MAME Software Parser
by Keil Miller Jr
DESCRIPTION:
MAME Software Parser is a ruby script to help you set up a MAME machine dedicated to a particular driver. You can use it to copy roms or extra files that match a particular driver from your full romset and extras to your new dedicated machine.
Software List:
MAME Software Parser requires a software list file to be generated from the MAME binary.
mame -listsoftware drivername >drivername.xml
Usage
mamesoftwareparser.rb SOFTWARELIST.XML [OPTIONS]
-s, --source SOURCE Source Folder
-d, --destination DESTINATION Destination Folder
-n, --noclones No Clones
-h, --help Displays Help
Passing SOFTWARELIST.XML without any options will print a list of drivers and roms from the xml file.
Passing the -s option will run an audit on the source folder, printing matching and missing files.
Passing -s and -d will copy files with the same base name as the drivers and roms from the source folder to the destination folder.
Pass the -n option will not include clones when running an audit or copying files.
Contribute
Feel free to fork this repo and create a pull request.