Call for maintained mapping binary

[offalynne]

The recommended tool for generating maps from General Arcade has fallen out of date and is proving problematic for contributors as SDL’s API changes and features are added (eg. #478).

@Ryochan7 has hosted an open updated alternative on Gitlab:
https://gitlab.com/ryochan7/sdl2-gamepad-mapper

It would be helpful if someone was willing to maintain a fork to distribute binaries so we can delist the old app.

[offalynne]

@gabomdq would you be OK with me adding a prominent note in the Readme addressing this as a request for help/CTA ?

It's become a problem evidently, see #478 via Moonlight devs as well as the following patch note: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/312200/view/2988683441443402781

[gabomdq]

Sounds good to me, though I'm personally partial to the SDL "official" utility (possibly because I created it :P) https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/main/test/controllermap.c

[offalynne]

It's a good tool! I can't imagine you'd be thrilled to add a beginner-friendly frontend and manage distributing up to date binaries, but if so that would make the top of the list! =]

[TheBagarius]

Sounds good to me, though I'm personally partial to the SDL "official" utility (possibly because I created it :P) https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/main/test/controllermap.c

What's the recommended process to compile and run this? Since no make file exists in the directory

EDIT: ignore me, I didn't see the configure.sh

[offalynne]

We have a newer Windows/Linux app via Ryochan7 that’s been moved up in priority in the README. May warrant a couple more features, specifically re. CRC field (add mapping field, remove from GUID) and a warning to omit unnecessary mapping submissions (XINPUT, HIDAPI, etc.)

[offalynne]

Since we keep getting submissions that require manually editing the GUID to remove CRC, and I am no longer going to maintain a branch with duplicate/CRC mappings (#609) I'm elevating the General Arcade app and reopening the issue.

[offalynne]

It seems like Ryochan7 has been maintaining this tool and distributing Windows and Linux releases. Any contributors who are familiar with Qt on MacOS are encouraged to contribute there, so we can consider it a complete replacement for the GeneralArcade tool

https://gitlab.com/ryochan7/sdl2-gamepad-mapper