Do not merge bios files into roms #6
Description
As far as I can tell, there is no option when fixing a set of roms to not merge the bios files into the game roms. Can we please add a feature for this? I guess as a work around I could filter the DAT XML to remove the bios files, but that's a real pain.
Here's an example of a machine romset in my DAT that's auto generated out of mame2003-plus:
<game name="kof2000n" sourcefile="neogeo.c" cloneof="kof2000" romof="kof2000">
<description>The King of Fighters 2000 (not encrypted)</description>
<year>2000</year>
<manufacturer>SNK</manufacturer>
<biosset name="euro" description="Europe MVS (Ver. 2)" default="yes"/>
<biosset name="euro-s1" description="Europe MVS (Ver. 1)"/>
<biosset name="us" description="US MVS (Ver. 2?)"/>
<biosset name="us-e" description="US MVS (Ver. 1)"/>
<biosset name="asia" description="Asia MVS (Ver. 3)"/>
<biosset name="japan" description="Japan MVS (Ver. 3)"/>
<biosset name="japan-s2" description="Japan MVS (Ver. 2)"/>
<biosset name="unibios40" description="Universe Bios (Hack, Ver. 4.0)"/>
<biosset name="unibios33" description="Universe Bios (Hack, Ver. 3.3)"/>
<biosset name="unibios20" description="Universe Bios (Hack, Ver. 2.0)"/>
<biosset name="unibios13" description="Universe Bios (Hack, Ver. 1.3)"/>
<biosset name="unibios11" description="Universe Bios (Hack, Ver. 1.1)"/>
<biosset name="unibios10" description="Universe Bios (Hack, Ver. 1.0)"/>
<biosset name="debug" description="Debug MVS (Hack?)"/>
<biosset name="asia-aes" description="Asia AES"/>
<rom name="257-p1n.bin" size="1048576" crc="5f809dbe" sha1="2bc233dcff5622de86d01e3b74b840c7caf12982" region="cpu1" offset="0"/>
<rom name="257-p2n.bin" size="4194304" crc="693c2c5e" sha1="dc9121b7369ef46596343cac055a00aec81704d4" region="cpu1" offset="100000"/>
<rom name="sfix.sfx" merge="sfix.sfx" size="131072" crc="354029fc" sha1="4ae4bf23b4c2acff875775d4cbff5583893ce2a1" region="gfx2" offset="0"/>
<rom name="sp-s2.sp1" merge="sp-s2.sp1" bios="euro" size="131072" crc="9036d879" sha1="4f5ed7105b7128794654ce82b51723e16e389543" region="user1" offset="0"/>
<rom name="sp-s.sp1" merge="sp-s.sp1" bios="euro-s1" size="131072" crc="c7f2fa45" sha1="09576ff20b4d6b365e78e6a5698ea450262697cd" region="user1" offset="0"/>
<rom name="usa_2slt.bin" merge="usa_2slt.bin" bios="us" size="131072" crc="e72943de" sha1="5c6bba07d2ec8ac95776aa3511109f5e1e2e92eb" region="user1" offset="0"/>
<rom name="sp-e.sp1" merge="sp-e.sp1" bios="us-e" size="131072" crc="2723a5b5" sha1="5dbff7531cf04886cde3ef022fb5ca687573dcb8" region="user1" offset="0"/>
<rom name="asia-s3.rom" merge="asia-s3.rom" bios="asia" size="131072" crc="91b64be3" sha1="720a3e20d26818632aedf2c2fd16c54f213543e1" region="user1" offset="0"/>
<rom name="vs-bios.rom" merge="vs-bios.rom" bios="japan" size="131072" crc="f0e8f27d" sha1="ecf01eda815909f1facec62abf3594eaa8d11075" region="user1" offset="0"/>
<rom name="sp-j2.sp1" merge="sp-j2.sp1" bios="japan-s2" size="131072" crc="acede59c" sha1="b6f97acd282fd7e94d9426078a90f059b5e9dd91" region="user1" offset="0"/>
<rom name="uni-bios_4_0.rom" merge="uni-bios_4_0.rom" bios="unibios40" size="131072" crc="a7aab458" sha1="938a0bda7d9a357240718c2cec319878d36b8f72" region="user1" offset="0"/>
<rom name="uni-bios_3_3.rom" merge="uni-bios_3_3.rom" bios="unibios33" size="131072" crc="24858466" sha1="0ad92efb0c2338426635e0159d1f60b4473d0785" region="user1" offset="0"/>
<rom name="uni-bios_2_0.rom" merge="uni-bios_2_0.rom" bios="unibios20" size="131072" crc="0c12c2ad" sha1="37bcd4d30f3892078b46841d895a6eff16dc921e" region="user1" offset="0"/>
<rom name="uni-bios_1_3.rom" merge="uni-bios_1_3.rom" bios="unibios13" size="131072" crc="b24b44a0" sha1="eca8851d30557b97c309a0d9f4a9d20e5b14af4e" region="user1" offset="0"/>
<rom name="uni-bios_1_1.rom" merge="uni-bios_1_1.rom" bios="unibios11" size="131072" crc="5dda0d84" sha1="4153d533c02926a2577e49c32657214781ff29b7" region="user1" offset="0"/>
<rom name="uni-bios_1_0.rom" merge="uni-bios_1_0.rom" bios="unibios10" size="131072" crc="0ce453a0" sha1="3b4c0cd26c176fc6b26c3a2f95143dd478f6abf9" region="user1" offset="0"/>
<rom name="neodebug.rom" merge="neodebug.rom" bios="debug" size="131072" crc="698ebb7d" sha1="081c49aa8cc7dad5939833dc1b18338321ea0a07" region="user1" offset="0"/>
<rom name="neo-epo.bin" merge="neo-epo.bin" bios="asia-aes" size="131072" crc="d27a71f1" sha1="1b3b22092f30c4d1b2c15f04d1670eb1e9fbea07" region="user1" offset="0"/>
<rom name="mame.sm1" merge="mame.sm1" size="131072" crc="97cf998b" sha1="977387a7c76ef9b21d0b01fa69830e949a9a9626" region="0xa3" offset="0"/>
<rom name="257-m1.bin" merge="257-m1.bin" size="262144" crc="4b749113" sha1="2af2361146edd0ce3966614d90165a5c1afb8de4" region="0xa3" offset="0"/>
<rom name="mamelo.lo" merge="mamelo.lo" size="65536" crc="e09e253c" sha1="2b1c719531dac9bb503f22644e6e4236b91e7cfc" region="gfx4" offset="0"/>
<rom name="257-v1.bin" merge="257-v1.bin" size="4194304" crc="17cde847" sha1="4bcc0205b70dc6d9216b29025450c9c5b08cb65d" region="sound1" soundonly="yes" offset="0"/>
<rom name="257-v2.bin" merge="257-v2.bin" size="4194304" crc="1afb20ff" sha1="57dfd2de058139345ff2b744a225790baaecd5a2" region="sound1" soundonly="yes" offset="400000"/>
<rom name="257-v3.bin" merge="257-v3.bin" size="4194304" crc="4605036a" sha1="51b228a0600d38a6ec37aec4822879ec3b0ee106" region="sound1" soundonly="yes" offset="800000"/>
<rom name="257-v4.bin" merge="257-v4.bin" size="4194304" crc="764bbd6b" sha1="df23c09ca6cf7d0ae5e11ff16e30c159725106b3" region="sound1" soundonly="yes" offset="c00000"/>
<rom name="257-c1.bin" merge="257-c1.bin" size="8388608" crc="cef1cdfa" sha1="6135080f3a6b4712b76cc217edcc58e72b55c2b9" region="gfx3" offset="0"/>
<rom name="257-c2.bin" merge="257-c2.bin" size="8388608" crc="f7bf0003" sha1="9f7b19a2100cf7d12867e742f440dd5277b4f895" region="gfx3" offset="1"/>
<rom name="257-c3.bin" merge="257-c3.bin" size="8388608" crc="101e6560" sha1="8073ae1139e215d1167f8d32c14079a46ce3ee1c" region="gfx3" offset="1000000"/>
<rom name="257-c4.bin" merge="257-c4.bin" size="8388608" crc="bd2fc1b1" sha1="da0006761923ad49b404a08d7a151193ee307a69" region="gfx3" offset="1000001"/>
<rom name="257-c5.bin" merge="257-c5.bin" size="8388608" crc="89775412" sha1="b221b30224bc4239f1b3c2d2fd1cd4fa84e3523c" region="gfx3" offset="2000000"/>
<rom name="257-c6.bin" merge="257-c6.bin" size="8388608" crc="fa7200d5" sha1="6f2b0d38af34e280d56a58955400e5c679906871" region="gfx3" offset="2000001"/>
<rom name="257-c7.bin" merge="257-c7.bin" size="8388608" crc="7da11fe4" sha1="065336cf166807acb6c8569d59d3bf37a19b0a42" region="gfx3" offset="3000000"/>
<rom name="257-c8.bin" merge="257-c8.bin" size="8388608" crc="b1afa60b" sha1="b916184f5cfe4121752270f4f65abf35d8eb0519" region="gfx3" offset="3000001"/>
<chip type="cpu" name="68000" clock="12000000"/>
<chip type="cpu" soundonly="yes" name="Z80" clock="4000000"/>
<chip type="audio" name="YM2610" clock="8000000"/>
<video screen="raster" orientation="horizontal" width="304" height="224" aspectx="4" aspecty="3" refresh="59.185608"/>
<sound channels="2"/>
<input players="2" control="joy8way" buttons="4" coins="2"/>
<dipswitch name="Test Switch">
<dipvalue name="Off" default="yes"/>
<dipvalue name="On"/>
</dipswitch>
<dipswitch name="Coin Chutes?">
<dipvalue name="1?"/>
<dipvalue name="2?" default="yes"/>
</dipswitch>
<dipswitch name="Autofire (in some games)">
<dipvalue name="Off" default="yes"/>
<dipvalue name="On"/>
</dipswitch>
<dipswitch name="COMM Setting">
<dipvalue name="Off" default="yes"/>
<dipvalue name="1"/>
<dipvalue name="2"/>
<dipvalue name="3"/>
<dipvalue name="4"/>
</dipswitch>
<dipswitch name="Free Play">
<dipvalue name="Off" default="yes"/>
<dipvalue name="On"/>
</dipswitch>
<dipswitch name="Freeze">
<dipvalue name="Off" default="yes"/>
<dipvalue name="On"/>
</dipswitch>
<driver status="good" color="good" sound="good" graphic="good" palettesize="4096"/>
</game>
As you can see it's possible to filter out bios files based on the bios attribute within the rom element.