Mame 132 and automated avi creation

This is an How-To build a special mame.exe, wich allows some automation from AutoIt.

I needed to find a way to send keys inputs which would trigger AVI recording of my games: but as Mame is using 'raw inputs', it cant be fooled with standard windows messages injection

Fortunately the Mame project is really really (really) easy to modify and build, so i patched some sources to allow that.

First, go there and follow every steps: http://mamedev.org/tools/

Once you get your first build, modify some sources:

Add More Windows Message to allow events from the outside:

Augment raw inputs with incoming windows messages:

Build it and voila. You should have a brand new mame.exe, listening for your external messages.

I have such a binary build available for willing people.

Next post should be an explanation for the whole Mame Avi Move Maker build with AutoIt...

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