1.2.2 configuration already obsolete by 1.3

RetroArch General
#1

After the update the 1.3, my 1.2.2 config was already outdated in some cases. If it didn’t take weeks of trial and error to set up just right, I could ignore this.

I noticed that the video and audio filters were given their own folder (‘filters’ instead of ‘audio_filter/video_filter’), and many options were turned on/off such as ‘Log Verbosity’ (why?). Using an old config would have meant, for better or worse, that these new changes would not have applied. Unaware of other possible changes, I decided to start over from scratch, and it’s kinda disheartening.

What is the general rule to configurations after an update? Are you supposed to throw them away and start over?

#2

We change some defaults with almost every release but it’s usually nothing particularly important (like logging verbosity). I usually keep the same old configs around unless/until something breaks.

If you want to stay as close to the vanilla defaults as possible, i would recommend copying the things you always want (paths, etc.) into a separate file, similar to the retroarch-defaults.cfg that comes with the Windows port, so you can start with that instead of a completely naked config.

#3

I used a free program called Notepad++ to sort them into alphabetical lines, then compare the old and new config and apply changes as needed. It’s not the most ideal workaround, but it did help somewhat.

#4

Well, i don’t know if it has to do with the same issue here but whenever i try to save a new config with the newer versions, i get a “failed to save” message. I can load my old configs fine, but i can’t save new ones if i do any change. The only way to save a new config is to use 1.2.2 version.

And yes, i spent days and nights setting up all my systems.

#5

[QUOTE=GemaH;33888]Well, i don’t know if it has to do with the same issue here but whenever i try to save a new config with the newer versions, i get a “failed to save” message. I can load my old configs fine, but i can’t save new ones if i do any change. The only way to save a new config is to use 1.2.2 version.

And yes, i spent days and nights setting up all my systems.[/QUOTE]

I have that same issue with the nightlies. In 1.3 it worked fine but shaders were broke. Nightlies fixed the shaders but now the saving configs is broke >,<