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(Emscripten) Enable Content Downloader in Web Build

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platform: emscripten
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Description

Allow downloading content from the Content Downloader through Emscripten:
http://web.libretro.com

This would allow you to download wolf3d shareware and play through the web browser.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start at the Content Downloader entry point for the Emscripten/web build and compare its behavior with the native build. Verify the flow at http://web.libretro.com; done means the web build can download wolf3d shareware through the Content Downloader and launch it in the browser.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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