Template:Infobox macOS build

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Every page about a macOS build must contain the "Infobox macOS build" template, which provides essential information about a macOS compile.

Usage

8A428
Build of Mac OS X Tiger
MacOSX-Tiger-8A428-Desktop.png
Lorem ipsum
Architecture68k, x86_64, i386, PPC
Compiled2037-01-19
Timebomb2038-01-19 (+365 days)
Works inPearPC
AboutMacOSX-Tiger-8A428-About.png

The following code will result in the infobox on the right side:

{{Infobox macOS build
 | buildtag = 8A428
 | brand = Mac OS X
 | version = Tiger
 | image = MacOSX-Tiger-8A428-Desktop.png
 | imagecaption = Lorem ipsum
 | arch = 68k, x86_64, i386, PPC
 | compiled = 2037-01-19
 | timebomb = 2038-01-19
 | emulator = [[PearPC]]
 | about = MacOSX-Tiger-8A428-About.png
 | ba = example
}}

buildtag

Required: The whole known buildstring, for example 5S60 or 1H39. Can be shown via the sw_vers -buildVersion command in a Terminal.

brand

Required: Name of the macOS brand during the version's release, i.e. OS X or macOS.

version

Required: macOS version that this build belongs to, i.e. System Software 2.x, 9, or Mojave.

image

File name of a screenshot without the initial File: prefix. If not provided, a placeholder will be used instead.

imagecaption

Caption to annotate image.

arch

CPU architectures on which the build is available (leaked/released).

compiled

Date of compilation. Usually, this can be found by the uname -v or the uname -a command for UNIX-based macOS builds and via getting information of the Finder for classic Mac OS builds.

timebomb

This is the date when the timebomb activates, if any.

emulator

List of emulators or hypervisors that the build is confirmed to work in.

about

File name of a screenshot of the About dialog in macOS versions without the initial File: prefix.

ba

BetaArchive database search query - this parameter should be the release GUID, if this is a specific BA release, or a string query that is as specific as possible.