06290: mame.ini: Mame fails to load mame.ini from root (~/.mame) folder when -inipath is used.

ID	Category [?]	Severity [?]	Reproducibility	Date Submitted	Last Update
06290	Interface	Minor	Always	Jul 12, 2016, 00:13	Jul 25, 2016, 19:27

Tester	ozfalcon	View Status	Public	Platform	MAME (Self-compiled)
Assigned To		Resolution	Open	OS	Linux (32-bit)
Status [?]	Acknowledged			Driver
Version	0.175	Fixed in Version		Build	Normal
		Fixed in Git Commit		Github Pull Request #

Summary	06290: mame. ini: Mame fails to load mame.ini from root (~/.mame) folder when -inipath is used.
Description	Mame fails to load mame.ini from root (~/.mame) folder resulting in defaults being set. If Mame is run with the inipath setting, Then the root/mame.ini is not located or loaded. (Just make sure you don't have any mame.ini files in the ini path you test with) This may be expected behaviour, in which case - This report is for reference only.
Steps To Reproduce	1. Run Mame (Set the "ini" path and do not load any roms). mame -inipath INI 2. View the rom paths or other expected configuration values. 3. Observe that defaults are loaded instead of the expected configuration values.
Additional Information	This bug may be related to 06289
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Affected Sets / Systems	mame.ini

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