[Coco] MAME Compile times on a RPi

[Ron Klein]

Hi Tim,

Compiling MAME on a RPi3 takes quite some some time (3 to 6 hours)
depending on compiler directives.  I need to check to see about cross
compiling for ARM architecture.  I know there are some library dependencies
that would need to be met in order for this to work -- especially around
the video hardware acceleration part (SDL2).

For those who want to get the latest MAME up and running quickly under
Raspbian, there's a nice way to do it from this tutorial:

http://choccyhobnob.com/tutorials/compiling-mame-on-raspberry-pi/


If you update the latest Raspbian with the GCC 6.xx compiler and add the
SDL2 libraries, you can download precompiled versions of MAME from this
site as well:

http://choccyhobnob.com/software/mame/

-Ron



On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 11:00 AM, tim lindner <tlindner at macmess.org> wrote:

> On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 7:31 AM, Ron Klein <ron at kdomain.org> wrote:
> > Only looking for a good base to start with.  I'm hoping other's will
> chime
> > in with suggestions, etc..  We will need a way to distribute and provide
> > some initial documentation.
>
> Can MAME be compiled on a fast PC and then transfered to the RPi?
>
> If not, how long does it take to compile MAME on a RPi?
>
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