03466: Enhancements to -watchdog command

ID	Category [?]	Severity [?]	Reproducibility	Date Submitted	Last Update
03466	Interface	Feature	Always	Oct 5, 2009, 21:01	Oct 6, 2009, 12:01

Tester	Tafoid	View Status	Public	Platform	MAME (Self-compiled)
Assigned To	aaron	Resolution	Fixed	OS	Windows 2000
Status [?]	Resolved			Driver
Version	0.134u2	Fixed in Version	0.136	Build	Normal
		Fixed in Git Commit		Github Pull Request #

Summary	03466: Enhancements to -watchdog command
Description	I was using the -watchdog function recently and noticed a couple things about it's function that could stand improvement. 1) Start -watchdog timer after the emulation starts Currently, the -watchdog timer starts immediately upon starting MAME. This includes the time where you have to navigate warning/information windows or even loading the roms - the clock is ticking. It's my opinion that since loading a romset is not same across all games, it would be better to start the count just as the emulation begins, rather then immediately. Also, starting it at emulation start would better sync with other timer-based command such as -seconds_to_run. 2) Leave a message (fatalerror) when MAME has stopped due to this watchdog. A simple message detailing the fact that MAME was shutdown due to watchdog time elapsing would be sufficient. Right now, you simply get dropped out of MAME without any special message identifying the reason.
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No.05011 etabeta Developer Oct 6, 2009, 12:01	not sure about what aaron thinks about these, but they sound reasonable requests