docs: state what each .info declares, not a grade

Ten profile notes graded a .info (correct, accurate, still, missing, omits). Each now says what the file declares and what the code reads. test_no_grade_on_another_projects_file reads every profile line that names a .info, core-info or System.dat.

emulators/bsnes_cplusplus98.yml

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ notes: |
   Core continues without DSP firmware but coprocessor games won't function.
 
 exclusion_note: >
-  firmware_count=0 in .info is correct. DSP firmware (NEC uPD7725/uPD96050,
+  The .info declares firmware_count=0. DSP firmware (NEC uPD7725/uPD96050,
   Hitachi CX4) is loaded from the ROM directory via game XML markup, not from
   system_dir. RetroArch cannot pre-populate firmware in the ROM directory.
   Upstream byuu.org is defunct, and this libretro port is the preserved v085 code.

emulators/fbalpha2012_neogeo.yml

@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ notes: |
   neogeo.zip is a parent ROM set, loaded from g_rom_dir alongside game ZIPs.
   g_system_dir is set (src/burner/libretro/libretro.cpp:3016) but never used for file loading.
 
-  The .info note "BIOS files must be inside the ROM directory" is accurate here:
-  neogeo.zip must be in the same directory as game ROM ZIPs.
+  neogeo.zip is read from the same directory as the game ROM ZIPs, as the .info
+  note "BIOS files must be inside the ROM directory" states.
 
 files: []
 

emulators/openlara.yml

@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ notes: >
   subdirectories as .ogg/.mp3/.wav files or cdaudio.wad (src/gameflow.h:1272-1356).
   System directory used only for shader cache at {system_dir}/openlara/cache/
   (src/platform/libretro/main.cpp:177-197). No BIOS, firmware, or engine data files required in
-  system directory. .info omits sat from supported_extensions (code declares it).
+  system directory. The code declares the sat extension, which the .info supported_extensions does not list.
 
 files: []

emulators/prosystem.yml

@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ notes: |
   directory, it is loaded automatically. No hash or size validation is
   performed on the BIOS file.
 
-  The .info declares firmware_count=1 (U only), missing the PAL BIOS.
+  The .info declares one firmware, the U BIOS. The code also opens the E BIOS
+  for PAL cartridges (core/libretro.c:581-582).
 
 files:
   - name: "7800 BIOS (U).rom"

emulators/retrodream.yml

@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ notes: |
 
   The fork sets appdir to the RetroArch system directory root
   (retro_host.c:216-217), unlike the upstream which appends /dc
-  (upstream retro_host.c:196-198). The .info still declares dc/ prefix paths
-  matching the upstream, not this fork.
+  (upstream retro_host.c:196-198). The .info declares dc/ prefix paths, the
+  layout the upstream reads.
 
   boot.bin is validated against four known MD5 hashes (boot.c:25-30).
   Validation failure logs a warning but the core continues via HLE.

emulators/rvvm.yml

@@ -76,5 +76,5 @@ notes:
     OpenSBI: https://github.com/riscv-software-src/opensbi/releases.
     Pre-built images for RVVM: https://github.com/LekKit/RVVM/wiki/Running
   info_firmware_count: >
-    .info declares 0 firmware. Correct: the core loads firmware via
+    .info declares 0 firmware. The core loads firmware via
     user-specified paths in the .rvvm config, not from system_dir.

emulators/skyemu.yml

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ notes: |
   stub firmware (NDS), and HLE boot skip (GB/GBC). BIOS loading controlled by core options
   (default: on). Files loaded from system_dir/SkyEmu/ subdirectory.
   Standalone validates exact BIOS file size, while libretro only rejects files exceeding buffer.
-  .info missing gb_bios.bin (gb.h:1603).
+  The .info does not list gb_bios.bin, which the code reads (gb.h:1603).
 
 files:
   - name: cgb_boot.bin

emulators/squirreljme.yml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ notes: |
   All entries are optional: without a class library, the core runs a built-in
   modeless stars demo but cannot execute J2ME software.
   The .info declares firmware_count=8 but the code defines 10 search names
-  (squirreljme-{version}-test.jar and squirreljme-test.jar are missing from .info).
+  (the two not in the .info are squirreljme-{version}-test.jar and squirreljme-test.jar).
 
 files:
   - name: "squirreljme-0.3.0-fast.jar"

emulators/uw8.yml

@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ notes: >
   WebAssembly-based fantasy console. 320x240 screen, 32-color palette,
   256KB memory. The WASM runtime (platform + loader modules) is compiled
   to C via wasm2c and embedded in the binary. No external files required.
-  firmware_count=0 in .info is correct.
+  The .info declares firmware_count=0.

emulators/vice_x64dtv.yml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ notes: >
   DTV has its own color system (viciidtv-color.c), and external palette loading
   is disabled. JiffyDOS is not supported (excluded from build conditionals).
   The .info declares 4 JiffyDOS firmware (firmware_count=4) but the code
-  never loads them for this core. The .info also omits dtvrom.bin.
+  never loads them for this core. The .info does not list dtvrom.bin.
 
 files:
   - name: "dtvrom.bin"

tests/test_prose_style.py

@@ -225,6 +225,18 @@ class ProfilesStateFactsAboutOtherProjects(unittest.TestCase):
         re.IGNORECASE,
     )
 
+    # A line that names another project's file grades it when it calls the
+    # file correct or accurate, says it still declares something, or that an
+    # entry is missing from it or omitted. prosystem, retrodream,
+    # fbalpha2012_neogeo and seven more profiles wrote it that way.
+    OTHER_FILE = re.compile(r"(\.info\b|core-info|System\.dat)", re.IGNORECASE)
+    GRADES = re.compile(
+        r"\b(?:is (?:correct|accurate|inaccurate|outdated|stale)|accurate here|"
+        r"correct:|still (?:declares|lists)|omits|missing (?:the|from))|"
+        r"\.info missing",
+        re.IGNORECASE,
+    )
+
     def test_profile_prose_and_comments(self):
         offenders = [
             f"{path.relative_to(ROOT)}: {line.strip()[:100]}"
@@ -234,6 +246,15 @@ class ProfilesStateFactsAboutOtherProjects(unittest.TestCase):
         ]
         self.assertEqual(offenders, [], "\n".join(offenders[:40]))
 
+    def test_no_grade_on_another_projects_file(self):
+        offenders = [
+            f"{path.relative_to(ROOT)}: {line.strip()[:100]}"
+            for path in sorted((ROOT / "emulators").glob("*.yml"))
+            for line in path.read_text(encoding="utf-8").splitlines()
+            if self.OTHER_FILE.search(line) and self.GRADES.search(line)
+        ]
+        self.assertEqual(offenders, [], "\n".join(offenders[:40]))
+
 
 class NoClauseSemicolons(unittest.TestCase):
     def _check(self, files: list[Path], extract) -> None:

wiki/testing-guide.md

@@ -266,8 +266,10 @@ to the way the project writes:
   number with its criterion says more.
 - Headings in sentence case, never repeating the site name.
 - In emulator profiles, no verdict on another project's file: "phantom",
-  "misleading", "bogus", "typo", "has errors", "incorrectly says". The note
-  states what that file declares and what the code reads.
+  "misleading", "bogus", "typo", "has errors", "incorrectly says", and on a
+  line naming a .info, core-info or System.dat no "is correct", "is
+  accurate", "still declares", "omits" or "missing". The note states what
+  that file declares and what the code reads.
 
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