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authorMaxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>2025-01-18 12:31:22 +0900
committerMaxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>2025-01-26 22:59:59 +0900
commite17ace5e83a137defadfdfda4a9a650f21733163 (patch)
treea6ab3063f2b3f7f4da6261d2f918dd1eb270b1bb
parentf30a31d7978549c490a1889b981d4db8b56334fc (diff)
gnu: Add libretro-database.
* gnu/packages/emulators.scm (libretro-database): New variable. Reviewed-by: Sou Bunnbu (宋文武) <iyzsong@member.fsf.org> Change-Id: I97b10abf9b2984cf2a622517b3c794474e98a3d0
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diff --git a/gnu/packages/emulators.scm b/gnu/packages/emulators.scm
index 58ef76048bf..9f03ea64094 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/emulators.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/emulators.scm
@@ -1806,6 +1806,44 @@ metadata about each known libretro core. The snapshot is taken from the
(define-public retroarch-core-info
(deprecated-package "retroarch-core-info" libretro-core-info))
+(define-public libretro-database
+ (package
+ (name "libretro-database")
+ (version "1.20.0")
+ (source (origin
+ (method git-fetch)
+ (uri (git-reference
+ (url "https://github.com/libretro/libretro-database")
+ (commit (string-append "v" version))))
+ (file-name (git-file-name name version))
+ (sha256
+ (base32
+ "086a9grpd1irsdns2zx3hlna72bbrmsfra4r498wi4ia9zf8nb0p"))))
+ (build-system gnu-build-system)
+ (arguments (list #:tests? #f
+ #:make-flags #~(list (string-append "PREFIX=" #$output))))
+ (home-page "https://github.com/libretro/libretro-database/")
+ (synopsis "Cheat codes and content data files for RetroArch")
+ (description "RetroArch incorporates a ROM scanning system to
+automatically produce playlists. Each ROM that is scanned by the playlist
+generator is checked against a database of ROMs that are known to be good
+copies. The various directories contain:
+@table @code
+@item cht
+Cheat codes for various games
+@item cursors
+Methods for querying the playlists
+@item dat
+Customized DAT files, maintained by the libretro team
+@item metadat
+Different metadata and third-party DATs available to the system
+@item rdb
+The compiled RetroArch database files
+@item scripts
+Various scripts that are used to maintain the database files.
+@end table")
+ (license license:cc-by-sa4.0)))
+
(define-public retroarch-joypad-autoconfig
(package
(name "retroarch-joypad-autoconfig")