[needs-packaging] vbam

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This bug is tagged needs-packaging which identifies it as a request for a new package in Ubuntu. As a part of the managing needs-packaging bug reports specification, https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/Specs/NeedsPackagingBugs, all needs-packaging bug reports have Wishlist importance. Subsequently, I'm setting this bug's status to Wishlist.

I believe this needs packaged because:

Problems with Visualboy Advance in the Ubuntu repository:

- Program runs with lesser performance.
- Has a critical issue where GB games run "too fast" and GBA games "too slow".
- Is not being actively developed.
- It has less features.

VBA-M adds fixes all of these issues and includes both a GTK graphical interface and an SDL command line Interface. I have tested the program myself and can confirm it runs without any show stopping issues on Lucid and Maverick. More testing and review may be needed I suppose, though in it's current state it has far more functionality than VisualboyAdvance, which hardly gets off the ground.

I set up a daily build for vbam in ppa:leon.nardella/vbam-daily.
It currently hosts packages for Ubuntu Maverick and Natty.

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

getdeb has a package of vbam. Is it not possible to use in ubuntu universe?

The last version of vba-m with some patchs to work in ubuntu is here:

code.launchpad.net/~sergio-br2/vbam/fixes

The ppa for testing the 1229 svn version (only trusty packages):

launchpad.net/~sergio-br2/+archive/vbam-trunk

If you are using Unity, there is a problem related with that integrated window menu (some menus will not work or will get weird behavior, and there are issues with save and load games). Runs gvbam with this:

env UBUNTU_MENUPROXY=0 gvbam

Other know issue is that sometimes it loses all config (paths, bios, sound...).

There is a package in debian mentors now, needs only a sponsor:

http://mentors.debian.net/package/vbam

@Sergio

Any chance of getting your vbam-trunk PPA to have a 16.04 xenial build? The PPA currently goes up to 15.10 wily. I really don't want to mix release versions, even though the package is quite old.

I would make a PPA myself for a 16.04 version, but packaging is over my head at this time. Learning to package is on my to-do list though.

I personally like the vbam-wx package myself, and it seems like nobody else is building it.

Thank you.

Hi,

Last time I tried, it was not building properly with last git commit. Is
it working now?

sergio-br2

On 04/11/2016 18:16, John Pyper wrote:
> @Sergio
>
> Any chance of getting your vbam-trunk PPA to have a 16.04 xenial build?
> The PPA currently goes up to 15.10 wily. I really don't want to mix
> release versions, even though the package is quite old.
>
> I would make a PPA myself for a 16.04 version, but packaging is over my
> head at this time. Learning to package is on my to-do list though.
>
> I personally like the vbam-wx package myself, and it seems like nobody
> else is building it.
>
> Thank you.
>

Hello Sergio,

Is packaging for 19.04 difficult or time consuming? Or should I try to get the 18.04 package on Disco? I've heard it isn't hard to mix packages but I don't really know what I am asking of you instead. Thanks for all the other though! Had a lot of fun.