Add REAMDE.md: file format and addrom installation - addrom - Simple tool for adding a rom entry to a Pandora's Box 3 list.dat
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+addrom
+======
+
+Simple tool to add a rom entry to a PB3 list.dat.
+
+addrom lets you add a rom entry into a Pandora's Box v3 list.dat rom file.
+It reads an input file, writes rom fields according the file format, calculates
+tthe total number of entries and modifies that reference in the file, and writes
+tthe new file to another output file.
+
+Installation
+------------
+Edit config.mk for customizing compilation options and installation paths.
+
+ make (building)
+ make install (install, may need privileges, default in /usr/local)
+ make clean (cleaning)
+
+Usage
+-----
+Read the manual page.
+
+File format
+-----------
+The file is composed of a header and a concatenation of rom entries
+with the following fields:
+
+ HEADER 16B
+ Header size 4B
+ Number of games 4B
+ ENTRY 120B
+ Chinese name 64B
+ English name 32B
+ ROM name 16B
+ Magic number (?) 8B
+ ENTRY...
+
+The number of games field is calculated in the following manner:
+
+ Field = (decimal number of games << 32 << 6) / 0x88888888
+
+You can reverse the calculation with this:
+
+ Decimal number of games = (field * 0x88888889) >> 32 >> 6
+