| ID | Category [?] | Severity [?] | Reproducibility | Date Submitted | Last Update |
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| 02503 | Cheat System | Minor | Always | Oct 9, 2008, 03:07 | Oct 10, 2008, 12:55 |
| Tester | cibomatto2002 | View Status | Public | Platform | MAME (Official Binary) |
| Assigned To | Resolution | No change required | OS | Windows XP/Vista 32-bit | |
| Status [?] | Closed | Driver | |||
| Version | 0.127u6 | Fixed in Version | Build | Normal | |
| Fixed in Git Commit | Github Pull Request # | ||||
| Summary | 02503: xml parse error is reported when "--" is in a comment clause. | ||||
| Description | When I run kof99 I get the error kof99n.xml(28):error parsing XML (not well-formed (invalid token)) | ||||
| Steps To Reproduce | Start the game | ||||
| Additional Information | Originally reported for kof99 issue, but it is a general xml parsing problem. I removed Affected Sets. | ||||
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 Capture10-8-2008-9.52.58 PM.jpg (43,218 bytes) Oct 9, 2008, 03:07 | ||||
 No.02722
Fujix Administrator
Oct 9, 2008, 06:50
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If the cheat parse error appeared, it means your cheat file is broken. Not mame's fault. And I don't confirm the error with the latest beta cheat pack by Pugsy. Your cheat file is broken. |
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 No.02729
Tafoid Administrator
Oct 9, 2008, 15:22
edited on: Oct 9, 2008, 17:08
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I get the error on the console window after quitting the game (either kof99 or kof99n) using anything 0.127 or later. But, as Fujix mentions, the problem seems to lie in the XML being malformed and not in MAME. Repoirt this error the Pugsy's Cheat forum instead. If this turns out to be a MAME issue, we can reopen it. cibomatto2002, Please heed this reminder. Normal MAME builds, even when running in a window do not pop-up error messages like your screen shows. Avoid reporting any bugs that have not been verified to happen on the baseline version from http://www.mamedev.org or a self-built version from original MAMEDEV sources. This means: no reports from MAMEUI, MAMEUIFX, MAMEPLUS, MAME++, MAMENeht, MAME Ash build, MAME Houba or whatever else you may be using. Tracking bugs from unofficial versions based on the difference in sources are often a waste of time for everyone and serve only to irritate those who must test/verify your claims. |
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No.02731
Fujix Administrator
Oct 9, 2008, 18:07
edited on: Oct 9, 2008, 18:12
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Sorry for inconvenient. I confirmed the issues with the "really" latest cheat.zip. The problematic line is <!-- :kof99:60000000:000000:00000000:00000000:----------------------------------------------------------------------- --> I found putting "--" between a comment clause causes the error, MAME may consider it as a beginning of "-->". Any of these examples will be an error in MAME. <!-- -- --> <!-- abc--abc --> <!-- --->(I don't check the xml specifications yet and I'm not sure if the last one is allowed or not.) |
 No.02740
cibomatto2002 Viewer
Oct 10, 2008, 04:54
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OK sorry I do not think I'M a good MAME BETA tester |
 No.02742
aaron Developer
Oct 10, 2008, 05:27
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MAME doesn't control the XML parsing; that is part of the expat library. So whatever it says is valid is correct as far as MAME is concerned. |
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No.02743
Fujix Administrator
Oct 10, 2008, 05:49
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I set this as a BTANB for the time being. |
 No.02745
Duke Developer
Oct 10, 2008, 11:08
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"For compatibility, the string "--" (double-hyphen) must not occur within comments." http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml/ |
 No.02746
etabeta Developer
Oct 10, 2008, 12:32
edited on: Oct 10, 2008, 13:48
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reported to Pugsy EDIT: a new version of the cheat pack is available @ Pugsy's forums, with the comments format fixed |