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
| Build of Mac OS X Tiger | |
 Lorem ipsum | |
| Architecture | 68k, x86_64, i386, PPC |
|---|---|
| Compiled | 2037-01-19 |
| Timebomb | 2038-01-19 (+365 days) |
| Works in | PearPC |
| About |  |
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.