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Originally Posted by meanfishy
Thanks for the input, I have another question to ask;
When I start the build ROM process (click the green play button) and the builder Status window open I get messages asking me if I want to over-write and exciting file with the new file; what does this mean & what should I do?
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Meanfishy,
I haven't figured out exactly what is being overwritten with what* (The messages are so long they get cut off at the right side of the window, even with it maximized) BUT - I have noticed that clicking "Yes" results in no ill effects, at least on my builds. I haven't tried clicking "No" yet.
* - I'm
guessing that the kitchen is finding some components of your ROM in multiple packages - Example - You opt for the WM 6.1 Green Theme in your ROM, and when you build it, it finds the theme in package #1 and adds it. As it is processing the other stuff you asked for and sorting through packages 2, 3, 4, etc... it again finds your requested theme files, thus prompting you whether or not to overwrite them. As far as I know, there is no way to know if the files are exact matches beyond their names without opening up the corresponding RAR files, extracting the files in question to a temporary folder, and comparing details. It would be much easier if the dialog box with the overwrite question also showed the details of each file, as Windows does when you are copying files and attempt to copy a file with the same name over an existing one.
It seems to me that cooking ROMs is somewhat of an art. After all, we are creating custom versions of closed-source software, and since that isn't exactly encouraged, the tools and documentation are less than widely available. It would be nice though if the kitchen were to eventually be rewritten with a much more user-friendly style.
I hope that I answered your question. If you have any more kitchen questions, ask, and if I know the answer (or where to get it), I'll be glad to help!