write_if_changed in common.py compares content after stripping
timestamps (generated_at, Auto-generated on, Generated on).
applied to generate_db, generate_readme, generate_site.
eliminates timestamp-only diffs in database.json, README.md,
mkdocs.yml, and 423 docs pages.
bios_mode: agnostic (profile) and agnostic: true (file) for
emulators that accept any valid BIOS without specific filename.
find_undeclared_files skips agnostic entries, pack extras scan
includes all matching DB files by path prefix + size criteria,
resolve_local_file has agnostic fallback with rename README.
applied to pcsx2, lrps2 (bios_mode), melonds dsi_nand (file).
aliases must be same-SHA1 alternative names, not distinct files.
pcsx2: 164 different BIOS dumps are separate DB entries, not aliases.
melonds: 6 regional NAND dumps are separate DB entries, not aliases.
also cleans pcsx2 non-standard fields, fixes display_name.
expand_platform_declared_names resolves platform file MD5s
through the database to recover canonical names and aliases,
eliminating false positive undeclared files when a platform
renames a file (e.g. Batocera ROM1 vs gsplus ROM).
Bump database.json generated_at timestamp and add a new emulator metadata file emulators/ti99sim.yml. The new YAML registers the TI-99/Sim standalone emulator (ti99sim) with system info, core version, notes on ROM handling, and multiple required/optional ROM entries (with SHA1s, sizes and validation notes) for TI-99/4A support.
Add Atari 800 OS Rev B NTSC (CRC32 0e86d61d, canonical sysrom.c
match) and National FS-5500 disk controller ROM for openMSX.
Remove ROM_400/800_CUSTOM from retrodeck.yml (config slot key with
forward slash in name, not a real file).
Add many MAME/MESS BIOS entries (TRS-80 family, Bandai RX-78, Sega AI) and update docs/navigation counts (README, mkdocs). Remove empty supplemental file references from database.json and update generated timestamps and totals. Harden and refactor tooling: add MAX_RESPONSE_SIZE limited reader in base_scraper, make target scrapers an abstract base, narrow exception handling in the Batocera targets parser, and switch generate_pack.py and verify.py to use build_target_cores_cache (simplifies target config loading and error handling). verify.py also loads supplemental cross-reference names and accepts them through verify_platform. Update tests to import from updated modules (validation/truth). Misc: small bugfix for case-insensitive path conflict check.
Add Casio PV-2000 BIOS entry (pv2000.zip) to MAME and MESS profiles and update system lists/counts. Add Funtech Super A'Can BIOS entries (supracan.zip and umc6650.zip) with ROM contents to mamemess. Simplify and condense Vita3K emulator profile (rename fields, update profiled_date, add PSVUPDAT.PUP and optional PSP2UPDAT.PUP file entries, and clarify install/partition behavior). Bump database generated_at timestamp and add a system alias mapping "psvita" -> "sony-playstation-vita" in scripts/common.py.
Regenerate database.json and update README counts/timestamps; add and normalize numerous BIOS entries and hashes. Key changes: update generated_at timestamp and system count (355→357) in README; add OpenBIOS / HLE fallback and additional aliases to beetle_psx, include beetle_psx core name and profiled_date update; add laseractive to ares systems; adjust atari800 systems and source_ref line numbers; mark dinothawr as a system and expand its note; update gsplus upstream/profile date, add apple-iie system and tweak source_refs; add pcsx2 core to lrps2; refresh mame profiled_date and add multiple systems and BIOS root sets. Miscellaneous script changes and other JSON normalization to reflect newly discovered/merged BIOS files.
Add support for Coleco Adam, Entex Adventure Vision and APF M-1000 BIOS/ROM sets in MAME and MESS metadata (multiple Adam device MCU ROMs and optional FDC/SPI variants, Advision and APF BIOS entries). Update generated metadata across the repo: README coverage numbers and per-platform coverage rows, database generated timestamp and totals (total_files 7245), and various install manifests (notably batocera.json) with new timestamps, adjusted file counts/sizes, SHA1s, repo_path fixes and an added adam_fdc_320kb.zip entry. Also update notes to reflect the new system ROM sets in the emulators entries.
resolve_local_file step 2 (pure MD5 lookup) now verifies that the
found file's name matches the requested name or is a .variants/
derivative. Prevents serving wrong files when an unrelated file
shares the same MD5 in the index (e.g. spi.zip returned for
a7ports.zip because RetroDECK expected an MD5 we don't have).
verify_pack now verifies files against data directory caches and
validates rebuilt MAME ZIPs by comparing inner ROM CRC32s against
source. Reduces false untracked count from 6242 to 0 for RetroArch.
