Build MESS with SoftBox support

build-mess-softbox.sh

#!/bin/bash
#
# Build the MESS emulator from source and then 
# start the SoftBox emulation.
#
# Tested on Ubuntu Desktop 16.04 (amd64)

set -x
set -e
set -o errexit

# Install MAME dependencies
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y build-essential git wget
sudo apt-get install -y libgtk2.0-dev libgnome2-dev
sudo apt-get install -y libsdl2-dev libsdl2-ttf-dev
sudo apt-get install -y qt5-default

# Checkout MAME with SoftBox support from Git.
git clone https://github.com/mamedev/mame.git
cd mame

# Get ROMs, software, and patches
wget -U mame-softbox-installer \
    http://mikenaberezny.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/mame-softbox.zip
unzip mame-softbox.zip
mv mame-softbox/* .
rmdir mame-softbox
rm mame-softbox.zip
  
# Apply patches
find patches -name '*.diff' -exec sh -c 'patch -p1 < {}' \;

# Build MESS
QT_SELECT=5 make SUBTARGET=mess

# Find MESS executable
MESS="./mess"
if [ ! -f $MESS ]; then
  MESS="./mess64"
fi

# Start 8032 with HardBox peripheral
# $MESS pet8032 -window -nomaximize -skip_gameinfo -natural -ieee9 hardbox \
#     -flop1 ./software/hardbox/hardbox-utils.d80 \
#     -hard1 ./software/hardbox/corvus20mb.chd

# Start SoftBox as a standalone computer
# $MESS softbox -window -nomaximize -skip_gameinfo -natural \
#    -flop1 ./software/softbox/softbox-distrib.d80 \
#    -hard1 ./software/softbox/corvus10mb.chd

# Start 8032 with SoftBox peripheral
$MESS pet8032 -window -nomaximize -skip_gameinfo -natural -ieee11 softbox \
    -flop1 ./software/softbox/softbox-distrib.d80 \
    -hard1 ./software/softbox/corvus10mb.chd