How to update MAME with these .diff files.

[rdowdy95]

Hey guys I was wondering how to update Mame.  Like .108 to .108u2.  Do I need to do the u1 before I do u2.  Also I don't know how it is done.

I downloaded the little file thing (diffpatch tool).  I put that in my MAME directory.  That way everything was in the mame directory then ran this from the command line
c:\mame\patch -p0 -E <diffname.diff

But I put the right file name in for the .diff.  Is this how it works.  I tried to see the version form the command line, but it still said I had version .108.

Could you give me directions how to do this say if I had MAME under the C:\MAME\ directory?

Thanks.

[MKChamp]

It's not quite that easy. The diff is for updating the source code. After you apply the diff's to the source, you then have to compile the executable yourself.
If you want to learn to compile the source yourself, Mr. DO has a great page for you to take a look at:
http://www.mameworld.net/mrdo/compile.html