach wrote in alt.games.mame:

> SINNER wrote on 17. October 2006:
>>
>> * DeadlyDad wrote in alt.games.mame:
>>
>>> <SIGH> I guess I should have specified; he is probably the /last/
>>> person who would be compiling anything, and I don't have the time. If
>>> someone would be willing to put together a .deb for him, I would be
>>> grateful.
>>
>> I tried to compile and I am having issues and I am not that motivated to
>> dig much deeper than I have, sorry.
>
> Of course you have to. A man should have once planted a tree, built a
> house and compiled xmame in his life!

I have compiled Xmame and windows mame enough times to have that covered.
If I built a house, not even I would dare move in and I have paid people to
plant trees, in Israel even!

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