libretro / libretro/RetroArch

gamecube retroarch port Info files bug

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Description

info files are flatout borken on gamecube retroarch

the problem is retroarch don't understand file types at all and says .nes or .gb is not supported by any cores
so it's to my understanding that it's probably the info files

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as seen here it says there is no cores for my .nes file type i am using quick nes in this screen shot,
and I did set my info cores directory to the directory just in case it wasn't default.

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Reproduce the report on the GameCube RetroArch port with a .nes or .gb file and the Quick NES core, using the configured info cores directory. Inspect how the port discovers core info files; done means RetroArch recognizes the file type and lists a compatible core instead of reporting that none is available.

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Tech stack
c
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frontend
Issue type
Bug
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4/5
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3-5 days
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