Compiling MAME's Source

[Weirdy]

I don't know much about how to compile regular mame or mame 32, but I have a good idea

 

so here's what I think you have to do

 

download and install MinGW first

 

then, get the mingw-over pack and do not decompress the folder

just navigate through it. While doing that, make sure you have that the directory where you installed MinGW at open.

 

ok, now from the mingw over thingie, put all of the files with a.h extension in the "include" folder (since they're headers and headers are normally include), and all the files with.lib or.a extension in the "lib" folder, and all of the .exe files into the "bin" folder

 

I think that's how you would set up the environment

 

[edit]btw, it'd also help if you went to control panel -> system -> "Advanced" tab -> evironmental variables

 

then go to where it says "path" on the bottom text box, and edit include the directories for your environment

 

for ex. put C:\mamesrc\bin;C:\mamesrc\include;C:\mamesrc\lib;

 

and make sure that before entering a new directory, the one before it ends with a semi-colon

 

IMO, you oughta just restart everything cause I don't think you knew about directories and what not

 

btw, I don't think you should start making bat files if you're a noob at this

Edited July 31, 2005 by Weirdy

[James]

I think that's how you would set up the environment

 

[edit]btw, it'd also help if you went to control panel -> system -> "Advanced" tab -> evironmental variables

 

then go to where it says "path" on the bottom text box, and edit include the directories for your environment

 

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

This is not needed to be done.

 

I only use the bat file ( Batch )

 

 

This is my Bat file for mame32 Plus

 

@echo off

rem --------------------------------------
rem MinGW Compiler Configure
rem --------------------------------------

set PATH=\MinGW\bin;extra\bin;%PATH%

rem --------------------------------------
rem HtmlHelp Directory Configure
rem --------------------------------------

set C_INCLUDE_PATH=extra\include
set LIBRARY_PATH=extra\lib

echo make WINUI=1
make NO_DLL=1 WINUI=1 SUFFIX=32
pause

[Weirdy]

I think that's how you would set up the environment

 

[edit]btw, it'd also help if you went to control panel -> system -> "Advanced" tab -> evironmental variables

 

then go to where it says "path" on the bottom text box, and edit include the directories for your environment

 

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

This is not needed to be done.

 

I only use the bat file ( Batch )

 

 

This is my Bat file for mame32 Plus

 

@echo off

rem --------------------------------------
rem MinGW Compiler Configure
rem --------------------------------------

set PATH=\MinGW\bin;extra\bin;%PATH%

rem --------------------------------------
rem HtmlHelp Directory Configure
rem --------------------------------------

set C_INCLUDE_PATH=extra\include
set LIBRARY_PATH=extra\lib

echo make WINUI=1
make NO_DLL=1 WINUI=1 SUFFIX=32
pause

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

oh yeah, I know, I don't do that for mame 32 plus either

 

I usually just run the env.bat file first, then make SUFFIX=32 WINUI=32

 

and put other variables, etc in the.def file

[Dooz]

God dammit. I'm so thick sometimes.

 

I went back to Mr. Do's compiling tutorial, and I just realized that Inever downloaded and extracted this file: http://www.mame.net/zips/mingw-over-092.zip

 

Jesus I'm dumb.

 

So I extracted that over my MinGW folders and it compiled great. Thanks for your help guys, despite that my problems all stemmed from my inability to read.

[Weirdy]

yeah, you're not supposed to extract it just like that, you have to just replace some files and what not

[Necromancer]

I've got one question :

 

How do u guys keep updated your MAME builds? What are u doing when new version comes out? I suppose that u are using diff files but is it required to delete "obj" folder of older version of MAME to compile newer version? Compiling MAME takes long time

[Weirdy]

I don't always update

 

I sometimes skip a version or two until I finally compile a new one

[James]

Yes you should delete the OBJ folder when you make a fresh compile of the diff updates.

[Weirdy]

it usually takes 2hrs for it to finish compiling for me

[James]

it usually takes 2hrs for it to finish compiling for me

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

flock why that long ? Mine never seems to take that long.

[Weirdy]

it usually takes 2hrs for it to finish compiling for me

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

flock why that long ? Mine never seems to take that long.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

idk

 

it used to take 1hr in the spring

 

seriously though, I don't do anything else while it's compiling either