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Re: Modifying the Plugins path is not being recognized
02/24/16 09:41 PM


> For MAME 0.171 (32-bit), My mame.exe is located here:
>
> "c:\MAME\MAME 0.171\mame.exe"
>
> In mame.ini, I edited the pluginspath to where I moved the Plugins directory, which
> is located here:
>
> pluginspath -----> "c:\MAME Support\plugins"
>
> When I load MAME, I get a [LUA ERROR] message about missing plugin files. So it
> doesn't appear that MAME is recognizing the edited Plugins path. If the Plugins
> directory must be located in the root directory of mame.exe, then why present the
> option for the user to change it's path?
>
> (If you are wondering why I would want to move the Plugins directory... Since I use
> multiple MAME derivatives and frontends, I share folders with them so I don't have to
> have multiple Snap directories, ROM directories, etc. And I like keeping all the MAME
> "support files" and "add-ons" in one place.)

This LUA plugin support is still WIP and is currently disabled/non-functional in the official source tree. What you see is simply the initial stages and inability to use is expected. Once things become active and working there will be clear indications in the whatsnew regarding this.







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* Modifying the Plugins path is not being recognized Big Karnak 02/24/16 07:25 PM
. * Re: Modifying the Plugins path is not being recognized TafoidAdministrator  02/24/16 09:41 PM
. * Re: Workaround Firehawke  02/25/16 12:01 AM
. * Re: Workaround Big Karnak  02/25/16 03:38 AM
. * Re: Workaround Big Karnak  04/02/16 07:12 PM
. * Re: Workaround remax  04/03/16 07:27 AM
. * Re: Workaround Big Karnak  04/03/16 06:03 PM
. * Re: Workaround R. Belmont  04/03/16 07:24 PM
. * Re: Workaround Big Karnak  04/03/16 08:14 PM
. * Re: Workaround R. Belmont  04/04/16 05:18 PM
. * Did you turn it on? plugin.ini > hiscore 1 Dullaron  04/03/16 08:23 PM
. * Re: Did you turn it on? plugin.ini > hiscore 1 Big Karnak  04/03/16 08:38 PM
. * Re: Did you turn it on? plugin.ini > hiscore 1 Dullaron  04/03/16 10:33 PM
. * Re: Did you turn it on? plugin.ini > hiscore 1 Big Karnak  04/04/16 04:39 PM
. * Re: Did you turn it on? plugin.ini > hiscore 1 Dullaron  04/04/16 06:51 PM
. * Re: Did you turn it on? plugin.ini > hiscore 1 Big Karnak  04/04/16 07:33 PM
. * Re: Did you turn it on? plugin.ini > hiscore 1 CiroConsentino  04/04/16 08:07 PM
. * Re: Did you turn it on? plugin.ini > hiscore 1 Traso  04/07/16 05:20 AM
. * Re: Did you turn it on? plugin.ini > hiscore 1 CiroConsentino  04/04/16 05:21 PM

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