From dbf7afe106ce2cbcaa3db8720846e7a76532b66e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Miodrag Milanovic <mmicko@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 09:34:55 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Made options visible to device validate function when doing
 "-validate", this is used by MESS (example software list and messram devices)
 (no whatsnew)

---
 src/emu/clifront.c |  1 +
 src/emu/mame.c     | 11 +++++++++++
 src/emu/mame.h     |  3 +++
 3 files changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/emu/clifront.c b/src/emu/clifront.c
index 219aef2547a..4271ea6df17 100644
--- a/src/emu/clifront.c
+++ b/src/emu/clifront.c
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ static int execute_simple_commands(core_options *options, const char *exename)
 	/* validate? */
 	if (options_get_bool(options, CLIOPTION_VALIDATE))
 	{
+		set_mame_options(options);
 		return mame_validitychecks(NULL);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/emu/mame.c b/src/emu/mame.c
index 14fde7a92dc..618ac880086 100644
--- a/src/emu/mame.c
+++ b/src/emu/mame.c
@@ -237,6 +237,17 @@ core_options *mame_options(void)
 
 
 
+/*-------------------------------------------------
+    set_mame_options - set mame options, used by
+	validate option
+-------------------------------------------------*/
+
+void set_mame_options(core_options *options)
+{
+	mame_opts = options;
+}
+
+
 /***************************************************************************
     OUTPUT MANAGEMENT
 ***************************************************************************/
diff --git a/src/emu/mame.h b/src/emu/mame.h
index e97362cd6a2..e339c93b1d9 100644
--- a/src/emu/mame.h
+++ b/src/emu/mame.h
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ int mame_execute(core_options *options);
 /* accesses the core_options for the currently running emulation */
 core_options *mame_options(void);
 
+/* set mame options, used by validate option */
+void set_mame_options(core_options *options);
+
 /* return true if the given machine is valid */
 int mame_is_valid_machine(running_machine *machine);