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Re: Why doesn't MAME Auto-generate a default ini on unpacking?....
04/27/16 01:27 AM


Oh yeah some dumbass on reddit okay.

FWIW, I don't think inis should ever be packaged, (except for skeletons) but autogeneration on first startup is almost ubiquitous for apps now. It's not something I really like though.

As an alternative I suggested adding a script that could generate an ini, but I realized scripts are platform-dependent.

Edited by anikom15 (04/27/16 01:28 AM)







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* Why doesn't MAME Auto-generate a default ini on unpacking?.... Traso 04/20/16 12:07 AM
. * Re: Why doesn't MAME Auto-generate a default ini on unpacking?.... Firehawke  04/20/16 12:10 AM
. * Re: Why doesn't MAME Auto-generate a default ini on unpacking?.... Traso  04/26/16 09:35 AM
. * Re: Why doesn't MAME Auto-generate a default ini on unpacking?.... Firehawke  04/26/16 07:20 PM
. * Re: Why doesn't MAME Auto-generate a default ini on unpacking?.... Traso  04/28/16 07:24 AM
. * Re: Why doesn't MAME Auto-generate a default ini on unpacking?.... casm  04/28/16 06:01 PM
. * Re: Why doesn't MAME Auto-generate a default ini on unpacking?.... R. Belmont  04/28/16 06:08 PM
. * Re: Why doesn't MAME Auto-generate a default ini on unpacking?.... remax  04/28/16 11:17 PM
. * I'm thinking within the current circumstances being 'start from scratch'....(nt) Traso  05/03/16 09:42 PM
. * Re: Why doesn't MAME Auto-generate a default ini on unpacking?.... B2K24  04/28/16 06:44 PM
. * Re: Why doesn't MAME Auto-generate a default ini on unpacking?.... Haze  04/26/16 12:23 PM
. * Why not place the ini in the ini folder? DiodeDude  04/26/16 11:30 PM
. * Re: Why doesn't MAME Auto-generate a default ini on unpacking?.... anikom15  04/26/16 07:45 PM
. * Re: Why doesn't MAME Auto-generate a default ini on unpacking?.... Envisaged0ne  04/26/16 09:13 PM
. * Re: Why doesn't MAME Auto-generate a default ini on unpacking?.... Haze  04/26/16 11:50 PM
. * Re: Why doesn't MAME Auto-generate a default ini on unpacking?.... anikom15  04/27/16 01:27 AM
. * yeah, that's bizarre..... Traso  04/28/16 07:22 AM
. * Re: yeah, that's bizarre..... Haze  04/28/16 11:42 AM

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