More seamless e-uae integration with Linux

[runequester]

I imagine the simplest would either be some sort of "system select" screen, or just have different executables.

[gdanko]

Well I don't want to have a menu but I suppose I could. Maybe the options could be:
1) A2000 68030 KS 1.3 ECS
2) A4000 68040 KS 3.2 AGA

Global options could be kept in /usr/local/e-uae/var/uaerc and platform-specific options would be appended to the command string, based on your selection.

[gdanko]

@AmigaHeretic
I have down a way to select the disks I want to use. So now if you doubleclick on any of the three disks from a set, they're all mounted with disk 1 going in df0.

[vidarh]

Would anybody be interested in testing this? For now you have to manually do the mapping of the .adf file type to the launch.sh script. I am going to find out how to do this and make it automatic.

Sounds great. I'd definitively like to test this.

[gdanko]

Sounds great. I'd definitively like to test this.

I'll implement the menu runequester suggested, iron out a couple kinks, and post both 32 and 64 bit versions.

[desiv]

What you might want to do is have the option for a config file, if found, to be read that can have some other options.
So, if your first disk is Pirates_disk1.adf, you could create a file called Pirates_disk1.cfg that would have game specific configs. (Which kickstart, PAL/NTSC, memory, etc..)
Then, your script could just do something like:
if [ -f "$filename".cfg ]
..and you can load the options if they exist.

That way, most of your games would work with the defaults (KS 1.3, 512K chip, 512K fast), but you can add configs for the games that need it.

An nicer way might be a database with pre-configured options, based on tosec names probably.  
And a web service for said configs would be REALLY nice, but I'm thinking that's WAY too complicated...  :-)

desiv

[gdanko]

I'll implement the menu runequester suggested, iron out a couple kinks, and post both 32 and 64 bit versions.

There is some weird bug in Ubuntu Lucid that will not let me run:
gnome-terminal -x "/path/to/my/script.pl"

I will not keep fighting this. For now I will create launch_a2000.pl and launch_a4000.pl. You right click and select the one you want.

Once Ubuntu gets their act together I will create a menu.

[kolla]

There is some weird bug in Ubuntu Lucid that will not let me run:
gnome-terminal -x "/path/to/my/script.pl"

I will not keep fighting this. For now I will create launch_a2000.pl and launch_a4000.pl. You right click and select the one you want.

Once Ubuntu gets their act together I will create a menu.

What do you need gnome-terminal for?

[gdanko]

What do you need gnome-terminal for?

To launch a menu, the action for .adf files would be:

gnome-terminal -t "E-UAE Launcher" -x "/usr/local/e-uae/scripts/launch.pl"

You have to tell Gnome to launch the terminal, otherwise you'd never see any of the output of the script.

[TheBilgeRat]

To launch a menu, the action for .adf files would be:

gnome-terminal -t "E-UAE Launcher" -x "/usr/local/e-uae/scripts/launch.pl"

You have to tell Gnome to launch the terminal, otherwise you'd never see any of the output of the script.

When you create a launcher, just tell it to "run in terminal".  There's a checkbox for it.

[kolla]

When you create a launcher, just tell it to "run in terminal".  There's a checkbox for it.

And as a bonus it works with other desktops than gnome. But I still dont see the point, why would I want to see output in a terminal window?

[gdanko]

Almost ready!  I have both 2000 and 4000 launch scripts. I test "UFO - Enemy Unknown" which is a four disk AGA game. I right clicked on disk 3 and UAE was launched with all 4 disks mounted in order. The game came up perfectly.

Last things I want to do:
* Clean up the method of scanning for all disks.
* Create an install script.
* Optimize uae command line switches.

I will be ready to send this out to folks. If interested, tell me if you want 32 or 64 bit.

[gdanko]

64 bit build + install script is ready. This is a test version but so far works okay.

[runequester]

Im on 64 bit ubuntu Lucid, and I am dying to give this a swirl

[gdanko]

Im on 64 bit ubuntu Lucid, and I am dying to give this a swirl

It's a 3.3m tgz. I will try to send it.
Be aware you still need to manually map .adf files to the scripts. You can right click, get properties, and click open with. Add both uae_A2000.pl and uae_4000.pl.

[gdanko]

Ugh I cannot send a file. PM me your email address and I will email it.