libretro
MAME Content Fails to Load When Basename Matches Parent Directory Name
Description
I've got arcade ROMs sorted into their own folders and am running them through the regular MAME core. I was having problems getting Frogger to run and didn't understand why. I checked the logs and saw:
[libretro ERROR] Error: unknown option: frogger
[ERROR] [Content]: Failed to load content
I didn't know what to do, so I pressed on until I got to Breakers. I had the same problem. I then realized for both of those games, the ZIP's basename matched the parent directory's name. (frogger.zip was in a folder called Frogger and breakers.zip is in a folder called Breakers.) I appended (Parenthetical Added as RetroArch Workaround) to both folder names, reimported, and both now load fine.
Expected behavior
The games to load.
Actual behavior
The games don't load if the ZIP file's basename matches its parent folder's name.
Steps to reproduce the bug
- Put a ROM into a folder that has the same name as the game's basename.
- Import the game via manual import.
- Try to load the game.
Version/Commit
You can find this information under Information/System Information
- RetroArch: 1.18.0
Environment information
- OS: Arch Linux (KDE Plasma 6.0.4, Wayland session)
- Official AppImage build
