For Slackware Linux 12.2 users:
$ unzip sdlmamexxx.zip
$ cd ./sdlmamexxx
$ mcedit makefile //and edit for your requirements
$ make
Dependencies:
GConf (
ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/GConf/)
ORBit2 (
ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/ORBit2/)
Note: intltool is no more a dependence to compile SDLMAME on Slackware Linux 12.2 because this package is included on this Slackware release.........