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FrodeSolheim · 27 November 2012, 21:33

Configurations for WHDLoad versions of the test set games are now added to the online database

A short description of how it works:

A configuration contains a list of (installed) files for the specific WHDLoad install (with Amiga file path / checksum information).
FS-UAE Launcher will scan and index all files (in the directories specified), and it will also index files inside zip files (and lha files too soon, code added, but FS-UAE distributions needs to be updated with libraries for LHA support).
The configuration from the online database will be added to FS-UAE Launcher if *all* individual files are found.
When starting the WHDLoad game, FS-UAE Launcher will assemble a temporary hard drive with all WHDLoad files (based on the information from the configuration), extracting them from archives if necessary before starting the game. Also, WHDLoad itself, required startup files and kickstart ROMs are copied into place automatically.

27 November 2012, 21:33	#14
FrodeSolheim FS-UAE Developer Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Førde, Norway Age: 43 Posts: 4,043	Configurations for WHDLoad versions of the test set games are now added to the online database A short description of how it works: A configuration contains a list of (installed) files for the specific WHDLoad install (with Amiga file path / checksum information). FS-UAE Launcher will scan and index all files (in the directories specified), and it will also index files inside zip files (and lha files too soon, code added, but FS-UAE distributions needs to be updated with libraries for LHA support). The configuration from the online database will be added to FS-UAE Launcher if all individual files are found. When starting the WHDLoad game, FS-UAE Launcher will assemble a temporary hard drive with all WHDLoad files (based on the information from the configuration), extracting them from archives if necessary before starting the game. Also, WHDLoad itself, required startup files and kickstart ROMs are copied into place automatically.