I learned of those files outside the context of programming. When program or file zip packages contained these random ds store files and I looked up what they are.
Turns out, it’s metadata caching for macOS. Irrelevant and does not belong into [distributed or shared] packages.
/edit: It’s been a long time ago. Looking at it again, I guess it adds folder metadata, so it could be useful when distributing to other macOS. But for other OS, it’s noise. Either way, usually it’s not intentionally included.
I am not exactly a programmer. What is the .DS_Store file for?
I learned of those files outside the context of programming. When program or file zip packages contained these random ds store files and I looked up what they are.
Turns out, it’s metadata
cachingfor macOS. Irrelevant and does not belong into [distributed or shared] packages./edit: It’s been a long time ago. Looking at it again, I guess it adds folder metadata, so it could be useful when distributing to other macOS. But for other OS, it’s noise. Either way, usually it’s not intentionally included.
It’s for storing your DSs, obviously.
Not for buying new DSiware games?
Kind of a mac’s version of desktop.ini. Remembers layouts and other metadata about a folder.
Shit like this: https://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/07/07/add-image-color-finder-folder-mac/