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clrmame Discussion / Re: a nightly cmpro...
« on: 08 December 2024, 07:19 »
I will look into it.........tomorrow...
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clrmame Discussion / a nightly cmpro...
« on: 07 December 2024, 20:06 »
if anyone still use the old tool....
https://mamedev.emulab.it/clrmamepro/binaries/cmpro64_20241207.zip
(64bit exe only)
it only fixes a problem with not detecting unneeded files in a sample parent set..... The bug was in there since decades I think
Definetly time to use the new tools ;-)
https://mamedev.emulab.it/clrmamepro/binaries/cmpro64_20241207.zip
(64bit exe only)
it only fixes a problem with not detecting unneeded files in a sample parent set..... The bug was in there since decades I think
Definetly time to use the new tools ;-)
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clrmame Discussion / Re: clrmame (scanner 0.08.1, rebuilder 0.15.1) released
« on: 04 December 2024, 07:08 »
The warnings appear if you have sample paths setup and *load* MAME's xml output. They are the known-for-a-decade warnings about sample only sets etc...
If you don't quit and run another scan, the xml isn't loaded again since it's still in memory (see first info log message in your second screenshot). That feature is coming with yesterdays version.....so all is fine
By the way....come on...you only post here to show your 1 second full scan result :-)
If you don't quit and run another scan, the xml isn't loaded again since it's still in memory (see first info log message in your second screenshot). That feature is coming with yesterdays version.....so all is fine
By the way....come on...you only post here to show your 1 second full scan result :-)
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clrmame Discussion / clrmame (scanner 0.08.1, rebuilder 0.15.1) released
« on: 03 December 2024, 19:04 »
https://mamedev.emulab.it/clrmamepro/binaries/clrmame_008_015_1.zip
https://mamedev.emulab.it/clrmamepro/binaries/readme.html
UI:
misc: restore default window positions when positions get out of range
misc: increase display time of tooltips
misc: slightly regrouped ui elements
added: scanner, context menu option to restore old scan results on startup and selection
Core:
misc: updated spdlog to 1.15.0
misc: updated to 7zip 24.09
misc: don't reload xml and build up structures when they are already in memory and need no refresh
misc: align and share rebuilder/scanner common routines
added: scanner, samples, supporting flac
fixed: scanner, typo in wine script
fixed: scanner, internal sha1 check for files with identical crc32 but different sha1 values isn't run
fixed: scanner, samples, wrong named files (case check only) aren't fixed
fixed: scanner, samples, wrong named files (case check only) also appear as unneeded
fixed: scanner, samples, decompressed files are marked as unneeded
fixed: scanner, samples, machines which reference themselves via sampleOf are marked as unneeded in full mode
fixed: scanner, confusing 'can't remove/backup' messages in case of circular renames between different sets
fixed: scanner, confusing 'can't remove/backup' messages in case a wrong file with a right name is replaced with a fill in
https://mamedev.emulab.it/clrmamepro/binaries/readme.html
UI:
misc: restore default window positions when positions get out of range
misc: increase display time of tooltips
misc: slightly regrouped ui elements
added: scanner, context menu option to restore old scan results on startup and selection
Core:
misc: updated spdlog to 1.15.0
misc: updated to 7zip 24.09
misc: don't reload xml and build up structures when they are already in memory and need no refresh
misc: align and share rebuilder/scanner common routines
added: scanner, samples, supporting flac
fixed: scanner, typo in wine script
fixed: scanner, internal sha1 check for files with identical crc32 but different sha1 values isn't run
fixed: scanner, samples, wrong named files (case check only) aren't fixed
fixed: scanner, samples, wrong named files (case check only) also appear as unneeded
fixed: scanner, samples, decompressed files are marked as unneeded
fixed: scanner, samples, machines which reference themselves via sampleOf are marked as unneeded in full mode
fixed: scanner, confusing 'can't remove/backup' messages in case of circular renames between different sets
fixed: scanner, confusing 'can't remove/backup' messages in case a wrong file with a right name is replaced with a fill in
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clrmame Discussion / Re: clrmame (scanner 0.07, rebuilder 0.14) released
« on: 01 December 2024, 11:08 »
A "can't excess" log entry does not have anything to do with using it under Windows or Linux/Wine. It simply means that the mentioned file was at a particularly point in time not accessible. That can be caused by all kind of things.Simply showing "can't acces" doesn't help unfortunately. Without having the files here or a more detailed information what clrmame tried, I can't help. You could for example scan without the fix option enabled and let me know what it complains about the ad5hir file (scan results tree). Or you can test the archive for corruptness...it also may be locked by other processes etc....
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clrmame Discussion / Re: FAIL to use newest Scanner and Rebuilder after current release 0.272. Help req..
« on: 30 November 2024, 16:56 »
you could use a "file:" filter which points to a textfile holding your current machine names (1 machine name per row), like
pacman
outrun
194x
and so on....but you'd need to create that list on your own...e.g by redirecting a dir command with a little bit of textediting....
For the future I will think about adding a filter feature for that....(currently it supports regular expressions, xpaths and files)
pacman
outrun
194x
and so on....but you'd need to create that list on your own...e.g by redirecting a dir command with a little bit of textediting....
For the future I will think about adding a filter feature for that....(currently it supports regular expressions, xpaths and files)
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clrmame Discussion / Re: FAIL to use newest Scanner and Rebuilder after current release 0.272. Help req..
« on: 30 November 2024, 14:42 »
The rebuilder got a backup path on its own which needs to be specified.
by the way, there is not really a need to use the rebuilder. If a missing file is listed as fixable, scanner's fix option will automatically pick the file it found somewhere and adds it to your rompath. If you really have missing files and already have a folder somewhere which holds newly colltected update files, you can specify an add path.
by the way, there is not really a need to use the rebuilder. If a missing file is listed as fixable, scanner's fix option will automatically pick the file it found somewhere and adds it to your rompath. If you really have missing files and already have a folder somewhere which holds newly colltected update files, you can specify an add path.
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clrmame Discussion / Re: Sneak....
« on: 28 November 2024, 08:39 »
yep, such sample errors will be gone (refers to - fixed: scanner, samples, machines which reference themselves via sampleOf are marked as unneeded in full mode)
..speedwise...yes....your second full MAME scan will be done then in 3-4 seconds instead of 6 :-)
..speedwise...yes....your second full MAME scan will be done then in 3-4 seconds instead of 6 :-)
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clrmame Discussion / Sneak....
« on: 25 November 2024, 16:45 »
Well, this week a new MAME will most likely be released....so I will wait for that one to see if something weird happens or not....This month I was pretty busy with real life but I found a little time to do some changes. Mainly I was working on some code moves here and there, simply because rebuilder and scanner have a lot in common...so it was clear to make such functions commonly used instead of having them doubled (which was still a bit of a relict when they weren't merged). I also had a look at sample scanning which had some issues
Core:
- misc: updated spdlog to 1.15.0
- misc: updated to 7zip 24.08
- misc: don't reload xml and build up structures when they are already in memory and need no refresh
- misc: align and share rebuilder/scanner common routines
- fixed: scanner, internal sha1 check for files with identical crc32 but different sha1 values isn't run
- fixed: scanner, samples, wrong named files (case check only) aren't fixed
- fixed: scanner, samples, wrong named files (case check only) also appear as unneeded
- fixed: scanner, samples, decompressed files are marked as unneeded
- fixed: scanner, samples, machines which reference themselves via sampleOf are marked as unneeded in full mode
- added: scanner, samples, supporting flac
UI:
- misc: restore default window positions when positions get out of range
- misc: increase display time of tooltips
- misc: slightly regrouped ui elements
- fixed: scanner, typo in wine script
I also have some nice things on the request list...(...and surely there is the profiler topic....)...will see what I can do...
To name 3 of the request (but don't count on them soon)
- restore scan results on startup / change of xml
- only keep 1 file instead of fix dat and scan result since they nearly contain the same information
- maybe have some tree like output in the rebuilder to show which machines were rebuilt
Core:
- misc: updated spdlog to 1.15.0
- misc: updated to 7zip 24.08
- misc: don't reload xml and build up structures when they are already in memory and need no refresh
- misc: align and share rebuilder/scanner common routines
- fixed: scanner, internal sha1 check for files with identical crc32 but different sha1 values isn't run
- fixed: scanner, samples, wrong named files (case check only) aren't fixed
- fixed: scanner, samples, wrong named files (case check only) also appear as unneeded
- fixed: scanner, samples, decompressed files are marked as unneeded
- fixed: scanner, samples, machines which reference themselves via sampleOf are marked as unneeded in full mode
- added: scanner, samples, supporting flac
UI:
- misc: restore default window positions when positions get out of range
- misc: increase display time of tooltips
- misc: slightly regrouped ui elements
- fixed: scanner, typo in wine script
I also have some nice things on the request list...(...and surely there is the profiler topic....)...will see what I can do...
To name 3 of the request (but don't count on them soon)
- restore scan results on startup / change of xml
- only keep 1 file instead of fix dat and scan result since they nearly contain the same information
- maybe have some tree like output in the rebuilder to show which machines were rebuilt
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clrmame Discussion / Re: samples issues with mame 271 and latest clrmame 0.07
« on: 19 November 2024, 09:38 »
Well, regarding the floppy samples you can of course have a work around: Have 2 sample paths (one holding floppy, and the other one holding all the other sample sets) in MAME for playing and for clrmame auditing you only use 1 (the one without floppy).
Or you use a standalone samples datfile which may contain the floppy ones.
I've pointed out the problem that "floppy" isn't listed or referenced at all in -listxml in MAME's developer discord channel....will see if this is changed sometime, but I wouldn't count on ;-)
But thanks again for reporting the problems....while looking at the code I found some more sample related issues which now get fixed.....
Or you use a standalone samples datfile which may contain the floppy ones.
I've pointed out the problem that "floppy" isn't listed or referenced at all in -listxml in MAME's developer discord channel....will see if this is changed sometime, but I wouldn't count on ;-)
But thanks again for reporting the problems....while looking at the code I found some more sample related issues which now get fixed.....
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clrmame Discussion / Re: samples issues with mame 271 and latest clrmame 0.07
« on: 18 November 2024, 16:06 »
fixed for next release (or nightly build...) (at least the 005 etc problems and the MM1 one) but the floppy one ...as mentioned...I have to think about it
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clrmame Discussion / Re: samples issues with mame 271 and latest clrmame 0.07
« on: 18 November 2024, 14:01 »
ah...ok....this happens in "full" mode....since e.g. 005 refers to itself as being the sampleparent...will fix it...thanks for reporting
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clrmame Discussion / Re: samples issues with mame 271 and latest clrmame 0.07
« on: 18 November 2024, 13:16 »
Hmm...I will look at the MM1_keyboard one since that should actually produce no problem.
"floppy" is a known problem, since MAME's -listxml output does not reference the files at all, so they become "unneeded". I will think about how this can be resolved.
Regarding your list, can you send me one of your 7z files which get deleted?
"floppy" is a known problem, since MAME's -listxml output does not reference the files at all, so they become "unneeded". I will think about how this can be resolved.
Regarding your list, can you send me one of your 7z files which get deleted?
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clrmame Discussion / Re: Rename failure?
« on: 14 November 2024, 09:25 »
wow he's in a good mood then ;-)
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clrmame Discussion / Re: Rename failure?
« on: 14 November 2024, 09:09 »
"flagged" ...well....clrmame auto trims (and replaces other characters which can't be used as filename chars)....it's not really that bad...and MAME loads the files anyhow by crc32.....
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clrmame Discussion / Re: Rename failure?
« on: 14 November 2024, 07:03 »
"8.sub " <--- see the ending space character, the name is not trimmed correctly in MAME
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clrmame Discussion / Re: Checks to prevent offscreen UI placement
« on: 10 November 2024, 15:53 »
ok, I put it on the todo list
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clrmame Discussion / clrmame (scanner 0.07, rebuilder 0.14) released
« on: 01 November 2024, 19:49 »
https://mamedev.emulab.it/clrmamepro/binaries/clrmame_007_014.zip
https://mamedev.emulab.it/clrmamepro/binaries/readme.html
UI:
misc: scanner, contextmenu option to sort by name instead of description
misc: Linux/Wine, users can get data from a (linux) mame binary. A wrapper script is included (requires a chmod +x ./wrapper.sh once though)
misc: Linux/Wine, minor changes regarding line breaks or layout
Core:
misc: in case of a -listsoftware data basis (either exe export or dat), additional sl hashes are added from either the used exe's hash folder (prio 1) or HashFolder specified in the settings xml file (prio 2).
fixed: some absolute paths aren't made 32k path length aware, this can lead to sideeffects, e.g. when doing backups (esp. in Linux/Wine)
fixed: scanner, removal of matched files from addPath/backup only works when at least one file was missing
fixed: scanner, removal of unneeded files stopped after first error during a delete process so that other files in the queue were skipped
fixed: scanner, fixing wrong named files/folders which only differ by a character case change fails
fixed: scanner, unneeded sample files are detected but not reported or fixed
fixed: scanner, (rare) "can't read" error message when accidently testing a folder for being a chd
fixed: scanner, (rare) fixing wrong named files/folders which only differ by a character case but map to multiple machines keeps only 1 instance (e.g. 3DO->3do & 3dobios)
fixed: scanner, circular renames inside a machine throw rename errors and only get resolved in a second run
https://mamedev.emulab.it/clrmamepro/binaries/readme.html
UI:
misc: scanner, contextmenu option to sort by name instead of description
misc: Linux/Wine, users can get data from a (linux) mame binary. A wrapper script is included (requires a chmod +x ./wrapper.sh once though)
misc: Linux/Wine, minor changes regarding line breaks or layout
Core:
misc: in case of a -listsoftware data basis (either exe export or dat), additional sl hashes are added from either the used exe's hash folder (prio 1) or HashFolder specified in the settings xml file (prio 2).
fixed: some absolute paths aren't made 32k path length aware, this can lead to sideeffects, e.g. when doing backups (esp. in Linux/Wine)
fixed: scanner, removal of matched files from addPath/backup only works when at least one file was missing
fixed: scanner, removal of unneeded files stopped after first error during a delete process so that other files in the queue were skipped
fixed: scanner, fixing wrong named files/folders which only differ by a character case change fails
fixed: scanner, unneeded sample files are detected but not reported or fixed
fixed: scanner, (rare) "can't read" error message when accidently testing a folder for being a chd
fixed: scanner, (rare) fixing wrong named files/folders which only differ by a character case but map to multiple machines keeps only 1 instance (e.g. 3DO->3do & 3dobios)
fixed: scanner, circular renames inside a machine throw rename errors and only get resolved in a second run
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clrmame Discussion / Re: Nightly.....
« on: 31 October 2024, 06:15 »
Already on my list for a long time since I miss it too. It‘s not in yet since it would require also loading the datfile because I don‘t keep information about good machines and all the meta information like year, manufacturer and so on in the scan file. It only holds the issues. Also depending on how many issues are shown, bullding up the tree can be slow.
So I kept the request for „when the profiler is ready“. It will come….will see what I can do
So I kept the request for „when the profiler is ready“. It will come….will see what I can do
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clrmame Discussion / Nightly.....
« on: 27 October 2024, 18:32 »
While playing around with the Linux MAME export I totally forgot to say what else is new in the nightly build:
https://mamedev.emulab.it/clrmamepro/binaries/clrmame_006_013_20241027.zip
UI:
- misc: scanner, contextmenu option to sort by name instead of description
- misc: Linux/Wine, users can get data from a (linux) mame binary. For this, a wrapper script is included. You need to do a chmod +x ./wrapper.sh once though
- misc: Linux/Wine, minor changes regaring line breaks or layout
Core:
- fixed: scanner, unneeded sample files are detected but not reported or fixed
- fixed: scanner, rare "can't read" error message when accidently testing a folder for being a chd
- misc: in case of a -listsoftware data basis (either exe export or dat), additional sl hashes are added from either the
used exe's hash folder (prio 1) or HashFolder specified in the settings xml file (prio 2).
A big "thank you" goes out to Shoegazer for the linux testing and finally pointing me in the right direction to fix the (hopefully) last outstanding problem.
So what's next?
Well...the upcoming week will most likely bring a new MAME version. As usual, I will check the scanner/rebuilder core with it to see if something weird pops up. So expect a new 'official' release after the MAME release.
After that I hope I finally find time to start with the profiler....that's the short view...on the long view I was also thinking about a batcher (currently I wonder if there is something which a profiler can already do, i.e. loading and scanning multiple dats, but I also have some ideas for a batcher which would act like a scheduler where you add your scan/rebuild jobs in a queue like thing....time will tell...profiler comes first).
And yes....I'm still sure to release the source :-)
https://mamedev.emulab.it/clrmamepro/binaries/clrmame_006_013_20241027.zip
UI:
- misc: scanner, contextmenu option to sort by name instead of description
- misc: Linux/Wine, users can get data from a (linux) mame binary. For this, a wrapper script is included. You need to do a chmod +x ./wrapper.sh once though
- misc: Linux/Wine, minor changes regaring line breaks or layout
Core:
- fixed: scanner, unneeded sample files are detected but not reported or fixed
- fixed: scanner, rare "can't read" error message when accidently testing a folder for being a chd
- misc: in case of a -listsoftware data basis (either exe export or dat), additional sl hashes are added from either the
used exe's hash folder (prio 1) or HashFolder specified in the settings xml file (prio 2).
A big "thank you" goes out to Shoegazer for the linux testing and finally pointing me in the right direction to fix the (hopefully) last outstanding problem.
So what's next?
Well...the upcoming week will most likely bring a new MAME version. As usual, I will check the scanner/rebuilder core with it to see if something weird pops up. So expect a new 'official' release after the MAME release.
After that I hope I finally find time to start with the profiler....that's the short view...on the long view I was also thinking about a batcher (currently I wonder if there is something which a profiler can already do, i.e. loading and scanning multiple dats, but I also have some ideas for a batcher which would act like a scheduler where you add your scan/rebuild jobs in a queue like thing....time will tell...profiler comes first).
And yes....I'm still sure to release the source :-)