May be someone wants to fix those:

Code
rene@thunder:~/src/mame-svn> svnversion 
24775
rene@thunder:~/src/mame-svn> ./mess64 -validate
Driver ace100 (file apple2.c): 8 errors, 0 warnings
Errors:
   Software list device ':flop525_list': apple2.xml: ballblst has an invalid year '<unknown>'
   Software list device ':flop525_list': apple2.xml: battcmdr has an invalid year '<unknown>'
   Software list device ':flop525_list': apple2.xml: bbcstlwf has an invalid year '<unknown>'
   Software list device ':flop525_list': apple2.xml: beerrun has an invalid year '<unknown>'
   Software list device ':flop525_list': apple2.xml: betedugv has an invalid year '<unknown>'
   Software list device ':flop525_list': apple2.xml: bigmac2e has an invalid year '<unknown>'
   Software list device ':flop525_list': apple2.xml: bilestod has an invalid year '<unknown>'
   Software list device ':flop525_list': apple2.xml: blackblt has no publisher
   
Driver pc486mu (file pc9801.c): 17 errors, 0 warnings
Errors:
   Software list device ':disk_list': pc98.xml: carat has a part (flop1) whose name is duplicate
   Software list device ':disk_list': pc98.xml: carmensan parent driver name must be 8 characters or less
   Software list device ':disk_list': pc98.xml: carmine has a part (flop1) whose name is duplicate
   Software list device ':disk_list': pc98.xml: cocktail has a part (flop1) whose name is duplicate
   Software list device ':disk_list': pc98.xml: discst04 has a part (flop2) whose name is duplicate
   Software list device ':disk_list': pc98.xml: discst10 has a part (flop1) whose name is duplicate
   Software list device ':disk_list': pc98.xml: daisenex has a part (flop1) whose name is duplicate
   Software list device ':disk_list': pc98.xml: m1tank has a part (flop1) whose name is duplicate
   Software list device ':disk_list': pc98.xml: monmon has a part (flop1) whose name is duplicate
   Software list device ':disk_list': pc98.xml: oshioki2 has a part (flop1) whose name is duplicate
   Software list device ':disk_list': pc98.xml: redeye has a part (flop1) whose name is duplicate
   Software list device ':disk_list': pc98.xml: saptoku has a part (flop1) whose name is duplicate
   Software list device ':disk_list': pc98.xml: tenshis2 has a part (flop3) whose name is duplicate
   Software list device ':disk_list': pc98.xml: urotsuki has a part (flop1) whose name is duplicate
   Software list device ':disk_list': pc98.xml: wizardr6 has a part (flop1) whose name is duplicate
   Software list device ':disk_list': pc98.xml: wizardr7a has a part (flop1) whose name is duplicate
   Software list device ':disk_list': pc98.xml: albatro2m parent driver name must be 8 characters or less
Is soft-list validation new? Seems I missed that... it's nice smile!


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