From 67b0b32790a2c6ae0842f9dc2b92fede661fc3e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Abdessamad Derraz <3028866+Abdess@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:57:03 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] refactor: fold mednafen_gba into beetle_gba

Both profiled libretro/beetle-gba-libretro at b158166. mednafen_gba
becomes an alias; beetle_gba takes its classification, version and
upstream fields.
---
 emulators/beetle_gba.yml   | 22 +++++++++++++++-------
 emulators/mednafen_gba.yml | 24 +++++-------------------
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)

diff --git a/emulators/beetle_gba.yml b/emulators/beetle_gba.yml
index 95a44cf9..8a1bfc64 100644
--- a/emulators/beetle_gba.yml
+++ b/emulators/beetle_gba.yml
@@ -1,15 +1,22 @@
-# Beetle GBA (Mednafen), Game Boy Advance (libretro)
-# ref: beetle-gba-libretro/mednafen/gba, docs.libretro.com/library/beetle_gba
-# Same BIOS as mGBA/VBA-M. Read only with the gba_hle core option disabled.
 emulator: Beetle GBA (Mednafen)
 type: libretro
-cores: [mednafen_gba]
+core_classification: frozen_snapshot
 source: "https://github.com/libretro/beetle-gba-libretro"
+upstream: "https://mednafen.github.io/"
+profiled_date: "2026-03-24"
 source_commit: "b158166237b17253188cfdbe73a8a0b9fe4b3a8c"
+core_version: "v0.9.36"
+display_name: "Nintendo - Game Boy Advance (Beetle GBA)"
+cores: [beetle_gba, mednafen_gba]
 systems:
   - nintendo-gba
+notes: >
+  Mednafen v0.9.36 GBA module (libretro.cpp:73), whose GBA code derives
+  from VisualBoyAdvance (mednafen/gba/GBA.cpp:1-3). The built-in HLE BIOS
+  is used by default.
 files:
   - name: gba_bios.bin
+    description: "Game Boy Advance BIOS"
     system: nintendo-gba
     required: false
     hle_fallback: true
@@ -17,6 +24,7 @@ files:
     validation: [size]
     source_ref: "mednafen/gba/GBA.cpp:2639-2673, mednafen/settings.cpp:81-82, libretro.cpp:223-230"
     note: >
-      Read only when the gba_hle core option is disabled. It is enabled by
-      default and the core then uses its built-in HLE BIOS. A file of any size
-      other than 16384 bytes is ignored and the core falls back to HLE.
+      Read only when the gba_hle core option is disabled, a setting read at
+      startup only. It is enabled by default and the core then uses its
+      built-in HLE BIOS. A file of any size other than 16384 bytes is ignored
+      and the core falls back to HLE.
diff --git a/emulators/mednafen_gba.yml b/emulators/mednafen_gba.yml
index 6c33feae..619352ea 100644
--- a/emulators/mednafen_gba.yml
+++ b/emulators/mednafen_gba.yml
@@ -1,24 +1,10 @@
-emulator: "Beetle GBA"
-type: libretro
-core_classification: frozen_snapshot
-source: "https://github.com/libretro/beetle-gba-libretro"
-upstream: "https://mednafen.github.io/"
+emulator: "mednafen_gba"
+type: alias
+alias_of: "beetle_gba"
 profiled_date: "2026-03-24"
-source_commit: "b158166237b17253188cfdbe73a8a0b9fe4b3a8c"
 core_version: "v0.9.36"
 display_name: "Nintendo - Game Boy Advance (Beetle GBA)"
 cores:
   - mednafen_gba
-systems:
-  - gba
-notes: |
-  Frozen at Mednafen v0.9.36 GBA module. GBA code derived from VisualBoyAdvance.
-  Built-in HLE BIOS used by default. Real BIOS improves compatibility.
-files:
-  - name: "gba_bios.bin"
-    description: "Game Boy Advance BIOS"
-    required: false
-    hle_fallback: true
-    size: 16384
-    validation: [size]
-    source_ref: "mednafen/gba/GBA.cpp:2647-2672"
+note: "This core uses the same BIOS/firmware as beetle_gba. See emulators/beetle_gba.yml for details."
+files: []