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.........


Sorry, my English is bad!
MAME for Slackware