[MacPorts] #61743: mame: improve user experience when running

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#61743: mame: improve user experience when running
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 Reporter:  mascguy  |      Owner:  mascguy
     Type:  defect   |     Status:  assigned
 Priority:  Normal   |  Milestone:
Component:  ports    |    Version:
 Keywords:           |       Port:  mame
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 Presently, when launching Mame, the user is presented with several
 warnings:

 {{{
 $ mame
 Unable to create history.db

 Unable to create history.db
 }}}

 This is due to the default Mame configuration, which references read-only
 directories within the MacPorts tree.

 For the next port release, we should improve on this:
 * At a minimum, the port notes should mention that a custom user
 configuration file (.ini) will fix such issues.
 * In addition, it would be helpful to provide an example user
 configuration file.
 * And finally, it might also be worth using a default configuration, that
 references user-writable areas. Say, ~/Library/Application
 Support/Mame/...

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/61743>
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