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@@ -120,6 +120,17 @@ depends.txt:
List of mods that have to be loaded before loading this mod.
A single line contains a single modname.
+ Optional dependencies can be defined by appending a question mark
+ to a single modname. Their meaning is that if the specified mod
+ is missing, that does not prevent this mod from being loaded.
+
+optdepends.txt:
+ An alternative way of specifying optional dependencies.
+ Like depends.txt, a single line contains a single modname.
+
+ NOTE: This file exists for compatibility purposes only and
+ support for it will be removed from the engine by the end of 2013.
+
init.lua:
The main Lua script. Running this script should register everything it
wants to register. Subsequent execution depends on minetest calling the