Kondorito Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 Hey guys! I am updating my MAME romset, but have a question before doing so. I have a customized XML for MAME, and updating the romset will likely change some rom names, making them incompatible with my list. Is there some sort of changelog or list that shows which games kept their romname untouched over the MAME releases, and which ones got modified? So I can edit the updated romnames that I have in my XML. I tried looking around but could not find anything. (I am doing a huge update; from version .142) Thanks in advance!
Guest Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 Hey guys! I am updating my MAME romset, but have a question before doing so. I have a customized XML for MAME, and updating the romset will likely change some rom names, making them incompatible with my list. Is there some sort of changelog or list that shows which games kept their romname untouched over the MAME releases, and which ones got modified? So I can edit the updated romnames that I have in my XML. I tried looking around but could not find anything. Thanks in advance! You can get DAT files for each release, including DATs for the update packs. Say you have rom set for 0.171 and are updating to 0.172. There will be a 0.171 to 0.172 update pack, and there will be a DAT file, containing details of what has changed.
Kondorito Posted March 31, 2016 Author Posted March 31, 2016 Thanks for the quick reply tonesmalone! I am doing a very big update, so the DATs I should check are since version 142 and forth (yeah... I know...) Do you know where I could get those? Because I thought I found the dat files, but when opening them with the editor I see the rom additions to the games, but not if the name was changed. Maybe I am trying to find a very easy way or doc to see this, and there is none. Thanks again!
Guest Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 Thanks for the quick reply tonesmalone! I am doing a very big update, so the DATs I should check are since version 142 and forth (yeah... I know...) Do you know where I could get those? Because I thought I found the dat files, but when opening them with the editor I see the rom additions to the games, but not if the name was changed. Maybe I am trying to find a very easy way or doc to see this, and there is none. Thanks again! I think that since you're coming from that far back another solution might be better. Id suggest maybe using the 0.172 xml posted here then trimming that down to the games you what. Then you don't have to worry about the name changes and can just manage the xml as you go forward.
Kondorito Posted March 31, 2016 Author Posted March 31, 2016 Yeah, I thought about that as well. If I do that I will need to figure out a good and easy way of renaming all the HS media files to match the romnames that changed (which kinda brings me back to the roms name changelog ) Maybe I'll grab the XML from here and compare it to the one I have and see from there; could it be that the roms that changed the zip name are just a few, and not hundreds like I am imagining now. Thanks again tonesmalone for your kind answers
Guest Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 Yeah, I thought about that as well. If I do that I will need to figure out a good and easy way of renaming all the HS media files to match the romnames that changed (which kinda brings me back to the roms name changelog ) Maybe I'll grab the XML from here and compare it to the one I have and see from there; could it be that the roms that changed the zip name are just a few, and not hundreds like I am imagining now. Thanks again tonesmalone for your kind answers No problems. Check the third party apps section in Downloads - there are plenty of renaming tools.
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