> I wonder if you have ever actually ported anything ?
I've ported many things, across many different languages/platforms. I find it tedious and boring when I have to do it.
> 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 ?
If the code is written well then yes, it is almost that easy sometimes. These days it's practically a design requirement that code be easily portable. I get it, you read a manual. You did a little troubleshooting. :golfclap: I can shove a Chevy 350 into a Ford Mustang, but it doesn't mean I could design my own motor.