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====== Directory Dir2Dat Guide ====== | ====== Directory Dir2Dat Guide ====== |
| todo: document how to use RomVault for this, as that is a much better option |
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If the "ROM" consists of of multiple directories, you will want to use the "dir2dat" function of clrmarepro with the following settings in the "Options" section. | **Warning: there currently is no supported dir2dat tool that properly distinguishes between empty files and folders. As a workaround, you should use store the output of |
| `dir /s` (if you are using Windows) or `ls -R` (if you are using Linux) alongside the datfile.** |
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| If the "ROM" consists of of multiple directories, you will want to use the "dir2dat" function of [[https://mamedev.emulab.it/clrmamepro/|clrmamepro]] with the following settings in the "Options" section. |
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{{:submission:clrmamepro_dir2dat_directory_hashing.png?400}} | {{:submission:clrmamepro_dir2dat_directory_hashing.png?400}} |
{{:general:directory_dir2_dat_folder_structure.png?400|}} | {{:general:directory_dir2_dat_folder_structure.png?400|}} |
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You can test this setup is working correctly by hashing the contents of {{ :test_dir_structure.zip |this zip}} and comparing the datfile that clrmamepro creates with {{ :test_dir_structure.dat.zip |this pre-made datfile}} . Currently there is no solid solution for "directory hashing" that supports SHA256, so you can leave that hash type out. | You can test this setup is working correctly by hashing the contents of {{ :test_dir_structure.zip |this zip}} and comparing the datfile that clrmamepro creates with {{ :test_dir_structure.dat.zip |this pre-made datfile}} . Currently there is no solid solution for "directory hashing" that supports SHA256, so you can leave that hash type out. |
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| There will also be a top-level entry called "Default" with a single empty folder, which should be ignored/deleted. |