- Fixed core location issue

- Improved startup script
- Added kdialog

com.xargon.retrodeck.yml

@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ cleanup:
 
 modules:
 
+  - name: kdialog
+    buildsystem: cmake
+    sources:
+    - type: git
+      url: https://github.com/KDE/kdialog.git
+      tag: v22.03.80
+
   # ES-DE
 
   - name: fdk-aac

es_systems.xml

@@ -1421,7 +1421,7 @@
     <system>
         <name>tools</name>
         <fullname>RetroDECK Tools</fullname>
-        <path>%ROMPATH%/../tools/</path>
+        <path>/var/config/retrodeck/tools</path>
         <extension>.sh .SH</extension>
         <command>./%ROM%</command>
         <platform>tools</platform>

retrodeck-retroarch.cfg

@@ -74,15 +74,15 @@ cheevos_verbose_enable = "true"
 config_save_on_exit = "false"
 content_database_path = "/app/share/libretro/database/rdb"
 content_favorites_directory = "default"
-content_favorites_path = "~/.var/app/com.xargon.retrodeck/config/retroarch/content_favorites.lpl"
+content_favorites_path = "/var/config/retroarch/content_favorites.lpl"
 content_favorites_size = "200"
 content_history_directory = "default"
-content_history_path = "~/.var/app/com.xargon.retrodeck/config/retroarch/content_history.lpl"
+content_history_path = "/var/config/retroarch/content_history.lpl"
 content_history_size = "200"
 content_image_history_directory = "default"
-content_image_history_path = "~/.var/app/com.xargon.retrodeck/config/retroarch/content_image_history.lpl"
+content_image_history_path = "/var/config/retroarch/content_image_history.lpl"
 content_music_history_directory = "default"
-content_music_history_path = "~/.var/app/com.xargon.retrodeck/config/retroarch/content_music_history.lpl"
+content_music_history_path = "/var/config/retroarch/content_music_history.lpl"
 content_runtime_log = "true"
 content_runtime_log_aggregate = "false"
 content_show_add = "true"
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ content_show_settings = "true"
 content_show_settings_password = ""
 content_show_video = "true"
 content_video_directory = "default"
-content_video_history_path = "~/.var/app/com.xargon.retrodeck/config/retroarch/content_video_history.lpl"
+content_video_history_path = "/var/config/retroarch/content_video_history.lpl"
-core_assets_directory = "~/.var/app/com.xargon.retrodeck/config/retroarch/downloads"
+core_assets_directory = "/var/config/retroarch/downloads"
 core_info_cache_enable = "true"
 core_option_category_enable = "true"
 core_options_path = ""
@@ -2682,7 +2682,7 @@ input_recording_toggle_axis = "nul"
 input_recording_toggle_btn = "nul"
 input_recording_toggle_mbtn = "nul"
 input_remap_binds_enable = "true"
-input_remapping_directory = "~/.var/app/com.xargon.retrodeck/config/retroarch/config/remaps"
+input_remapping_directory = "/var/config/retroarch/config/remaps"
 input_reset = "h"
 input_reset_axis = "nul"
 input_reset_btn = "nul"
@@ -2767,13 +2767,13 @@ keyboard_gamepad_mapping_type = "1"
 kiosk_mode_enable = "false"
 kiosk_mode_password = ""
 led_driver = "null"
-libretro_directory = "/app/share/libretro/cores"
+libretro_directory = "/var/config/retroarch/cores"
 libretro_info_path = "/app/share/libretro/info"
 libretro_log_level = "1"
 load_dummy_on_core_shutdown = "true"
 location_allow = "false"
 location_driver = "null"
-log_dir = "~/.var/app/com.xargon.retrodeck/config/retroarch/logs"
+log_dir = "/var/config/retroarch/logs"
 log_to_file = "false"
 log_to_file_timestamp = "false"
 log_verbosity = "false"
@@ -2823,7 +2823,7 @@ menu_scroll_fast = "false"
 menu_shader_pipeline = "2"
 menu_show_advanced_settings = "false"
 menu_show_configurations = "true"
-menu_show_core_updater = "true"
+menu_show_core_updater = "false"
 menu_show_dump_disc = "true"
 menu_show_help = "true"
 menu_show_information = "true"
@@ -2833,7 +2833,7 @@ menu_show_load_content = "true"
 menu_show_load_content_animation = "false"
 menu_show_load_core = "true"
 menu_show_load_disc = "true"
-menu_show_online_updater = "true"
+menu_show_online_updater = "false"
 menu_show_overlays = "true"
 menu_show_quit_retroarch = "true"
 menu_show_reboot = "true"
@@ -2954,7 +2954,7 @@ ozone_truncate_playlist_name = "true"
 pause_nonactive = "true"
 perfcnt_enable = "false"
 playlist_compression = "false"
-playlist_directory = "~/.var/app/com.xargon.retrodeck/config/retroarch/playlists"
+playlist_directory = "/var/config/retroarch/playlists"
 playlist_entry_remove_enable = "1"
 playlist_entry_rename = "true"
 playlist_fuzzy_archive_match = "false"
@@ -2993,8 +2993,8 @@ quick_menu_show_undo_save_load_state = "true"
 quit_on_close_content = "0"
 quit_press_twice = "true"
 record_driver = "ffmpeg"
-recording_config_directory = "~/.var/app/com.xargon.retrodeck/config/retroarch/records_config"
+recording_config_directory = "/var/config/retroarch/records_config"
-recording_output_directory = "~/.var/app/com.xargon.retrodeck/config/retroarch/records"
+recording_output_directory = "/var/config/retroarch/records"
 resampler_directory = ""
 rewind_buffer_size = "20971520"
 rewind_buffer_size_step = "10"
@@ -3006,7 +3006,7 @@ rgui_background_filler_thickness_enable = "true"
 rgui_border_filler_enable = "true"
 rgui_border_filler_thickness_enable = "true"
 rgui_browser_directory = "default"
-rgui_config_directory = "~/.var/app/com.xargon.retrodeck/config/retroarch/config"
+rgui_config_directory = "/var/config/retroarch/config"
 rgui_extended_ascii = "false"
 rgui_inline_thumbnails = "false"
 rgui_internal_upscale_level = "0"
@@ -3078,10 +3078,10 @@ stdin_cmd_enable = "false"
 streaming_mode = "0"
 suspend_screensaver_enable = "true"
 sustained_performance_mode = "false"
-system_directory = "~/.var/app/com.xargon.retrodeck/config/retroarch/system"
+system_directory = "/var/config/retroarch/system"
 systemfiles_in_content_dir = "false"
 threaded_data_runloop_enable = "true"
-thumbnails_directory = "~/.var/app/com.xargon.retrodeck/config/retroarch/thumbnails"
+thumbnails_directory = "/var/config/retroarch/thumbnails"
 twitch_stream_key = ""
 ui_companion_enable = "false"
 ui_companion_start_on_boot = "true"
@@ -3121,7 +3121,7 @@ video_hdr_enable = "false"
 video_hdr_expand_gamut = "true"
 video_hdr_max_nits = "1000.000000"
 video_hdr_paper_white_nits = "200.000000"
-video_layout_directory = "~/.var/app/com.xargon.retrodeck/config/retroarch/layouts"
+video_layout_directory = "/var/config/retroarch/layouts"
 video_layout_enable = "true"
 video_layout_path = ""
 video_layout_selected_view = "0"

retrodeck.sh

@@ -1,28 +1,56 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# Steam Deck SD path: /run/media/mmcblk0p1
+
+is_mounted() {
+    mount | awk -v DIR="$1" '{if ($3 == DIR) { exit 0}} ENDFILE{exit -1}'
+}
+
 # if we got the .lock file it means that it's not a first run
 if [ ! -f ~/retrodeck/.lock ]
 then
-    mkdir -p ~/retrodeck/.emulationstation
+    internal=`kdialog --title "RetroDECK" -- yes-label "Internal" --no-label "SD Card" --yesno "Where do you want your rom folder to be located?"`
-    rm -rf ~/retrodeck/.emulationstation/es_settings.xml
+    if $internal #yes - Internal
-    rm -rf ~/retrodeck/.emulationstation/es_input.xml
+    then
-    cp /app/retrodeck/es_settings.xml ~/retrodeck/.emulationstation/es_settings.xml
+        roms_folder=~/retrodeck/roms
-    cp /app/retrodeck/es_settings.xml ~/retrodeck/.emulationstation/es_input.xml
+    else #no - SD Card
+        if is_mounted "/run/media/mmcblk0p1"
+        then
+            roms_folder=/run/media/mmcblk0p1/retrodeck/roms
+        else
+            kdialog --title "RetroDECK" --error "SD Card is not readable, please check if it inserted or mounted correctly and run RetroDECK again."
+            exit 0
+        fi
+    fi
+    mkdir -p $roms_folder
+    rm -rf /var/config/.emulationstation/ROMs
+    rm -rf /var/config/.emulationstation/roms
+    ln -s $roms_folder /var/config/.emulationstation/roms
+    kdialog --Title "RetroDECK" --msgbox "Done, please put your roms in: $roms_folder. In order to change location you may use the tool provided in the tools section of RetroDECK."
+
+    mkdir -p /var/config/.emulationstation
+    rm -rf /var/config/.emulationstation/es_settings.xml
+    rm -rf /var/config/.emulationstation/es_input.xml
+    cp /app/retrodeck/es_settings.xml /var/config/.emulationstation/es_settings.xml
+    cp /app/retrodeck/es_settings.xml /var/config/.emulationstation/es_input.xml
 
     mkdir -p ~/retrodeck/saves
     mkdir -p ~/retrodeck/states
     mkdir -p ~/retrodeck/screenshots
 
-    mkdir -p ~/retrodeck/tools
+    mkdir -p /var/config/retrodeck/tools
-    cp -r /app/retrodeck/tools/* ~/retrodeck/tools/
+    cp -r /app/retrodeck/tools/* /var/config/retrodeck/tools
 
     mkdir -p /var/config/retroarch/system
     ln -s ~/.var/app/com.xargon.retrodeck/config/retroarch/system/ ~/retrodeck/bios
         
     cp /app/retrodeck/retrodeck-retroarch.cfg /var/config/retroarch/retroarch.cfg
     
-    mkdir -p ~/retrodeck/.emulationstation/gamelists/tools/
+    mkdir -p /var/config/.emulationstation/gamelists/tools/
-    cp /app/retrodeck/tools-gamelist.xml ~/retrodeck/.emulationstation/gamelists/tools/gamelist.xml
+    cp /app/retrodeck/tools-gamelist.xml /var/config/.emulationstation/gamelists/tools/gamelist.xml
+
+    mkdir -p /var/config/retroarch/cores/
+    cp /app/share/libretro/cores/* /var/config/retroarch/cores/
     
     touch ~/retrodeck/.lock
 fi
@@ -35,4 +63,4 @@ fi
 #    fi
 #done
 
-emulationstation --home ~/retrodeck/
+emulationstation --home /var/config/

tools-gamelist.xml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <gameList>
 	<game>
-		<path>./start-retroarch.sh</path>
+		<path>start-retroarch.sh</path>
 		<name>Start RetroArch</name>
 		<sortname>RetroArch</sortname>
 		<desc>RetroArch is a frontend for emulators, game engines and media players.

tools/start-retroarch.sh

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-retroarch
+yousure=kdialog --title "RetroDECK" --warningyesno "Doing some changes in the RetroArch configuration may create serious issues, please continue only if you know what you're doing. Are you sure do you want to continue?"
+if $yousure then
+    retroarch