headkaze Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 MAME Compiler 64 Homepage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hoffman Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 Great job HK I was going to dedicate my day on working on this... It looks great and I cant wait to try it...Good job my friend Brian Hoffman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headkaze Posted September 29, 2007 Author Share Posted September 29, 2007 Great job HK I was going to dedicate my day on working on this... It looks great and I cant wait to try it...Good job my friend Brian HoffmanThanks mate Yeah I wasn't planning on working on this today but it turned out I did. Once I figured out how to get the output into the textbox. I just didn't like the idea of it spawning the command prompt window. It looks alot nicer all in the one GUI. So anyway it turned out to be a bug in mingw32-make.exe so I just applied a fix I found on the Net and compiled my own version. Works fine so far.The 119 patch included has the skip disclaimer and border remove patch included. The annoying thing is I had to add all those patches in manually to create a new diff. I can see why MKChamp hasn't been releasing new diffs for every Mame release they are quite a hastle to create.Well if people havn't tried compiling their own Mame version yet, now is the time I guess. Can't get much easier than this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creek Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 Whoa, awesome.This will certainly come in handy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hoffman Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 I wonder how long this will take to catch on...Its not at byoc...yet...This is going to revolutionize compiling.... Mr Do will love this... Though now his compile page seems dated..This is really great!***EDIT*** HK POSTED AT BYOC IN SOFTWARE FORUM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jthompson Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 Whoa, awesome.This will certainly come in handy.Thanks HK and Brian. I guess I'll start rolling my own again, thanks.Jay T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu1983 Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 Nice one... takes the thought out of compiling Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hoffman Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 Nice one... takes the thought out of compiling StuMame 119U2 is out... It works great... they didnt break anything... Just used the compilier... AWESOME..BTW.. Newbies...You have to apply the DIFFS in order... you cant go from 119 to 119U2... you have to patch u1 first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emphatic Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 BIG THANKS!Emph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iano Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Thanks HK ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iano Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Just wondering... Will the compiler work for all versions (vanilla) of MAME (i'm using the windows command line version 0.109) ?Thanks,ian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hoffman Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Just wondering... Will the compiler work for all versions (vanilla) of MAME (i'm using the windows command line version 0.109) ?Thanks,ian. It uses the newest MINGW compiling system... Mame rarly updates its compiling tools..It SHOULD work for all Vanilla mame sources... though Id grab the highscore.diff from BYOC for your version and the source from mamedev.orgMAME32 versions use additional compiling tools...Check it out... You will never look back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansolo77 Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 I'm gonna get bashed for this I'm sure. But it all seems like a lot of work, even with this program. I mean, rather than download a precompiled version with all these features added/removed, we have to download many seperate files, and hope they all work well together. You have to get the source version of MAME, then the individual diff files. Like I said, seems like an awful lot of work just to get rid of the disclaimer stuff. Still, for those people who DO compile their own version, this would make it a lot easer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKchamp Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 The 119 patch included has the skip disclaimer and border remove patch included. The annoying thing is I had to add all those patches in manually to create a new diff. I can see why MKChamp hasn't been releasing new diffs for every Mame release they are quite a hastle to create.Hey, hey!Actually, I released a new diff only when a new version changed significantly to where the current diff would no longer work. Basically, from version (including the u releases) 107u2 to the most present version (119u2 at the time of this post) there is a diff that can be used.On a side note, I posted a new diff 119u2 over at BYOAC that added the white box/decoding/etc removal. So, to sum up, the diff from now on (starting with the diff 119u2...which by the way can probably be used for every MAME version from 117u3 to present) will do the following (pardon the copy/paste ;-) )1) Adds hiscore support back into MAME2) Removes all nag screens3) Removes loading messages (decoding/decrypting/Updating Artwork, etc.) and the 'white box' when loading. (This was added to the diffs starting with hi_119u2)4) Disables crosshairs by default. You can turn them back on in the game with F15) Tab button(menu) also pauses MAME and 1 acts as 'Enter'. Remove the inptport.c section if you do not want this(or just remove it from the ingame menu) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headkaze Posted September 30, 2007 Author Share Posted September 30, 2007 Hey, hey!Actually, I released a new diff only when a new version changed significantly to where the current diff would no longer work. Basically, from version (including the u releases) 107u2 to the most present version (119u2 at the time of this post) there is a diff that can be used.On a side note, I posted a new diff 119u2 over at BYOAC that added the white box/decoding/etc removal. So, to sum up, the diff from now on (starting with the diff 119u2...which by the way can probably be used for every MAME version from 117u3 to present) will do the following (pardon the copy/paste ;-) )1) Adds hiscore support back into MAME2) Removes all nag screens3) Removes loading messages (decoding/decrypting/Updating Artwork, etc.) and the 'white box' when loading. (This was added to the diffs starting with hi_119u2)4) Disables crosshairs by default. You can turn them back on in the game with F15) Tab button(menu) also pauses MAME and 1 acts as 'Enter'. Remove the inptport.c section if you do not want this(or just remove it from the ingame menu)Great stuff I'll add a link to your diff's page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkenobi Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 So what is required to compile other versions of MAME? I keep wanting to switch over to MAME Plus!, but every time I get to it, I find a reason to stay with vanilla (like all of this stuff being disabled). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hoffman Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 So what is required to compile other versions of MAME? I keep wanting to switch over to MAME Plus!, but every time I get to it, I find a reason to stay with vanilla (like all of this stuff being disabled).This is some great help I got when I first started compiling. The first mame I compilied is mame plus 117.Yes you can use the MKChamp/HK's diff to patch it as well.---- HOW TO COMPILE THE MAMEPLUS Tested on Windows XP SP2, so pay attention at some commands.1. install 7zip - www.7-zip.org (4.51 current version 23:44 26/7/2007)2. get all stuff or the lastest version at homepapge; mame source code: http://mamedev.org/releases/mame0117s.zip mameplus src: http://www5.emu-zone.org/host/mameplus/dow...20070720.7z.zip integrated fonts: http://www5.emu-zone.org/host/mameplus/dow...20070531.7z.zip mingw compiler: http://www5.emu-zone.org/host/mameplus/dow...20070326.7z.zip patch tool: http://mamedev.org/tools/diffpatch-mingw.exe extra tools: http://www5.emu-zone.org/host/mameplus/dow...20070123.7z.zip makelange tools: http://www5.emu-zone.org/host/mameplus/dow...20070402.7z.zip makelang text: http://www5.emu-zone.org/host/mameplus/dow...20070720.7z.zip3. add 7-zip path first: C:\>set path=%programfiles%\7-zip;%path%4. un7zip at \mingw dir the mingw compiler and extra stuffs: C:\>md mingw && cd mingw C:\mingw>7z x c:\stuffs\mingw_gcc-3.4.5-20070326.7z C:\mingw>7z x c:\stuffs\extra_utils-20070123.7z C:\mingw>7z x c:\stuffs\diffpatch-mingw.exe -oc:\mingw\bin5. set the paths again: C:\mingw>set path=%cd%\bin;%cd%\extra\bin;%path%7. un7zip mame source code at \mamesrc and the updates: C:\mingw>md \mamesrc && cd \mamesrc C:\mamesrc>7z x c:\stuffs\mame0117s.zip C:\mamesrc>7z x mame.zip && del mame.zip C:\mamesrc>7z x c:\stuffs117u1_diff.zip C:\mamesrc>patch -p0 -E < 0117u1.diff8. un7zip mameplus source code: C:\mamesrc>7z x c:\stuffs\mameplus_src_font-20070531.7z C:\mamesrc>7z x c:\stuffs\mameplus_src-0.117u1-20070720.7z.zip (just a note: .7z isn't .zip ...) ^^9. un7zip makelang tools: C:\mamesrc>7z x c:\stuffs\makelang_text-20070720.7z C:\mamesrc>7z x c:\stuffs\makelang_tool-20070402.7z10. make your build: C:\mamesrc>makeoptimized for AMD AthlonXP: C:\mamesrc>make ATHLON=1look at makefile more modes.OBS:make gives me "cannot fork" error, so I compile with mingw32-make.exewe are go: mingw pack used by MAMEDevs: http://mamedev.org/tools/mingw-mame-20070617.exe11. compiling with mingw32-make: C:\mamesrc>7z x -y c:\stuffs\mingw-mame-20070617.exe -oc:\mingw12. then: C:\mamesrc>mingw32-makeOther Notes mingw32-make PM=1 for Pentium M or Core Duo mingw32-make AMD64=1 for Athlon 64 mingw32-make P4=1 for Pentium 4 mingw32-make ATHLON=1 for AMD Athlon mingw32-make I686=1 for Pentium Pro If you have a dual-core or quad-core processor,you can use the option -j2 or -j4, respectively,to significantly decrease your compiling time.For example, I have a Core 2 Duo, so I compile with the following command-line: C:\mamesrc>mingw32-make -j2 PM=1 With the -j2 option, the time is cut from 16 minutes to 6 minutes.13. to generate mame32.chm help file, set that: C:\mamesrc>set C_INCLUDE_PATH=c:\mingw\extra\include C:\mamesrc>set LIBRARY_PATH=c:\mingw\extra\libextra-extra tools needed... laterQuestions? -- powtrix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkenobi Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 WOW! Thanks, I'll give this a try when I get time (hopefully this afternoon). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M37R01D Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 would this work with mame32?Great WorkThx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hoffman Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 would this work with mame32?Great WorkThxMame32 uses additional compnents... So NO..SorryEDIT: It now works with Mame32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headkaze Posted October 1, 2007 Author Share Posted October 1, 2007 Just a point on Brians post, for those of you who get a little faint when using command line. You can actually download a GUI version of 7Zip off the net which allows you to right click on the file and extract it.http://www.7-zip.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headkaze Posted October 1, 2007 Author Share Posted October 1, 2007 Minor update. I mainly added a timer so I can see if the Dual Core option actually compiled Mame faster on my machine. I don't have a Dual Core but I do have HT, so it may just be a multi-threading option.I'll post the results here.EDIT: Interesting using the "Dual Core" setting reduced my compile time by 7 minutes. That's a notable difference, and I don't even have a dual core processor. I'm guessing the Hyper Threading helps though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headkaze Posted October 1, 2007 Author Share Posted October 1, 2007 Mame32 uses additional compnents... So NO..SorryI reakon you could use this okay to compile Mame32. All you have to do is copy over the original Mame source with the Mame32 stuff.The patches might not work though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpyDIRmaN Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 I've followed the above instructions. Used mame 119 sourceapplied (in order) u1.diff, u2.diff, hi_u2.diff Set the the compile options to P4 / Dual Coreand compiled.I think i've done this right, but what I'm left with is a number of strange .exe files in addition to the mamep4.exeI'm fairly new to command line mame, but the binary version of 118, that I had been using, doesn't contain most of these .exe files, and has a number of other files that are not present in the folder (post compiling).I figured it was safe to assume that anything in the mame-compiler/mame/ folder that wasn't the original source files, was the finished result. Is this all I need? or should I dump these into the old mame folder?Oh, and if the "optimize for p4, dual core, etc" feature is only to speed up the compiling process, then why add the P4 bit to the end of the mame.exe? (ie.mamep4.exe) I'd thought it was a change in the mame source to speed up mame once compiled (based on cpu)..Anyways, sorry if none of this makes sense. it's 1:30am and I really should be sleeping instead of mucking with mame. but what can i say... I'm addicted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headkaze Posted October 4, 2007 Author Share Posted October 4, 2007 I've followed the above instructions. Used mame 119 sourceapplied (in order) u1.diff, u2.diff, hi_u2.diff Set the the compile options to P4 / Dual Coreand compiled.I think i've done this right, but what I'm left with is a number of strange .exe files in addition to the mamep4.exeI'm fairly new to command line mame, but the binary version of 118, that I had been using, doesn't contain most of these .exe files, and has a number of other files that are not present in the folder (post compiling).I figured it was safe to assume that anything in the mame-compiler/mame/ folder that wasn't the original source files, was the finished result. Is this all I need? or should I dump these into the old mame folder?Oh, and if the "optimize for p4, dual core, etc" feature is only to speed up the compiling process, then why add the P4 bit to the end of the mame.exe? (ie.mamep4.exe) I'd thought it was a change in the mame source to speed up mame once compiled (based on cpu)..Anyways, sorry if none of this makes sense. it's 1:30am and I really should be sleeping instead of mucking with mame. but what can i say... I'm addicted Those other exe's are just programs that relate to Mame and arn't needed. Like chdman is a chd manager, ledutil is a program for lighting the caps lock/scroll lock LED's for some games. There are others programs for various Mame related tasks so these can be safely ignored. All your after is mamep4.exe.The Compile Options are not just for speeding up the compile process. The Dual Core and Quad Core options are only for speeding up compiling on those processors but the "Optimize for" optimize the compiled binary for a particular processor. So if you compile using the Pentium 4 optimization, the compiled binary (mamep4.exe) is optimized to run on a Pentium 4 processor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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