History

The clrmame project started in 1997. The first release was a commandline based MS-DOS application. If you now think that it was the first auditing program I have to say: no, you're wrong. There was a tiny little tool (damn..I don't remember its name) which wasn't very powerful but was the first attemp to check your filecollections. I found it not very useful and was frustrated by cleaning filesets by hand at that time. So I decided to write my own utility. clrmame was written in C and was compiled with the GNU compiler. 1997 I changed it to a Windows GUI based program called clrmame For Windows. And finally 1998 clrmamepro was born and looks to be the most powerful ROM- Manager around. clrmamepro is written in C++ and is currently compiled with MS VS2008.

Here is a list of the latest changes to clrmamepro:

clrmamepro 3.118

added: support for disc region tags in -listinfo format
fixed: rebuilder recompress option gets falsely accessible for 7z/rar after some toggle combinations
fixed: unneeded test for inverted crcs fails
fixed: crash during cache load when toggling 1G1R mode
fixed: 7z reader package fails on 7z filesizes ≥2GB<4GB
fixed: ziparchive package fails on zip filesizes ≥2GB<4GB

clrmamepro 3.117b

misc: minor changes to chd regions layout
misc: compiled with VS2008 SP1
fixed: unneeded test for decompressed sets fails

clrmamepro 3.117a

added: support for CHD regions. Now you can disable/enable subsets of chds. For example you can disable lasterdisks but scan cd-roms, etc. You can enable/disable them in Scanner->Hash & Chd (formerly Checksums...) (at the moment this is only available in xml dats)
added: wordbyteswap operation to xml header syntax
added: new header defintions for n64 (thanks Cue)
fixed: setsubfolder support is broken

clrmamepro 3.117

added: batcher scanner option: deep hash scan mode (sha1/md5/crc32)
misc: changed the max value for auto-memory functionality to 0 < n < min(max_*available*_physical_memory/2, 1GB)
misc: for name/hash clashes within a parent/clone relationshop you can now choose between: forcing split merge mode and removing parent/clone relationship.
misc: minor correction in dir2dat checkbox layout
fixed: ` in dats (used internally for setsubfolders) aren't replaced with "'"
fixed: 7z/rar adding/removing files fails for file starting with "-"
fixed: dats with "forcepacking modes = no" still create compressed files with fix missing

clrmamepro 3.116c

fixed: 7z/rar add files was broken for filenames with spaces in 3.116b

clrmamepro 3.116b

misc: nodump/gooddump clashes within parent/clone relationships can optionally get fixed during parser data clean run
misc: enabled editable labels in setinfo tree (also F2 works then)
misc: 7z/rar multi-file compress functions don't do multiple tool calls anymore but one with "*"
misc: redesigned compressor settings
misc: redesigned batcher
misc: removed usage of packer.ini, use compressor settings instead
misc: dat parser clean up routine detects roms within one set(!) with identical name but different hash value and lets you optionally rename one instance automatically
added: preliminary support for crc less roms (but with sha1/md5) several checks don't work yet but at least they get parsed
added: batcher option for rebuilder destination -> always use the 1st rompath
added: some missing tooltips

clrmamepro 3.116a

misc: bios sets with given romof tag aren't handled as biossets (aka MAME .126 sfz3ugd issue)

clrmamepro 3.116

added: full 7z & rar support for scanner/merger/rebuilder (see docs/packer.txt for details)
added: dir2dat optionally remove extension from setname/description
fixed: can't close scan results window via [x] sometimes after a scan
fixed: wrong 'unneeded fake clone:' message when creating an empty chd subfolder for fake clones

clrmamepro 3.115b

fixed: 1G1R mode uses prefered name instead of standard name for sets
fixed: clearing cache resets profile color even when the dat hasn't changed
fixed: existing nodumps got scanned/checked even if 'ignore' mode is enabled

clrmamepro 3.115a

fixed: setinformation show setname doesn't show clone names correctly
fixed: sample-only sets appear as missing even when samples aren't scanned

clrmamepro 3.115

added: NoIntro's 1G1R mode (related to the regions/languages modes from 3.114) This can be enabled in settings (for region/language dats only)
added: set information shows set description or optionally set name now
added: Rebuilder Beep() ;)
added: more support for sample-only sets
misc: set information tree is now sorted alphabetically after setdescription (not setname)
misc: renamed "Show All Missing" sets to "Hide Fully-Missing Sets" and inverted the behaviour
misc: sample parents which aren't listed (e.g. MAME's alphamc07) are added as sample-only sets
misc: settings import button is only available for rom/sample paths
misc: reading archives is done in an own thread
misc: hash calculators run calculation md5/crc/sha1 in parallel in 3 threads
misc: chd verifyer runs md5/sha1 calculation in parallel in 2 threads
misc: rebuilding with addpaths doesn't reopen progresswindows per addpath anymore ('minimize & forget')
misc: unneeded check detects sample-only sets in rompath and viceversa
fixed: very poor performance when background tasks exist running in IDLE mode
fixed: xml datfiles which may be parsable with a different engine.cfg aren't listed in the profiler
fixed: datfile's forcemerge mode didn't affect merger
fixed: addpath removes created empty rebuilder destination folder, so following addpaths fail
fixed: xml dats with size="-" are wrongly parsed

clrmamepro 3.114a

fixed: set selection crashes (also on profile load)
fixed: scanner checksum check was broken for unpacked sets
misc: missing required (not obsolete/ignored) nodumps will lead to a red profile

clrmamepro 3.114

added: Logiqx's / NoIntro release/region/language support: Added support for release information in console datafiles. If the datafile contains release information, the user can specify their own region and language preferences. The region and language preferences influence the ZIP names used for merged ROMs. CMPro will choose the most appropriate ZIP names for the user, based on their region and language preferences. Thanks go to Logiqx for the algorithm. De-/Activating regions/languages can be done here: settins->combo box->regions/languages. You can also modify the order there.
added: scanner popupmenu explore -> to either explore/open the belonging rompath or the set itself
added: an ini entry to make f205v and Tauchy happy ;)
misc: moved old option 'decompress rom and test crc32' to compressor settings as decompress files to memory (that's what it actually is)
misc: new Scanner->Checksums->'decompress rom and test crc32' is now exactly what it says and it also checks against header and datfile crc32
misc: rebuilder auto-memory option default value is now disabled
misc: changed orientation of settings arrow buttons
misc: setinfo shows prefered name, changed arrow button orientation, default editbox is 'select sets'
fixed: resource-only dats in deprecated format and without header weren't loaded
fixed: -listinfo dat export misses a closing quote on romof tags with spaces
fixed: fuzzygamesearch scoring algorithm doesn't detect sets with more than one identical crc as wrong named

clrmamepro 3.113

misc: reduced database memory footprint a bit
misc: reduced cache file size slightly
added: dat output format selection
fixed: xml header parser only accepted 'forcepacking' but not 'forcezipping'
fixed: bios-only dats can't be loaded
fixed: header element "email" had too many spaces
fixed: wrong "sharing issue" message for some chds
fixed: batchrun - min/max progress window in progress-only mode shows scannerwindow, too
fixed: batchrun - rebuilder progress window assertion when switching profiles
fixed: batchrun - pause value is only kept when hitting ok
fixed: batchrun - "for default setting use" is not initially set
fixed: batchrun - profiles get reset to 'not scanned' when using a rebuilder-only run
fixed: batchrun - profiler doesn't do a refresh when stopping batchrun during cache read or import

clrmamepro 3.112c

fixed: xml export shows a crc=0 for nodumps
fixed: www profile xml creator doesn't include xml dats
fixed: about window frame was wrong
misc: added dtd reference to xml header

clrmamepro 3.112b

misc: added another seeking step to find fixable missing roms
fixed: game tags manufacturer/year didn't follow the dtd rules when exporting
fixed: xml datfile detection randomly doesn't work in profiler

clrmamepro 3.112

added: support for upcoming new xml datfile headers
added: support for 4 new datfile header fields (date, email, url, homepage)
added: support for new game/gamelist tags and cmpro's rebuildto/date tags
misc: all datexports now use the xml format
misc: engine.cfg's cachefile tag is obsolete. Every profile is cached now.
misc: setinfo also shows romof and rebuildto information
misc: rebuilder memory for no recompress is limited to 1/2 physical ram or 1GB max
misc: some WINE related updates for non modal progress window
fixed: /xml commandline parameter crashed when reading xml dats
fixed: removing parent/clone relationship didn't set romof tag correctly
fixed: red/green profile indicator is not reset when updating an exe based dat
fixed: rebuilder remove source can accidently remove an empty backup folder
fixed: scanner's automatic move to correct set failed in some cases

clrmamepro 3.111a

misc: sysinformation and system picker windows now got a cmpro icon
misc: 'checking unknown sets' dialog shows processed filename before working on it
misc: toggling a check box for scan tree update, autoscroll is disabled during update
misc: speed optimized "deeper check for fixable missing files"
fixed: wrong zipclass exception handling may cause crashes when working on corrupt zips
fixed: xml datfile check didn't use the engine.cfg replacement settings (mess import issue)

clrmamepro 3.111

Going 64bit...

misc: several internal 64bit updates
misc: 64bit clrmamepro exe available as separate download
misc: updated updateprogram to pick correct 32/64bit package
misc: updated to latest fully licensed ziparchive non-mfc version & new 64bit unrar dll
misc: remove-rebuilt-source files now works for all parts of a split-rar too
misc: more detailed parse error messages showing the last successfully parsed set
misc: some small internal preparations for upcoming new xml datheaders
fixed: negative windows positions lead to not visible windows
fixed: wrong parser error message when no setformat.xml is available
fixed: new rebuilder destination folder isn't removed when stopping at rebuilder warning prompts

clrmamepro 3.110a

fixed: crash when fixing size of a not compressed rom
misc: some minor internal changes on the window-fits-on-screen test

clrmamepro 3.110

misc: updated unrar.dll which fixes crashes with incomplete split rars
misc: updated have/miss list to handle fake clones, nodump-only sets correctly
misc: update dat dialog is now resizeable

clrmamepro 3.109c

fixed: dat export exports 'flags baddump' in a wrong way which get reloaded as crc 0xf
misc: main window can be put to 0/0
misc: profiler's create doesn't care anymore about exe sharing access issues
misc: minimum OS requirement is now W2k and higher

clrmamepro 3.109b

misc: first compile in new VS2008 environment with some minor code cleanup
misc: 0-byte rom files are not handled as nodumps anymore
misc: fix dat header includes xmlheader statements (if available in the original dat)
fixed: dat export failed for roms with a not specified crc32

clrmamepro 3.109a

misc: main button bar remembers focus
misc: set information -> 'unload' (set list) button added
misc: set information -> you can use '%h=1' in 'select sets' to select sets with chds
misc: set information -> you can use '%p=1' in 'select sets' to select sets with samples
misc: set information -> split 'mark parent/clones' to two separated checkboxes
misc: set information -> mark parent/clones checkboxes also affect loading of set lists
misc: don't show warning for clones where all not-parent roms are nodumps
misc: introducing datfile header switch "forcenodump" which can be 'obsolete', 'ignore' and 'required': obsolete = default (nodumps are marked as unneeded, missing ones are not shown); ignore = existing nodumps are not marked as unneeded, missing ones are ignored; required = existing nodumps are not marked as unneeded, missing ones are shown
misc: dir2dat->nodump header options available
misc: allowing empty set definitions (theoretically this allows using of pseudo parents)

clrmamepro 3.109

fixed: a chd can get wrongly parent/clone assigned when parent set got > 1 chds
fixed: rare wrong "Can't remove files from..." message
misc: added warning when a MoveFile operation fails
misc: warnings window's clear option also re-hides the window
removed: nodump handling controls

clrmamepro 3.108b

misc: removing parent/clone relationships for sets which got nodump roms in one and valid dumps (for the same roms) in a clone/parent set. Prevents from overwriting each other when merging.
fixed: showing wrong (clone) color for removed parent/clone relationship sets in setinformation tree
fixed: memory leak when leaving with "The program is already running!" message
fixed: rare crash in system->auto detect sysdef paths

clrmamepro 3.108a

misc: nodump handling is now locked to 'hide missing', disabled 'create missing' and enabled 'mark no dumps as unneeded'.

clrmamepro 3.108

added: split rar support ("remove rebuilt source files" removes only first part though")

clrmamepro 3.107b

fixed: biosset assignment routine assigned some wrong biossets (CVS) in MAME .121u3.

clrmamepro 3.107a

misc: systems and setinfo window got max/min boxes
misc: memory usage for no recompress is limited to max 1GB (also in auto mode)
misc: settings->unneeded masks can be added by drag'n drop
misc: updated unrar.dll
fixed: search folder for crc32 was partially broken
fixed: about drag'n drop size information was wrong for files (not archives)

clrmamepro 3.107

misc: changed WindowToFront method which doesn't falsely stick the window as topmost sometimes
misc: showing warning about crc32= 1/-1
misc: removed a typo in dir2dat tooltip
misc: added a n64 header xml description (thanks Cue)
misc: www profiler xml creator allows optional subfolder scanning
misc: Linux WINE/Mac Crossover users: adding a cmpro.ini setting "Adv_HideWindow = off" helps you when you got issues with the showing/hiding of the 6 button bar

clrmamepro 3.106c

fixed: fullmerged 'create missing nodump' sometimes selected clone folder

clrmamepro 3.106b

fixed: fix-missing-rom for full merged sets didn't work correctly
fixed: uncompressed clones scan was broken

clrmamepro 3.106a

misc: several updates to the window rendering system (incl. not stealing focus correct minimizing, warnings window only shows issues, etc.)
misc: allowing not existent sampleparents (invaders)

clrmamepro 3.106

misc: Linux WINE: changed systime convertion to work flawlessly (www profiler)
misc: Linux WINE: launch button bar isn't hidden anymore (but minimized). This increases compatibility and even fixes some MS Windows issues.
misc: Linux WINE: changed warnings window. It will now automatically appear if something appears in it. You can still minimize it then.
misc: several windows correctly appear at the front now.
misc: treectrl and listctrl bitmaps are now 24bit and different
misc: F2 (edit label) functionality to several list and tree controls
misc: listing corrupt containes (corrupt chds, zips...) in the stats
misc: disabled "Possible missing alternative samples folder" in the database checker MAME doesn't load samples from a parentset when no sampleof tag is given. In consequence you may need some more samplesets for MAME now.

clrmamepro 3.105a

misc: not using MoveWindow(..., redraw=false) anymore since it causes some artefacts on some gfx drivers

clrmamepro 3.105

added: rebuilder advanced option "skip source folder after x skipped files". This skips files in the current rebuilder source path list when a given number of files were skipped.
added: added above option to batcher as well
added: support for ctrl-a (select all) and ctrl-i (invert selection) in profiler dat list (remember to keep ctrl pressed when you then right-click)
added: rebuilder advanced option for auto memory selection for no recompress
misc: sizeable windows got some min x/y values now
misc: 'fix missing' and 'create missing nodump' don't select a chdfolder to add the found missing files
misc: speed optimized even/odd split (checksum analysis)
misc: running even/odd split only when found file is twice as big as the rom
misc: removed 'fix size' sliding crc32 window and only check head/tail of file
misc: changed way of showing/hiding main window
misc: changed way of showing the profiler on startup
fixed: wrong window title is shown when saving a have-list
fixed: profiler shows a list icon in the tree after adding/downloading a dat

clrmamepro 3.104c

fixed: moved chds aren't found directly but in 2nd scan
fixed: nodump bios files isn't handled separately (no green profile if you don't have MAME's mac2bios)
misc: increased max value for no-recompress buffer to 1GB
added: batcher option to auto-delete fixdats when empty

clrmamepro 3.104b

fixed: empty fix case setname prompt for some non existing parents
misc: set+case check also checks chd subfolder names now

clrmamepro 3.104a

fixed: systems->auto detect sys default paths crashes
fixed: full merged fake clones which only differ in a chd (code1db) are falsely shown as missing
fixed: download name doesn't change when downloading multiple files

clrmamepro 3.104

fixed: clone chds in full merged mode weren't found in 3.103b
misc: changed default value for "deeper check for fixable missing files"

clrmamepro 3.103b (20-August-2007)

misc: some scanning speed increase (no yoshi, not related to your post but related to another analysing step which minimizes disk access)

clrmamepro 3.103a (14-August-2007)

added: rebuild download folder after download option (popup menu www open)
fixed: baddump biosrom export is broken
fixed: some nodump biosroms weren't marked as biosrom

clrmamepro 3.103 (26-July-2007)

added: download (current set/current parent/all listed) functionality
misc: replaced biosset hacks with full support for new MAME biossystem
fixed: exception in direct mame import (when using bad exe files)
fixed: rare issue when profiler tree icons become a profile list icon

clrmamepro 3.102c (19-July-2007)

added: support for upcoming new biosset detection
misc: workaround for MAME .117u1 biosset issue

clrmamepro 3.102b (09-July-2007)

misc: changed the unneeded/wrong placed chd routines a bit
fixed: crash while doing a full integrity on a corrupt chd
fixed: drag'n drop in profiler www mode fails when using a non www ini file

clrmamepro 3.102a (14-June-2007)

fixed: 7zip support got accidently broken in 3.102

clrmamepro 3.102 (12-June-2007)

added: rebuilder option to show/hide rebuilder stats
added: www site attributes can now be changed anytime
misc: optimized speed of byteorder fix-checksum check immensly
misc: replaced beep() with MessageBeep to work correctly under Vista

clrmamepro 3.101a (15-May-2007)

fixed: file size detection for header files (rar, 7z and uncompressed only)

clrmamepro 3.101 (08-May-2007)

fixed: some wrong fixing messages when sets are shared
misc: fix datfiles, set export etc include chds and samples

clrmamepro 3.100c (19-Apr-2007)

fixed: wrong 'wrong placed chd' messages for removed parent/clone relationship sets
misc: minor changes for Vista and 64bit build

clrmamepro 3.100b (09-Apr-2007)

fixed: wrong 'wrong case' message when using setsubfolders

clrmamepro 3.100a (09-Apr-2007)

misc: changed red/green profile behaviour for complete nodump / biosrom sets

clrmamepro 3.100 (06-Apr-2007)

added: datfile header entry 'header', specifying the dat needs a special header xml to work correctly. For example "header nes.xml".
misc: sets which only consists of biosroms AND nodumps aren't shown as missing sets when nodump handling is set to hide AND allow not separated biossets is disabled.
misc: sets with sharing errors appear grey
fixed: file sharing errors aren't listed anymore
fixed: bios sets falsely appear as missing when 'show all missing sets' is disabled
fixed: nodump handling options gets falsely disabled if datfile only holds nodump chds

clrmamepro 3.99c (28-Mar-2007)

added: set/chd + fix unneeded check will automatically move wrong placed chds
added: batcher: created rompath naming is now independent from logfile/fastscan/etc naming
misc: 'deeper check for fixable missing files' now supports chds, too (although fix-missing for chds isn't in yet)
misc: checksum analysis steps are shown in the windows title + some better taskswitching
misc: sets which only consists of biosroms and/or nodumps aren't shown as missing sets when
nodump handling is set to hide and/or allow not separated biossets is disabled.
fixed: date/time fix crashes on decompressed sets
fixed: scan tree and nodump buttons don't get refreshed correctly after scanner advanced
fixed: batcher: profile status isn't updated when batch run was stopped
fixed: batcher: scan run is still performed even when batch rebuild run was stopped
fixed: NSIS installer got some weird issues under MS Vista

clrmamepro 3.99b (08-Mar-2007)

added: setinfo option to enable sets by setnames in an external file
fixed: merger was broken when working on compressed files

clrmamepro 3.99a (05-Mar-2007)

fixed: unneeded chds won't be displayed twice (by CHD and ROM check)
fixed: gray/green/red profiles isn't updated in all cases
fixed: wwwprofiler version old/new detector failed on 0.111u6 0.112 change
fixed: set check for chd-only sets failed when chd rompath-root storing method was used
fixed: loading of forcezipping dat header information doesn't work
fixed: nodump chds can get falsely marked as wrong named
misc: setinfo lists nodumps with "-" now instead of 0
misc: several internal changes....resulting in some smaller memory usage
added: 'logical not' checkbox for set selection to invert selection permanently

clrmamepro 3.99 (25-Jan-2007)

added: added support for nodump chds
added: pack option for wwwprofile xml creator
misc: major cleanup for generic packer routines (e.g. scanner is able to scan 7z and rar now)
misc: scanner nodump handling works now for roms/chds & unpacked sets
misc: several other internal cleanups and fixes

clrmamepro 3.98 (11-Jan-2007)

fixed: rare crash when folder browser opens
misc: added some 7z return codes
misc: progress window remembers position
misc: readded profile info in the window title for now

clrmamepro 3.97c (09-Jan-2007)

fixed: one typo and another issue with the chd relationships

clrmamepro 3.97b (08-Jan-2007)

misc: setinfo select tree doesn't expand it automatically anymore
misc: adjusted the www profiler version algorithm a little bit
misc: moved window title information about loaded profile, set count to tooltips (when hovering over the title bar)
misc: full archive is also removed by rebuilder-remove-rebuilt-source when it only contains folder entries
misc: installer uses lzma and remembers an old install dir correctly
misc: several text changes (mainly diskimage to CHD, zip to compress(or))
misc: compiled with MS VS 2005 SP1
fixed: "clone got chds while parent doesn't" "Set-ZipFile AND Set-Folder exist" issue
fixed: cancel button doesn't work when being hit while refreshing www profiler

clrmamepro 3.97a (21-Dec-2006)

Made the packer classes more generic, automatically adding rar/7z support to:
- about: drag'n drop info lists rar/7z & search crc in folder supports rar/7z
- profiler: online xmlfile can be compressed and xmlfile creator scans rar/7z
- profiler: datfiles can be compressed to rar/7z
- dir2dat: reading rar/7z while building the dat
Scanner, Rebuilder and Merger automatically supports them too now but I need some more time to fully enable it there. Of course you still got the rar/7z support for rebuilder source.
misc: improved speed of chd scanning
misc: folder browser takes parent folder if init folder doesn't exist anymore
misc: some cleanup
fixed: wrong dupe complain for full merged sets where only clones have chds
fixed: no grey profile when you download and directly replace the old one

clrmamepro 3.96 (27-Nov-2006)

added: support for split chds (new feature since MAME .110u3)
misc: simplified chd decompression checks on fastscan
misc: chds from inactive sets don't get marked as unneeded anymore
misc: "move to" message in wrong placed chd info is now always shown
fixed: enabled headers don't get reset by "clear cache"

clrmamepro 3.95c (20-Nov-2006)

added: profiler popupmenu option to select profiles by regular expressions
misc: made the setinformation button a little bit bigger
misc: next/prev set in setinfo view jumps to the next 'active'
fixed: falsely show different-task-locked unneeded set as misplaced chd
fixed: bad zips aren't listed in the warnings window (set name check only)

clrmamepro 3.95b (13-Nov-2006)

added: separated disk 'merge tag' handling from rom merge tag handling in profiler options window. The default value is 'enabled', so you don't have to double the konami80 chd anymore (and the upcoming DDR ones).
added: create folder button for small profiler folder selection window
added: 7z/rar support for About's drag'n drop feature
added: 7z/rar support for About's Search CRC32 in Folder feature
misc: garbage collection file list only appears when files were found
fixed: not fixed wrong named disks falsely reappear as unneeded disks
fixed: fix wrong size fails for write protected files / archived files
fixed: batchrun fails for multiple exe based profiles

clrmamepro 3.95a (08-Nov-2006)

fixed: placement of diskimage checks was wrong for full merged sets
fixed: total biosrom count and missing diskimage count is wrong
misc: garbage collection lists 'to be removed' files

clrmamepro 3.95 (07-Nov-2006)

added: support for diskimage 'merge' tags. This is also handled by the profiler option 'parse merge tags'. In case you don't use it (which is the prefered method imo, you probably have to double identical but differently named chds (currently only MAME109u5 konam80s/j sets are affected).
added: dir2dat option to handle archives as files (instead of parsing them)
misc: scanner diskimage routines rewrite
misc: profiler doesn't need a rescan when running in batchmode
misc: profiler remembers selected tree/list items in all_profiles mode
fixed: rom/chd hashlist doesn't get updated on set selection change and direct rescan
fixed: an unneeded chd doesn't get recognized when rom zipfile exists in the same rompath
fixed: setinformation tree item checkboxes get enabled on click/init

clrmamepro 3.94c (25-Oct-2006)

fixed: rebuilder counts 7z/rar files twice
fixed: rare exception in 7z reader
fixed: html report puts root datfiles in the last sub folder. Removed the sorting for now since it causes too much trouble
fixed: www profiler pressing cancel in "selected download folder" still downloads file
fixed: profiler batchrun lists new profile as grey even when they were just scanned

clrmamepro 3.94b (19-Oct-2006)

fixed: 3.94a broke the zip rebuilder...doh..not my day today

clrmamepro 3.94a (19-Oct-2006)

fixed: rebuilding not archived files is broken

clrmamepro 3.94 (19-Oct-2006)

added: 7z and RAR support (preliminary)

Currently only for rebuilder source files (no remove-rebuilt-source).
Standard and solid LZMA 7z archives are supported but not split archives.
Standard and solid RAR archives are supported but not split archives.

Before you ask:
===============

No, currently I don't plan to add any compress-related support.

Be warned:
==========

Rebuilding (solid) RAR and 7z archives with lots of included files is
currently very slow. Since the Rebuilder is a file based operator, files
are accessed randomly and such a random access takes long (because to
work on the file, possible previously stored files in the archive have
to be taken into account, too).

Guess you now see the advantages of the ZIP format. I may think about a
way of optimizing this, but don't count on it.
added: profiler 'reset profile' which resets the profile to 'new/not loaded' state
misc: replaced some batchrun checkboxes with radiobuttons
fixed: single-dat batchrun sometimes still used a previous multi-select
fixed: dir2dat cancel button reacts sluggish
fixed: rebuilder's additional check md5/sha1 failed on zip subfolders
fixed: rebuilder's logfile used internal subfolder syntax instead of "\"

clrmamepro 3.93a (13-Oct-2006)

fixed: export sets to file falsely converts \r\n to \r\r\n
fixed: single-click add for path Change doesn't work
fixed: rebuilder falsely runs the quick size check when ignore-size is enabled
fixed: rebuilder fix from 3.93 isn't working correctly in all cases

clrmamepro 3.93 (10-Oct-2006)

added: html report generator for currently selected profiles
added: fixdat save option to save fixdat for currently selected set
fixed: rebuilder didn't delete subfolders in cmpro's temp folder
fixed: setinfo.xml falsely converted "\" to "`"
fixed: some profiler menus were accessable when they should be disabled
fixed: folder html report falsely exports the last used folder in <all profiles> mode
fixed: misplaced remove button in settings
misc: reorganized profiler's html reports menus
misc: reorganized scanner's fix dat menus
misc: minor order changes in scanner's view menu
misc: setformat.xml can use variables %U/%u for selected urls.ini URL/URLExtension values also added information about all possible vars to setformat.xml
misc: selected treeitem in set information moves to top when necessary
misc: improved xml parser's comment handling
misc: increased the size of set information button ;)
misc: check for update is not only done on startup but while running, too

clrmamepro 3.92a (08-Oct-2006)

fixed: sorted html report rarely created a bad html

clrmamepro 3.92 (05-Oct-2006)

misc: xml parser speed up
misc: several gui changes ('export' moved to 'sets', thread prio moved to zipsettings)
misc: missing samples/diskimages toggle red profile status only when scanned for
misc: updated xml definitions for forte agent reader
misc: also loading setformat01.xml to setformat10.xml for further custom definitions
misc: html reported is now sorted
added: profiler->list popup 'Load Profile(s) in BatchMode' also allows a single dat
added: profiler->tree popup 'show '<ALL PROFILES> Folder' (show all profiles at once)

clrmamepro 3.91b (27-Sep-2006)

added: xml description file setformat.xml which lets you specify set list exports in scanner's popupmenu. Default file includes definitions for standard set list, CSV and some newsreader applications.
added: drag'n drop in set information window can be used to enable sets
added: batchrun: 'always use 'default.cmp' for new dat' (tri state checkbox)
added: batchrun: 'for default naming use' options (also in profiler options)
added: %c (cloneof) %C (sampleof) %f (setname) etc to the variable list and made it accessable from setinfo, rebuilder adv and setformat.xml
misc: profiler and scanresults windows remember maximized state attribute
misc: several gui/text changes
fixed: setinfo hide-bios option doesn't hide biossets
fixed: listinfo parser falsely trims string in quotes
fixed: an aborted progress cancel in batchmode falsely asks to stop the batchrun
fixed: profiler info window state isn't remembered when leaving with ESC key
fixed: scanner [x] doesn't store window placements
fixed: xml sax parser handles "'", """, multiple escaped chars in one tag and hexadecimal escaping
removed: removed several scanner popup menu items (set list export, csv), this is handled by the new export set list options

clrmamepro 3.91a (14-Sep-2006)

fixed: dir2dat unzipped files gets skipped due to 3.91 fix

clrmamepro 3.91 (13-Sep-2006)

added: scanner show statistics button
added: profiler tree got an own popupmenu with folder specific items now
added: profiler tree got popupmenu options to scan all dats in folders/subfolders
misc: default values for fastscan/logfile and auto-create rompath is now based on a user selection in profiler options. You can select datfile name, name tag or folder. Folder selection is useful if you you're using a tosec datfile/profile structure.
misc: added some missing tooltips and changed several dialogs layout
misc: switched to NSIS for Installer
fixed: profiler info window reappears rarely when www mode is toggled
fixed: www profiler progress bar isn't reset when switching to next url sometimes
fixed: batch run: auto-create rompath fails when setting a not existing root folder
fixed: dir2dat adds baddump file to the dat when sourcefile is locked by another task
fixed: some right-click hittest issues
fixed: fix missing sometimes tries to fix skipped sets

clrmamepro 3.90 (28-Aug-2006)

added: XML driven file header support. For detailed information, please consult the xmlheaders.txt file.
misc: moved all set specific selection stuff from settings to setinfo window
misc: renamed "?" button for set information
misc: new apply button instead of OnKillFocus to apply regular expressions
misc: www profiler xmls get a valid xml header
misc: xml sax parser handles xml header and xml comments correctly
misc: using updated zipclass library
misc: drag'n drop operations bring windows to top position
misc: optimized setinfo tree/list refresh
misc: deleting a profile selects first profile in the current profile folder
fixed: disabling name check falsely hides listed unneeded issues as well
fixed: double entries in fixdatfiles if rom is listed several times in the scan results tree

clrmamepro 3.89b (20-Jun-2006)

fixed: setsubfolder is broken since 3.89a
fixed: not empty "select sets" entry isn't reassigned after datfile load

clrmamepro 3.89a (18-Jun-2006)

fixed: searching for illegal crc32 values in setinfo (up/down arrows) crashes
fixed: unneeded file shows zips as folders and didn't show the full path in the zip
fixed: zip path info with drive letter caused aren't handled correctly
added: profiler html report for currently selected folder

clrmamepro 3.89 (07-Jun-2006)

added: zip option OEM/ANSI conversion. This enabled/disables conversion of non standard filenames in zipfiles. Keep it enabled as long as you don't use any non standard characters. Remember, conversion results depend on your currently used codepage. If you got problems renaming roms, you should toggle this option. This is a per-profile setting and enabled by default.
misc: zip option 'mark useless zip structs as unneeded" is now a global setting
misc: unneeded diskimages will be listed as 'diskimages' instead of file/folder
misc: diskimage + unneeded detects unneeded diskimages even if 'roms' isn't selected (official chd storage method only)
misc: when using sysdefpaths, chds optionally have to use the sysdefpath now, too (e.g. btchamp should be in a subfolder of the konamiGV assigned path) Added a scanner advanced option for that. Use it in combination with the warning about wrong sysdefpaths option there.
misc: changed the layout in scanner advanced a bit
fixed: FolderBrowser can trash memory when COM library was closed 'too early'
fixed: some OEM/ANSI conversion can cause DOUBLE FILEENTRY IN ZIPFILE issues
fixed: toggling fix-all toggles the tree which isn't needed
fixed: previously loaded setselection is falsely applied to next loaded profile

clrmamepro 3.88 (24-May-2006)

misc: switched officially to a VS2005 compile, compressed with upx2
fixed: unneeded chds get skipped when romset is ok and chd is stored in a folder with a higher rompath index
fixed: fix missing rom can pickup a chd rompath subfolder instead of an existing rom zipfile
fixed: Linux/WINE UpdateTipText() functions cause window update issues
fixed: Linux/WINE AfxMessageBox don't appear
fixed: Linux/WINE removed some LockWindowUpdate() to prevent some warnings

clrmamepro 3.87c (11-May-2006)

fixed: biosset detector fails when the dat assigns a set to a BIOS set and the set's biosroms are nodumps and these names differ from the ones in the assigned BIOS set (yujan/yuka effect)
fixed: setinfo window reopens on scanner reentry when it was closed by ESC

clrmamepro 3.87b (05-May-2006)

misc: speed increase for several fix-missing hashchecks
misc: if "select sets" editbox is not empty, the commands in there will be reapplied on updated datfiles
misc: setinfo window shows resizegrip
misc: added 2 scanner drag&drop warnings for possible rebuilder destination prestring and ignore rebuiltto tags. Normally prestrings and rebuildto entries are not wanted for a scanner rebuild.
fixed: www profiler doesn't download all files containing spaces (WINE-only issue)
fixed: scanresults title set count doesn't match others

clrmamepro 3.87a (24-Apr-2006)

fixed: 'file sharing problem' handles files as missing
fixed: browse for folder didn't work very on some XP systems (very rare issue)
fixed: adv. rebuilder's remove-only creates some not-used folders
misc: support for chds in a pure rompath is now only optionally available. It's not officially supported in MAME anymore, so you have to keep them in rompath subfolders now....or you enable the new scanner advanced option to allow them in a rompath root.
misc: compiled with new zipclass lib
misc: changed some optimization compiler settings
misc: warningswindow shows an info about "fix-missing scans all files" (when used)

clrmamepro 3.87 (07-Apr-2006)

fixed: major bug in fixcase when working on zipfiles

clrmamepro 3.86 (04-Apr-2006)

misc: scanner speed increase
misc: tree gets toggled again on "expand all items"
misc: minimize button gets removed in 1x6 view, so you can move the window
misc: www profiler download asks you for a folder
misc: changed 'wrong merged set' msg for fake clones
added: scanner view popup menu set...(showsystem) (default = enabled)
added: number of (missing) biosroms to the statistics window
fixed: backupfolder keeps some unzipped backups
fixed: profiler doesn't remember lastused profile when updating a dat

clrmamepro 3.85c (24-Mar-2006)

added: systems->Move sets option which automaticall cleans up your sysdefpath sets
misc: drawing resize grip
misc: rebuilderadv memory option doesn't react weird for illegal inputs anymore
misc: SetInfo, AutoScroll, StayOnTop, ShowLeading0x, ExpandAllItems settings are now global, not per profile settings
misc: default value of ShowLeading0x changed to 'disabled'
misc: ExpandAllItems doesn't toggle the tree anymore but acts as an on/off setting
misc: better progress-cancel check on detecting unneeded sets
removed: scan-results lower infobox (use "view->for listed issued.." options instead)

clrmamepro 3.85b (21-Mar-2006)

fixed: profiler doesn't list new dats

clrmamepro 3.85a (20-Mar-2006)

added: rebuilder advance option for a remove-only run. Although you have to specify a destination folder. Disabling the 'normal' remove-rebuilt-source option will disable that advanced option, too
added: scanner view popup menu set...(showfolder/size/manufacturer/sampleparent/parent)
added: scanner view popup menu rom...(show size/crc32/complemented/md5/sha1)
added: scanner view popup menu chd...(show md5/sha1)
removed: old profile-based 'show manufacturer' option
removed: old profile-based 'show complemented crc' option
misc: improved the profiler refresh speed (for all optimizations the profiles have to be rescanned though) but even without you should see a speed gain.
misc: improved scanner speed for biosroms
misc: changed some samplepath warnings
misc: changed the order of the popupmenu a bit
misc: no tree refresh when nothing important was changed in 'checksums'
misc: optimized loading speed of scanresults a little bit
misc: speed optimization on profiler-refresh
misc: removed leading 0x from exported dats

clrmamepro 3.85 (03-Mar-2006)

added: profiler option to allow/forbid merging between different systems (e.g CVS with Standard in the hunchback sets) default value is: ALLOW

clrmamepro 3.84b (02-Mar-2006)

misc: merge tag validate test is only performed when 'parse merge tag' option is used and when the dat actually has merge tags
misc: merge tag validate test works on parents (with possible merge tag pointing to biosfiles) and clones (with possible merge tag pointint to biosfiles and parent romfiles)
fixed: merge tag validate test doesn't work correctly
fixed: 'No to all' does not work on 'wrong named resource roms'

clrmamepro 3.84a (01-Mar-2006)

misc: fake-clones handling: changed chd storing behaviour again, keep them in a pure rompath or in a clone-subfolder
misc: additional parsing checks if the 'merge tags' are valid
misc: replaced parsing msgboxes with 'yes/yes2all/...' boxes
misc: replaced parsing msgboxes with 'ok/ok2all/...' boxes
misc: no prompt of "set default backuppath" in batchmode
fixed: not all fake clones were detected
fixed: systems window gets resized to old size on button usage

clrmamepro 3.84 (25-Feb-2006)

added: profiler option: 'parse merge tags' (default = off) Enabling this will add support for 'merge' in datfiles. This is generally some additional merging information, commonly used to ignore identical files within a parent/clone relationship with different names. When you enable this option and scan sets which were scanned without that option in the past, you run into some wrong name / unneeded file (move to parent) messages. That's normal (since that's exactly what the merge tags were made for) and if you enable the fix options, they get fixed.
added: profiler option 'don't create dummy clones' (default = on) Enabling this option will allow clrmamepro to split-merge fake clones (100% identical sets within a parent/clone relationship). In other words they will be fully merged into the parent. Toggling these new options will clean the profiler cache, too.
misc: little merger speed increase
misc: using latest zipclass library

clrmamero 3.83c (19-Jan-2006)

fixed: biosset assignment routine didn't handle some clone sets correctly

clrmamero 3.83b (18-Jan-2006)

misc: removed scanner checkbox-bindings (missing + name check / unneeded check + name check) so you can toggle each checkbox now independly. For unsafe scans you'll see a warning.
fixed: several 64bit rom-filesize issues (including scanner, rebuilder, setinfo, dir2dat)
fixed: datfile forcezip tags didn't apply to the rebuilder when called through the scanner

clrmamero 3.83a (13-Jan-2006)

misc: switched back to VS2003 but fixed some exceptions which were discovered in VS2005

clrmamero 3.83 (12-Jan-2006)

misc: first compile with VS2005, let me know if you got any problems (esp. on older OSes, 64bit processors etc...etc...)
misc: some more free memory after building checksum tables
fixed: warning window's 'move all' didn't work correctly
fixed: biosset assignment routine didn't handle sets correctly which include biosroms but don't use the biosset (kof2003/MAME .103u2)

clrmamero 3.82a (31-Dec-2005)

fixed: cmpro.ini AutoWWWUpdate & DownloadPrompt options aren't loaded correctly

clrmamero 3.82 (23-Dec-2005)

fixed: byteswap fixing routine in scanner's checksum analysis functions
fixed: circular rename of chd files in MAME .102u5

clrmamero 3.81c (28-Nov-2005)

fixed: batchrun, some editboxes are cleared when toggling some checkboxes
fixed: exe/datfile type both gets enabled after returning from www profiler
fixed: remembering of last used profile when canceling the profiler
misc: enabled maximize button for profiler
misc: moved dir2dat to profiler

clrmamero 3.81b (22-Nov-2005)

misc: some compile tests with VS2005. Cleaned up the sourcecode, so it will compile with 0 errors/0 warnings under VS2005, although this build is still compiled with VS2003. Updated code includes some C++ bugfixes, lots of future deprecated functions replacements, etc...most likely the last compile for VS2003 and this year.
added: profiler->edit datfile, opens the selected datfile with the assigned editor
added: www profiler does an auto-refreshes on each entry. You can disable this behaviour in the profiler options.
fixed: progress bar for www profiler xml files doesn't get reset after update
misc: some menu text changes

clrmamero 3.81a (07-Nov-2005)

misc: used updated zipclass library
misc: using xml's build attribut as exe-based version tag
misc: showing version column in profiler
misc: html report lists full path of the datfilefolders
fixed: rebuilding not-separated biosroms shows biosset name as rebuilt

clrmamero 3.81 (18-Oct-2005)

misc: www profiler red-* icon for sites *only* appears when at least one file of the site is new / was updated
misc: little speed optimization for chd detection in unneeded rom tests
fixed: several old browse-folder settings aren't remembered correctly
fixed: some issues while loading wwwdats.ini/urls.ini
fixed: wwwprofiler doesn't display empty sites

clrmamero 3.80c (10-Oct-2005)

misc: you can access the scanresults window even when the stats are shown
misc: renamed "removed rebuilt sourcefiles" to "remove matched sourcefiles"
misc: also bad checksums and wrong sized roms will mark a profile 'red' (although you have to rescan the profiles once to get that activated)
fixed: wwwprofiler status isn't determined correctly in all cases
fixed: wwwprofiler doesn't refresh 'new/not used dats' when leaving via ESC or [X]

clrmamepro 3.80b (30-Sep-2005)

misc: replaced some copy/delete- with movefile (only some backup options are effected)
misc: backup filename randomizer preserves fileextension
fixed: some unzipped sets merger issue
fixed: rare crash when toggling www mode

clrmamepro 3.80a (26-Sep-2005)

misc: you can't download local datfiles anymore
fixed: windows 2000 tree control refresh issue
fixed: horiz. scrollbar hides last scanresults tree item in some cases

clrmamepro 3.80 (23-Sep-2005)

Sick of searching new datfiles? Not knowing which are up2date? Tired of visiting dozens of www sites to get new dats? Don't know how many new dats which don't have yet are out there....well....that's over.... Happily introduce to you: The WWW PROFILER
For more information read the wwwprofiler.txt file.

Some further stuff:
added: save set-list options added as copy to clipboard options too
added: delete options added as move (to a selectable folder) options too
added: rebuilder adv. lets you set the cache size for no-recompress rebuilds (8-128MB)
misc: optimized rebuilder's additional sha1/md5 checks
misc: profiler window and progresswindow shows correct icon ;)
misc: better remebering of last used profile
misc: readded some custom treecontrol functions (speeding up tree)
misc: rebuilder log gives some more detailed information for 'skip' events
misc: don't show number of received bytes anymore when importing data (reporting the size fluently could be the cause for some broken imports)
fixed: some rare exception in the 3rd party zipclass library
fixed: nodump handling controls can get enabled for some non-nodump dats
fixed: pressing progress window cancel in batchrun mode doesn't let you stop
the batchrun optionally as well in all cases
fixed: since the zipscanner detects zips by structures and not by fileextension .zip
it may run into trouble with file which are renamed zips.

clrmamepro 3.73 (25-Aug-2005)

added: warnings window to dir2dat
added: scanner stats list "missing bytes"
added: scanner popupmenu->drag'n drop->rebuilder show statistics
added: some not very well hidden little easter egg 8)
fixed: dir2dat doesn't add files when unzipping failed
fixed: warningswindow lists set-subfolderfiles with wrong slash
removed: some very old unneeded core stuff
misc: improved dir2dat speed
misc: profiler tree for moving/adding will autoselect current folder
misc: revised tree items selection with left/right click combinations
misc: readded some improvements which were removed from 3.71d to 3.72
misc: minor gui changes

clrmamepro 3.72 (11-Aug-2005)

added: batcher: 'use fastscan if possible'
misc: scanner: 'delete all incomplete' includes wrong-sized roms
misc: core: some minor text changes
misc: core: optimizations/fixes/changes to 'cleaning up data'
misc: profiler: overwriting datfiles resets profile to 'not scanned yet'
removed: dir2dat: rebuildto options. Use setsubfolder mode instead.
fixed: dir2dat: singleset/setsubfolder combined drops a name subfolder
fixed: profile Setting_Sets entries is changed by 'move profile'
fixed: scanner: random name for existing files backup isn't random ;)
fixed: scanner: nodump handling options get enabled (leaving scanner adv.)
fixed: several 'biosset' tag issues (just tag specific, not set specific)

clrmamepro 3.71c (03-Aug-2005)

fixed: backup doesn't remove a temporary backupfolder when > 1 files were used in the current backup operation

clrmamepro 3.71b (02-Aug-2005)

misc: dir2dat cuts off only .zip extensions for setname/setdescription
misc: no more profiler list refresh after 'copy profile name' & 'html report'
misc: 'counting files' progress windows shows the current folder as well
misc: 'copy profile name' copies all selected profilenames
misc: using new name for backup'ed files if name already exists
added: batchrun: auto create rompath when loading new dats
fixed: if backup fails on '_unknown' folder, this backupsubfolder is removed
fixed: hidden warningswindow is shown after min/max progresswindow

clrmamepro 3.71a (25-Jul-2005)

misc: compiled with updated zipclass library (incl. zlib 1.2.3)
misc: rebuilder log shows '[exists]' for already existing destination files
misc: showing progress info when couting files
misc: don't allow moving of not used/new datfiles anymore
misc: don't allow renaming of not used/new datfiles & profile in use anymore
misc: don't allow renaming of profiles with romcenter or xml based datfiles
misc: changed several profiler texts
misc: old kept scan results won't be loaded this time due to format changes. They will be replaced directly with the new format after a scan though
fixed: scanner: fixdatfile lists wrong entries
fixed: profiler: renaming profile without datfile header, kills the datfile

clrmamepro 3.71 (21-Jul-2005)

misc: revised rebuilder: showing a different text when removing rebuilt files
misc: revised scanner: fixing prompts will appear as topmost window
misc: rebuilder: increased rebuilder speed dramatically (for huge zips)
misc: rebuilder: increased remove-rebuilt-source speed (for files in zipfiles)
misc: rebuilder: showing a different text when removing rebuilt files
misc: profiler: html report doesn't include empty folders
misc: scanner: fixing prompts will appear as topmost window
misc: scanner: skipping some more information prompts in batchrun mode
fixed: moving a currently loaded profile could leave some settings file in the wrong folder and it got some sideeffect on the displayed tree
fixed: profiler: tree shows "+" when empty child folders are hidden
fixed: animation area collides with % progress text
fixed: progress window gets a bit messy when resizing...
fixed: rare progress window crash when reading xml dats
fixed: hiding treebranches (red/green/grey hiding) doesn't work in all cases

clrmamepro 3.70 (14-Jul-2005)

misc: fixdats: rewrote generation routine (much faster now)
misc: fixdats: changed the way fixdatfile saving works:

As long as you use auto-save-fixdatfile, they will be stored in cmpro's
fixdatfolder, using a profiler-related subfolder scheme.
Any popupmenu->save fixdatfile option will always show a prompt for a
destination file. You won't be asked for the datheader name anymore.
Autofixdats will be updated/deleted/moved/etc when the belonging
profiler option is used.
misc: profiler: you can directly select a datfile subfolder when adding dats
misc: profiler: profiler tree selector (the move/add one) fully expands tree
misc: profiler: empty folders after 'hide green/red/grey' aren't shown
misc: profiler: moved settings->'datfile errors' to profiler options
misc: profiler: zipfile datpicker got a header control now
misc: core: datfiles can have zero rom sizes (is handled as a nodump)
misc: gui: saving mainwindow position
misc: gui: replaced animation (big thanks to Nicole Schmitz for providing it)
misc: gui: countless menu/text/gui/etc changes
misc: gui: centering window when no/illegal pos was saved (instead of 0/0)
misc: batchrun: no 'no rom/samplepath warning' prompt in batchmode
added: batchrun: 'always use default' option
added: profiler: popup menu: copy datfilename to clipboard
fixed: profiler: drag&drop folders with datfiles/more subfolders doesn't pickup files from subfolders.
fixed: profiler: zipfile datpicker doesn't import zip's subfolder structure
fixed: profiler: a lot of garbage collection issues
fixed: core: zlib buffer overflow issue
fixed: about: drag&drop shows hashes for 0-sized bytes
removed: profiler: "default settings created successfully" prompt

3.61 (28-Jan-2005) - 3.67b (07-Jul-2005)
3.50 (24-Nov-2004) - 3.60 (26-Jan-2005)
3.30 (15-Apr-2004) - 3.45a (14-Nov-2004)
3.22 (13-Jan-2004) - 3.25a (08-Apr-2004)
3.10 (12/04/2003) - 3.21 (01/08/2004)
3.08a (11/19/2003) - Version 3.00 (05/23/03)

Version 2.90 (05/15/03)
- Version 2.01 (05/04/2001)
- Version 1.94 (03/22/2001)
- Version 1.00 (01/20/2000)
- Beta and RC phase: 08/29/99 - 01/05/00