> > I think the merits of those who port MAME4ALL need to be finally > > recognized. > > 'merits' and 'those who port'? > > It's akin to me recognizing the part-swapper that replace the EGR on my car. All he > did was plug in a computer which told him my EGR was bad, and turned 2 screws to > replace it. I wouldn't really call him a 'mechanic' but sometimes the popular common > name wins out. I'll throw him a thank you, but he's not getting the respect of the > mechanic who tells me I have a timing issue by the smell and sound of my exhaust. > > > If all you code porters need a pat on the back for letting the compiler tell you what > piece needs replacing, fine, but I can't in good conscience award you a merit badge.
I wonder if you have ever actually ported anything ? Porting is not a pluggable technology and there are many problems to solve in the code it'self. It's not as simple as flicking a few compiler switches. Building the example provided with the dstwo sdk has had me deep in the full make and gcc manuals, andd the c++ code. I'm starting simple but I might come up with a more up to date build of mame one day for the DS eh ?