01840: MAME 0.125u3 error in xml output

ID	Category [?]	Severity [?]	Reproducibility	Date Submitted	Last Update
01840	Interface	Major	Always	May 29, 2008, 11:48	May 29, 2008, 22:43

Tester	abelenki	View Status	Public	Platform	MAME (Self-compiled)
Assigned To		Resolution	Fixed	OS	Windows XP/Vista 32-bit
Status [?]	Resolved			Driver
Version	0.125u3	Fixed in Version	0.125u4	Build	I686
		Fixed in Git Commit		Github Pull Request #

Summary	01840: MAME 0.125u3 error in xml output
Description	there's an error in xml output in u3. can't generate a DAT from it - crash with an exception violation.
Steps To Reproduce
Additional Information
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Regression Version	0.125u3
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No.01118 f205v Senior Tester May 29, 2008, 12:14	The error is always while generating XML for the game "scramblb" ---------------------------------------------------- Exception at EIP=77C178C0: ACCESS VIOLATION While attempting to read memory at 00000000 ---------------------------------------------------- EAX=00000000 EBX=00000000 ECX=00000000 EDX=00000040 ESI=00000080 EDI=0022FCBC EBP=0022FCA8 ESP=0022FC7C
No.01119 Tafoid Administrator May 29, 2008, 14:50	I confirm the crash. Clean build with ARCHOPTS=-march=athlon in case it's a processor specific problem. I see reports of it working for some people. http://www.mameworld.info/ubbthreads/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Number=152909 Future discussion should be here in the form of NOTES.
No.01120 Mevi Senior Tester May 29, 2008, 15:27 edited on: May 29, 2008, 15:28	Crash also happens with a standard, unoptimized build. Tested on a C2D.
No.01123 aaron Developer May 29, 2008, 18:08	Fixed by Nathan Woods
No.01129 Tafoid Administrator May 29, 2008, 19:41	For more information if you need to patch your source before the next U, see: http://www.bannister.org/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=41730&Searchpage=1&Main=4570&Words=int+curlen&Search=true#Post41730
No.01133 abelenki Tester May 29, 2008, 22:43	thanks for the link, Tafoid. and thanks to judge for providing a fix. i just compiled u3 with this fix and XML output works just fine.