Alternate Platform Names

[TVsIan]

Would it be possible to add support for alternate/duplicate platforms? As an example, I have my PC Engine ROMs split between PC Engine, PC Engine CD, Turbo Grafx, Turbo Grafx CD, and SuperGrafx. While I could edit the config to change the folder name for each scrape, or rename folders back and forth, it would be easier if it could read the es_systems.cfg (which contains the "parent" system's name in the tags) or I could add one of the alternate platforms to the config with something like:

[pce-cd]
scrapeas="pcengine"

The Pixel theme contains images for a lot of those alternate platforms, so I've been using those names as a guideline while working on my setup. That could also be useful for having a pre-set list of aliases for the scraper.

Thanks!

[muldjord]

I'm not gonna read the es_systems, this is too specific for that frontend. But I do somewhat like your alternate solution with:

[<CUSTOMSYSTEM>]
scrapeas="somethingelse"

I will add it to the roadmap and let it boil in my mind for a bit, but no promises.

[muldjord]

Btw, some of these platforms might be added soon as I am currently awaiting the XU4 guys to give me a list of platforms they'd like me to include. So keep an eye out for that.

[msdos]

Can you try to use symbolic links? Just a thought...

[muldjord]

That's not quite enough I'm afraid. What they want is to have it seemless, without the need to change the inputfolder per run. This is not currently possible.

[idillicus]

Hi there, to make custom systems work, just rename the folder with the right sys name and after u chached and built the gamelist, rename it back with your custom name. For instance: if u hava a pcengine and a tg16 folder, change for a while the pcengin one in somthing different, then rename tg16 --> pcengine, run skyscraper for that folder and then rename both back to their original names.
I tried it and it worked for me. Enjoy :-)

[priiduneemre]

+1 for this.

This would also make it possible to scrape RetroPie's ports from TheGamesDB, for example.
(Currently seems to not be doable, since ports is not a valid platform in itself.)

[retrobit]

This is now supported by the latest official fork of the project by Gemba. I deleted my previous comment so as not to cause confusion and steer anyone in the wrong direction.

Clarified, working, example use case using the official documented way to add platforms/systems to Skyscraper is here: Gemba#6