aliases.txt separator and location changed

aliases.txt

@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-2020bb:2020 Super Baseball
-alpham2:Alpha Mission II
-mslug:Metal Slug - Super Vehicle-001
-neogeo:Neo-Geo MV-6F
-mslug2:Metal Slug 2 - Super Vehicle-001/II
-mslug2t:Metal Slug 2 Turbo
-mslug3h:Metal Slug 3
-mslug3:Metal Slug 3
-mslug3a:Metal Slug 3
-mslug4h:Metal Slug 4
-mslug4:Metal Slug 4
-mslug5b:Metal Slug 5
-mslug5:Metal Slug 5
-mslug5h:Metal Slug 5
-mslug6:Metal Slug 6
-awbios:Atomiswave Bios
-mslug3b6:Metal Slug 6
-mslugx:Metal Slug X - Super Vehicle-001

skeleton/EXTRAS/Roms/aliases.txt

@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+#Avoid complex names
+#Separator is '~'. Do not include that in the alias
+#Lines starting with '#' are comments and are not count
+#Keep below 1000 including comments
+#
+#Works for any list (collections, favorites, consoles, etc)
+#Real filename will be shown on game's menu. This only affects main menu listing.
+#
 #NEOGEO~##
 2020bb~2020 Super Baseball
 sonicwi2~Aero Fighters 2

src/common/defines.h

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 #define BATTERY_PATH SDCARD_PATH "/battery.txt"
 #define SCREENSHOTS_PATH SDCARD_PATH "/Screenshots"
 #define ADB_FLAG_PATH SDCARD_PATH "/enableADB"
-#define ALIASES_PATH SDCARD_PATH "/aliases.txt"
+#define ALIASES_PATH SDCARD_PATH "/Roms/aliases.txt"
 
 #define LAST_PATH "/tmp/last.txt" // transient
 #define CHANGE_DISC_PATH "/tmp/change_disc.txt"

src/minui/minui.c

@@ -1304,17 +1304,18 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
 	FILE *aliases = fopen(ALIASES_PATH, "r"); 
 	int aIndex = 0;
-    char* original[50];
-    char* alias[50];
+    char* original[1000];
+    char* alias[1000];
     char line[75];
 		
 	if (aliases) {
 	    while(fgets(line, sizeof line, aliases)!=NULL) {
+	    	if (line[0] != '\0' && line[0] != '#') {
 			    original[aIndex] = malloc(sizeof(line));
 			    alias[aIndex] = malloc(sizeof(line));
 
 			    int set_alias = 0;
-		    char* split = strtok(line, ":");
+			    char* split = strtok(line, "~");
 				
 	   			while(split) {
 	   				if (!set_alias) {
@@ -1323,11 +1324,11 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	   				} else {
 	   					strcpy(alias[aIndex], split);
 	   				}
-     			split = strtok(NULL, ":");
+	     			split = strtok(NULL, "~");
 	   			}
-
 			    aIndex++;
 	    	}
+		}
 
 	    fclose(aliases);
 	}