Manifest.plist - Revision history

Wildeblood: /* identifier */

2025-04-19T06:42:15Z

‎identifier

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Added Links

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Updating BB links

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Removed warning note about potential change before release

2023-10-05T22:00:18Z

‎upload_date

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‎XML Example

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‎XML Example

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‎XML Example

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‎XML Example

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‎file_size

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 ===identifier===
-A unique text string identifying this OXP. This should generally be selected when the OXP is first created and not changed after that.
+A unique text string identifying this OXP. This should generally be selected when the OXP is first created, and not changed after that.
   "identifier" = "oolite.oxp.author-name.oxp-name";
 Note that changing the identifier of an existing OXP will have the following consequences:
-* Oolite will not recognise the OXP as the same, and offer it as an upgrade
+* Oolite will not recognise the OXP as the same, and not offer it as an upgrade
-* Oolite will not recognise the OXP as the same, and allow both old and new to be installed at once
+* Oolite will not recognise the OXP as the same, and will allow both old and new to be installed at once
 * OXPs which require the old OXP will not require the new OXP instead
 * OXPs which conflict with the old OXP will not automatically conflict with the new OXP

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+    }
   );
 [[Category:Oolite scripting]]

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 The manifest syntax is in [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Property_list Property List] format.
 The representation is then either XML or GNUStep.
-There was an initiative to move from XML to GNUStep: http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10039
+There was an initiative to move from XML to GNUStep: https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10039
 ===XML Example===

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−	~~'''Note: this page describes a feature added in Oolite 1.79, that is still subject to potentially significant changes before release.'''~~
−
	The '''manifest.plist''' file is placed in the root folder of the OXP or OXZ, and is a dictionary with the following required and optional keys. In OXZ-format expansion packs, this file is required and requires.plist may be omitted. In OXP-format expansion packs it is optional and requires.plist must also be included for compatibility.		The '''manifest.plist''' file is placed in the root folder of the OXP or OXZ, and is a dictionary with the following required and optional keys. In OXZ-format expansion packs, this file is required and requires.plist may be omitted. In OXP-format expansion packs it is optional and requires.plist must also be included for compatibility.

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 This field is actually populated by the expansion management functions on the Oolite website and not expected to be filled by expansion authors. See https://oolite.space/admin/
 The format is the number of seconds since midnight of 01JAN1970 (also known as 'the epoch').
 ==Dependency management keys==

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                  <string>1.0</string>
              </dict>
-	</array>
+        </array>
-	<key>requires_oxps</key>
+        <key>requires_oxps</key>
-	<array>
+        <array>
              <dict>
                  <key>identifier</key>
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                  <string>1.0</string>
              </dict>
-	</array>
+        </array>
-	<key>optional_oxps</key>
+        <key>optional_oxps</key>
-	<array>
+        <array>
              <dict>
                  <key>identifier</key>
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                  <string>1.0</string>
              </dict>
-	</array>
+        </array>
       </dict>
   </plist>

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   		<string>Pirates</string>
   	</array>
-	<key>conflict_oxps</key>
+        <key>conflict_oxps</key>
 	<array>
              <dict>

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 ===file_size===
-An advisory property giving an approximate size in bytes of the OXZ file. This is ignored when loading the OXZ but is displayed to users considering downloading the OXZ. (It therefore strictly only needs to be in the manifest index, not in the copy inside the OXZ itself). It is also ignored for packs distributed in OXP format.
+An advisory property giving an approximate size in bytes of the OXZ file. This is ignored when loading the OXZ but is displayed to users considering downloading the OXZ. (It therefore strictly only needs to be in the catalog (the manifest index used by the expansion manager), not in the copy inside the OXZ itself). It is also ignored for packs distributed in OXP format.
   "file_size" = 17988;