From 969d2b3eb1f30e257823d9220697e47735be68e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kahrl Date: Fri, 3 May 2013 23:58:22 +0200 Subject: Optional dependencies and properly handle mod name conflicts again --- doc/lua_api.txt | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc/lua_api.txt') diff --git a/doc/lua_api.txt b/doc/lua_api.txt index 597f98c2c..02ca7cba3 100644 --- a/doc/lua_api.txt +++ b/doc/lua_api.txt @@ -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 -- cgit v1.2.3