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PatchEmAll allows you to save many sets of options for numerous sets of patches and prepatches and quickly switch between them. PatchEmAll allows you to save many sets of options for numerous sets of patches and prepatches and quickly switch between them.
## How To Build ROMs, Patches and Datafiles ## How To Build ROMs, Patches and Datafiles
The CLI or GUI version can be used to build ROMs, patches and datafiles. The CLI or GUI version can be used to build ROMs, patches and datafiles.
Step 1) 1) Download the official PatchEmAll patches (.dat) and prepatches (.ppd) datafiles and unzip them into the Dats folder.
Download the official PatchEmAll patches (.dat) and prepatches (.ppd) datafiles and unzip them into the Dats folder. 2) Set the options according to the following requirements:
Step 2)
Set the options according to the following requirements:
A) Building ROMs requires a ROMs directory, a patches directory, an Xdelta file and a delimiter. A) Building ROMs requires a ROMs directory, a patches directory, an Xdelta file and a delimiter.
B) Building patches requires a ROMs directory, a patches directory, an Xdelta file, an Xdelta build command, a delimiter and a Dat/PPD/XML file. B) Building patches requires a ROMs directory, a patches directory, an Xdelta file, an Xdelta build command, a delimiter and a Dat/PPD/XML file.
C) Building an official datafile requires a patches directory, an Xdelta file, an Xdelta build command, a machine name, a dats directory, and optionally a comment. C) Building an official datafile requires a patches directory, an Xdelta file, an Xdelta build command, a machine name, a dats directory, and optionally a comment.
3) Place all of the unzipped, unarchived ROMs into the ROMs directory.
Step 3) 4) Place all of the unzipped, unarchived patches into the patches directory.
Place all of the unzipped, unarchived ROMs into the ROMs directory. 5) Click the button with the action that you want to perform.
Step 4)
Place all of the unzipped, unarchived patches into the patches directory.
Step 5)
Click the button with the action that you want to perform.
## How To Build PPDs ## How To Build PPDs
Only the GUI version can be used to build PPDs. Only the GUI version can be used to build PPDs.
Step 1) 1) Click the Load Dat button to load a datafile into the ROMs boxes.
Click the Load Dat button to load a datafile into the ROMs boxes. 2) Select a ROM on the left to patch from. Select a ROM on the right to patch to. Click the Add Prepatch button. Add as many prepatches as you want.
3) Set the machine name and a comment in the options.
Step 2) 4) Save your PPD file.
Select a ROM on the left to patch from. Select a ROM on the right to patch to. Click the Add Prepatch button. Add as many prepatches as you want.
Step 3)
Set the machine name and a comment in the options.
Step 4)
Save your PPD file.
## FAQ ## FAQ
Q1: What is PatchEmAll? Q1: What is PatchEmAll?