Random conversation jumper-in, but I had thought that some time ago (a year or so ago maybe? during the EM skeleton driver hullabaloo) that there was some sort of agreement to roll PinMAME into core MAME? or were there too many issues with the VP-integrated side of things?
I've always been curious about the status of PinMAME and why it has danced outside of MAME's realm for almost a decade but no one ever really seems to come out and say why. If there's some sort of sordid history I'm not trying to drag it up but I've often wondered why they never merged up properly and thought things had been set straight semi-recently.