2025-10-29 Hell freezes over...there is an update to old clrmamepro with an xml parser fix and two other ones related to unneeded samples and wrong placed device roms.

Well, actually you might know that I started clrmame (pro) in 1997. Back then the MAME world was different, the C++ world was different. clrmamepro grew over decades while MAME added things like …

Generally the normal procedure is: Load a datfile in the profiler Setup paths in settings go to the scanner and hit scan Since this project got its roots in the emulation scene, this documentation often refers to …

Use Add-Paths If you enable this option clrmamepro will use the Add-Paths (see Settings Dialog for details) as source folders. So you're able to use multiple rebuilder-sources. Scan Subfolders If you …

Why does clrmamepro complain about missing sets while the zipfiles exist ? This is mostly caused by bad zipfiles. Look at the warningswindow (below scanner, rebuilder or merger). Maybe it is filled with …

The clrmamepro executable (included in this package) If you want to receive the data directly from an emulator you need a valid datfile or - if supported - the emulator executable.

The Scanner - The 'heart' of clrmamepro. Here the action takes place. You have a separated resizeable scan-results window where all 'errors' are displayed. Don't forget to set the correct merge mode ! …

For example: You want to create an artwork datfile for a profile you already got data for. You've loaded that existing profile, started Dir2Dat and now clrmamepro finds a set in the artworks folder, matches …

4.050 (2025-09-29) fixed: xml parser issue with CDATA or comment ending in the same line fixed: some device clones parent roms might not get marked as wrong placed fixed: unneeded files in sample …

If you want to use clrmamepro with other systems you can write a DatFile for that system, or - if a system has an option to create a filelist- modify the engine.cfg. DatFiles for a lot of systems like …