justme488/build-retroarch

Script for building/updating retroarch and select cores

Script for building/updating retroarch and select cores
( x86_64 Linux )

Tested with Linux Mint 20 (x86_64), but should work with Ubuntu.

I changed, and added a few things from the Original script written by Sanaki

( To make it more user friendly )

Features include:

• Creates folders in /home/username/.config/retroarch
• Creates a log in /home/username/.config (when you install or update - removes the old log when you update)
• Creates Retroarch shortcut in menu - Menu > Games > Retroarch
• Creates Update Retroarch shortcut in menu - Menu > Accessories > Update Retroarch
• Moves the script to where it belongs. You can run it from anywhere in your home directory the first time.
• Checks if /home/username/.local/bin is in your PATH. If not, it tells you restart your computer.
  ( /home/username/.local/bin will be in your PATH after you reboot )
• See the cores below that it builds and updates.
  ( They can be changed in line 31 of /home/username/.local/bin/update-retroarch - Core List )

There is a dependency installer script.

There is an uninstall script, if you would like to remove files/folders it created.

How to use:

• Enable "Source code repositories" in Menu > System Settings > Software Sources
• Install the needed dependencies (The dependency installer link shows what I needed)
• Make executable chmod +x build-retroarch and run ./build-retroarch

Cores built/updated:

System	Core(s)
Arcade	FinalBurn Neo
Atari 2600	Stella
Atari 5200	Atari800
Atari 7800	ProSystem
Atari Jaguar	Virtual Jaguar
Atari Lynx	Handy
Bandai WonderSwan/Color	Beetle Cygne
MSX/SVI/ColecoVision/SG-1000	blueMSX
NEC PC Engine / CD	Beetle PCE Fast
Nintendo 3DS	Citra
Nintendo DS	melonDS
Nintendo Game Boy / Color	Gambatte
Nintendo Game Boy Advance	gpSP mGBA
Nintendo GameCube / Wii	Dolphin
Nintendo NES	FCEUmm Mesen Nestopia UE
Nintendo 64	Mupen64Plus-Next ParaLLel N64
Nintendo SNES	Snes9x - current
Nintendo Virtual Boy	Beetle VB
Sega Dreamcast	Flycast
Sega MS/GG/MD/CD	Genesis Plus GX
Sega MS/MD/CD/32X	PicoDrive
Sega Saturn	Yabause
SNK Neo Geo CD	NeoCD
Sony PlayStation	Beetle PSX HW Beetle PSX DuckStation PCSX ReARMed
Sony PlayStation Portable	PPSSPP
The 3DO Company - 3DO	Opera