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The documentation states that if language information isn't specified, it will be inferred from the region. What isn't clear is if the language and region information is expected in the DAT, the ROM filename, or both (do DATs have entries for these, typically?). The documentation then goes on to give examples of filenames that it can filter language by, but again, is this after looking at DAT information? I think this can be clarified in both the language filtering and language preference sections of the documentation.
As an example, language filter does not seem to work with official FinalBurn Neo (arcade) DATs and the average FinalBurn Neo (arcade) ROM set. Based on what I've seen from MAME (arcade) DATs and ROM files, I expect it to be the same there
The ROM filename nor the DAT entry include region or language information - so the behavior where no ROMs are copied to output directory makes sense. However, language preference--prefer-language EN still works for 1G1R, presumably doing nothing as language and region information aren't present in either the DAT or the ROM filenames. Again, also makes sense, but could be more clear why this happens.
If the DATs were to have this information, would the behavior be different?
Expected behavior
For FBNeo, I originally expected behavior is that ROMs would be filtered by language (possibly inferred by region).
It's impossible because the information is not in the DAT or the ROM filename, but it's unclear in the documentation if both the DAT and the ROM filename are evaluated for this information, or just the ROM filename.
Debug logs
N/A - I can rerun if this isn't desired behavior and provide all other required details
Paste the command
N/A
Describe the bug
The documentation states that if language information isn't specified, it will be inferred from the region. What isn't clear is if the language and region information is expected in the DAT, the ROM filename, or both (do DATs have entries for these, typically?). The documentation then goes on to give examples of filenames that it can filter language by, but again, is this after looking at DAT information? I think this can be clarified in both the language filtering and language preference sections of the documentation.
As an example, language filter does not seem to work with official FinalBurn Neo (arcade) DATs and the average FinalBurn Neo (arcade) ROM set. Based on what I've seen from MAME (arcade) DATs and ROM files, I expect it to be the same there
Official DATs: https://github.com/libretro/fbneo/tree/master/dats, specifically https://github.com/libretro/FBNeo/blob/40a25f849fd6719080bb7496f3f3c4751930c714/dats/FinalBurn%20Neo%20(ClrMame%20Pro%20XML%2C%20Arcade%20only).dat
ROM set has
.zip
files that match DAT'sname
attribute of thegame
tag, e.g.:mslug.zip
and
<game name="mslug" romof="neogeo" sourcefile="neogeo/d_neogeo.cpp">
The ROM filename nor the DAT entry include region or language information - so the behavior where no ROMs are copied to output directory makes sense. However, language preference
--prefer-language EN
still works for 1G1R, presumably doing nothing as language and region information aren't present in either the DAT or the ROM filenames. Again, also makes sense, but could be more clear why this happens.If the DATs were to have this information, would the behavior be different?
Expected behavior
For FBNeo, I originally expected behavior is that ROMs would be filtered by language (possibly inferred by region).
It's impossible because the information is not in the DAT or the ROM filename, but it's unclear in the documentation if both the DAT and the ROM filename are evaluated for this information, or just the ROM filename.
Debug logs
N/A - I can rerun if this isn't desired behavior and provide all other required details
DAT(s) used
https://github.com/libretro/FBNeo/blob/40a25f849fd6719080bb7496f3f3c4751930c714/dats/FinalBurn%20Neo%20(ClrMame%20Pro%20XML%2C%20Arcade%20only).dat
igir version
N/A
Node.js version
N/A
Operating system
N/A
Additional context
No response
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