From a2aa5ba90f37180f96c3ab6b1a5c0fccab55d05b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mjbudd77 <mjbudd77@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 29 May 2021 13:46:14 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Added logic to only auto save a CDL file is the code data
 logger was actually started at least once. This will prevent empty cdl files
 from being created on ever ROM close when auto saving of cdl files is
 enabled.

---
 src/drivers/Qt/CodeDataLogger.cpp | 11 ++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/drivers/Qt/CodeDataLogger.cpp b/src/drivers/Qt/CodeDataLogger.cpp
index 66056cb1..d6411cbd 100644
--- a/src/drivers/Qt/CodeDataLogger.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/Qt/CodeDataLogger.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 static int autoSaveCDL = true;
 static int autoLoadCDL = true;
 static int autoResumeCDL = false;
+static bool autoSaveArmedCDL = false;
 static char loadedcdfile[512] = {0};
 
 static int getDefaultCDLFile(char *filepath);
@@ -856,6 +857,7 @@ void StartCDLogging(void)
 	FCEUI_SetLoggingCD(1);
 	//EnableTracerMenuItems();
 	//SetDlgItemText(hCDLogger, BTN_CDLOGGER_START_PAUSE, "Pause");
+	autoSaveArmedCDL = true;
 	fceuWrapperUnLock();
 }
 //----------------------------------------------------
@@ -877,9 +879,14 @@ bool PauseCDLogging(void)
 //----------------------------------------------------
 void CDLoggerROMClosed(void)
 {
+	g_config->getOption("SDL.AutoSaveCDL", &autoSaveCDL);
+
 	PauseCDLogging();
-	if (autoSaveCDL)
+
+	// Only auto save CDL file if the logger has actually been started at least once.
+	if (autoSaveCDL && autoSaveArmedCDL)
 	{
+		//printf("Auto Saving CDL\n");
 		SaveCDLogFile();
 	}
 }
@@ -924,6 +931,8 @@ void RenameCDLog(const char *newName)
 //----------------------------------------------------
 void SaveCDLogFile(void)
 {
+	autoSaveArmedCDL = false;
+
 	if (loadedcdfile[0] == 0)
 	{
 		char nameo[1024];