The next thing I’m undertaking is re-ordering the .config/retroarch directory to be WAY more streamlined, and correct.
Currently in the config, there are a lot of defined directories. I don’t think anyone has actually come to some logistical consensus of what and where everything should be, considering most of them haven’t been defined by default. I’m hoping to change that, at least using the structure I have in place as a base.
This is what it currently looks like
core_updater_buildbot_assets_url = "http://buildbot.libretro.com/assets/"
core_updater_buildbot_cores_url = "http://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/linux/armv7-neon-hf/latest/"
system_directory = "~/apps/emulators/bios"
libretro_directory = "~/.config/retroarch/cores"
libretro_info_path = "~/.config/retroarch/cores"
assets_directory = "~/.config/retroarch/assets"
core_assets_directory = "~/.config/retroarch/assets"
cheat_database_path = "~/.config/retroarch/cheats"
runtime_log_directory = "~/.config/retroarch/logs"
log_dir = "~/.config/retroarch/logs"
content_database_path = "~/.config/retroarch/database/rdb"
joypad_autoconfig_dir = "~/.config/retroarch/autoconfig"
rgui_browser_directory = "~/.config/retroarch"
rgui_config_directory = "~/.config/retroarch/config"
audio_filter_dir = "~/.config/retroarch/libretro-common/audio/dsp_filters"
video_filter = "~/.config/retroarch/gfx/video_filters/Scanline2x.filt"
video_filter_dir = "~/.config/retroarch/gfx/video_filters"
video_shader_dir = "~/.config/retroarch/shaders/shaders_glsl"
video_layout_directory = "~/.config/retroarch/layouts"
overlay_directory = "~/.config/retroarch/overlay"
playlist_directory = "~/.config/retroarch/playlists"playlist_entry_remove_enable = "1"
content_favorites_path = "~/.config/retroarch/content_favorites.lpl"
content_history_path = "~/.config/retroarch/content_history.lpl"
content_image_history_path = "~/.config/retroarch/content_image_history.lpl"
content_music_history_path = "~/.config/retroarch/content_music_history.lpl"
content_video_history_path = "~/.config/retroarch/content_video_history.lpl"
screenshot_directory = "~/.config/retroarch/screenshots"
thumbnails_directory = "~/.config/retroarch/thumbnails"
recording_config_directory = "~/.config/retroarch/records_config"
recording_output_directory = "~/.config/retroarch/records"
menu_wallpaper = "~/skins/DEOT/sys.py/gameshell/wallpaper/desktopbg.jpg"
input_remapping_directory = "~/.config/retroarch/config/remaps"
savefile_directory = "default"
cursor_directory = ""
dynamic_wallpapers_directory = ""
cache_directory = ""
resampler_directory = ""
bundle_assets_dst_path = ""
bundle_assets_dst_path_subdir = ""
bundle_assets_src_path = ""
content_history_dir = ""
core_options_path = ""Here’s the entire config
I’ve just reshuffled like config items together to make it easier to think.
There are a lot of gaps that can be defined. Furthermore, the stock image has a lot of extra directories and files residing in .config/retroarch that unless they’re referenced in the config, probably can be removed. I’ll have to see what else ie loaded when running retroarch from /usr/local/bin, but I’m fairly confident that it shouldn’t be too much.
If at least we have all the directories defined along with key bindings, we should be able to make a script to amend a stock retroarch config, making it a far less menial process, when we need to update retroarch. I’ve had far too many bad experiences with using an old config in a newer build to dare risk just copy pasting my existing one.
Speaking of, I’ll probably write up small scripts to update the existing DEOT OS v2 to whatever the current version is, as well as provide a pre made image, just for the current and last image. That way, having to wipe your image every time shouldn’t have to happen. Fingers crossed.