New comment by namgo on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/44861#issuecomment-1745096602

Comment:
I've gotten this installed in a fresh VM, bumping the version within xpbs-src from 2.9.4 to 2.11.2 for EmulationStation.

After installing the updated version, the existing error still occurs.

My instinct is that https://github.com/RetroPie/EmulationStation/issues/427#issuecomment-388524825 is an issue, the compilation process assumes that certain files in the user's home directory are already available.

https://github.com/RetroPie/EmulationStation/issues/427#issuecomment-389709761 provides the paths that are checked. What's confusing to me is that it checks the bindir - they should be checking files outside of the bindir (/usr/bin/retropie -> /usr/share, no?).

This appears to explain why it worked for the packager and not us.

site-note: the patch void has looks like it's no longer necessary as the developers include `time.h` possibly making ctime no longer relevant - unless I misunderstand something.

Edit: https://github.com/RetroPie/EmulationStation/issues/819 should address it. Unless I'm wrong, there's no good way to package this until EmulationStation's basedir assumptions conforms to a spec.

Edit 2: `feranur` on irc suggested packaging the required files under `/usr/share/examples/emulationstation/`, which is probably our best bet at providing the necessary config/font files to the user. I'm not 100% clear on how to notify a user of this change at the package level other than `INSTALL.msg`, but it's a start.