Template:Infobox macOS build/doc
Every page about a macOS build must contain the "Infobox macOS build" template, which provides essential information about a macOS compile.
Usage[edit source]
| 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[edit source]
Required: The whole known buildstring, for example 5S60 or 1H39. Can be shown via the sw_vers -buildVersion command in a Terminal.
brand[edit source]
Required: Name of the macOS brand during the version's release, i.e. OS X or macOS.
version[edit source]
Required: macOS version that this build belongs to, i.e. System Software 2.x, 9, or Mojave.
image[edit source]
File name of a screenshot without the initial File: prefix. If not provided, a placeholder will be used instead.
imagecaption[edit source]
Caption to annotate image.
arch[edit source]
CPU architectures on which the build is available (leaked/released).
compiled[edit source]
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[edit source]
This is the date when the timebomb activates, if any.
emulator[edit source]
List of emulators or hypervisors that the build is confirmed to work in.
about[edit source]
File name of a screenshot of the About dialog in macOS versions without the initial File: prefix.
ba[edit source]
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.