> > MAME doesn't complain because MAME's loading procedure is a mess ;) It simply
> > looks in all sets of a parent/clone relationship and looks for a matching
> > checksum. It doesn't care about romnames at all.
>
> then, shouldn't cmp stop caring about romnames too? ^_^ not complaining about
> this one, but i always found a bit strange your (and logiqx's) stance about
> this. in logiqx's case, i always thought "why doesn't he at least make it
> optional". in your case, i am actually surprised with the amount of options cmp
> already has that you didn't include this one. but your statement about not using
> merge tags explains it all...
>
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I like it the strict way ;) Every listed ROM has to appear, if you got 10 roms with the same CRC32 but different name within a set, all 10 should appear. Usually the name is accurately based on the pcb itself.


Roman Scherzer
ClrMamePro