Editing SimTX Guide/Catalog and add-ons (section)

== Write a package ==
[[File:SimTX Guide Catalog package editor.png|thumb|center|800px|alt=New package form with Name Band Notes, Version 1.0.0, ID org.example.bandnotes, Entry file init.lua, a description, Types with Action selected, a dependency on example.shared-math with Compatible (^) 1.0.0, and Create package.|A new package in Settings, Developer, with its details and one dependency.]]
'''Settings''', '''Developer''' is a workspace for your own packages.
# Press '''New package…'''.
# Under '''Details''', enter the '''Name''', '''Version''', '''ID''' (like <code>com.example.mypack</code>), '''Entry file''' and '''Description''', and choose the '''Types'''.
# Add '''Dependencies''' with a version rule: '''Compatible (^)''', '''Patch updates (~)''', '''At least (>=)''', '''Exactly''' or '''Any version'''. Library packages also list '''Exports'''.
# Press '''Create package'''.
# Add and edit files in the file list. '''Save''' writes a file; '''Revert''' drops your changes.
# In '''Settings''', '''Extensions''', press '''Reload''' to try it.

'''Local packages''' lists your packages with '''Edit''' and '''Delete…'''. [[Creating Lua extensions]] explains how to write one, and [[Lua extension manifest]] describes the details fields.

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