Click on the green button that says "prep package" (#4).
A big button that says "fix refer....." should show up above the green button.
Click on it. (If the button doesn't show up know that there isn't any problem that needed fixing).
Emphasis should placed on the word BUG... Otherwise brilliant system. Thank you for the tip!Well of course you can finalize var without fixing/adding refrences used in scene (that are not hub hosted).
example my RC scene, i didn't fix/include CycleForce.cs plugin (since i know everybody have it)
or on my 2 looks from december i didn't fix/include reference for Xstatic.MegaParticlepack.1.var, or with Lexy hair on Tina look
(not hubhoster, everyone have it on v1.20.x or later)
As for unused dependencies, one example could be presets (not really var package issue).
if you load look appearance preset from another var it becomes dependency after you save your new look/scene.
But if you go under preset name and remove previously loaded preset name+path and save it, it's no longer dependency (its strange vam bug with preset loads and saves).
EDIT: here is example of preset issue
new empty scene,
new person,
load Kayla preset from MeshedVR.PresetsPack.2.var,
load hair preset by NoStage3 (from NoStage3.Hair_Long_Upswept_Top_Bun.1.var),
replace hair to builtin Ren's Simone.
add 2 builtin plugins
saved scene and build package
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You see what i mean by save scene preset loads?
EDIT2:
Now loading same scene
removing hair preset name/path
removing appearance name/path
saving scene again and build
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Like i said, you should not auto spam fix all.
I'm sure your a nice person but please don't misquote me ->>>> "One misplaced bracket and the meta file is trashed! " I did not say the VAR package is trashed... I'm not a VaM noob just a noob to creating VAR packages and programming (sort of)... Well not really a noob to programming. My knowledge is incomplete. Working on that!@fubar_life123 Well this is your "other" option (last resort) and one that is highly not recommended for newcomers/creators
that wanna start sharing stuff and trying to fix dependencies.
Sure it's easy to get var "bricked" with meta, but also it's not like you corrupt files completely.
You can still "un-brick" it, if you know where and what to look for.
For newcomers comparing meta.json structure with meta files from other vars "might" help to give some insight...but mostly useless.
But using notepad++ with different style preset could help identify wrong or missing bracet/comma way easier,
also jstool or json viewer plugin is an option.
But then again, if it comes down to this then, yes, we agree it's a bug! (not counting "minor" preset issue).
on sidenote: Using 2nd clean/up2date client for testing stuff before releasing can go long way, plus it's less then 20GB.
I also use notepad++ with the default JSON style preset. It will identify bracket pairs by highlighting partner when highlighting the other, however, it doesn't turn red or warn you like Visual Studio does. If there is another preset you could recommend or some hidden feature that finds unpaired brackets, that would be a useful. It's not something I do that often, but until an update comes, I can use that to fix the meta files.
@fubar_life123
Oh boy, guess i quickly jumped to conclusion, so i apologize if offened you with my stupidity.
The only time i need to edit meta.json inside var is when i wanna remove dependencies from it (and that is rarely).
To get rid of "red missing xyz" on loading without having to unpackage var files and have them all as local content or even worse, download stuff i don't use.
However I never had any need to manually add stuff inside meta (at this point that is my understanding...you are trying to do? or i am stupid again?).
Anyway i just asumed you wanna delete stuff manually based on your msg above (you did mentioned sub-dependencies..stupid me).
But after looking at meta.json of your "The Cat" v1,2,3 i see mess of dependecies you have in v1 meta.
Also json incomplete, viewer drops error and stops tree around 2 extra close bracets,
but again clear line 65 & 66 and json fixed (not trashed "in my opinion")
As for v2 and v3 json didn't show any phase errors and all you did is manually remove dependency.
(again i am not sure what are you tryin to do at this point...remove stuff from meta? or add? is package builder corrupting your meta?)
As for notepad++ i mostly use Dark style with good enough bracket highlight color, since everything is white by default (no dark mode).
As for highlighting incorrect bracket, no, there is are no such options builtin or plugin that im aware of.
The only builtin option is Highlighting completed bracket and search-jumping to other end or selecting all inside.
However there are some regex plugins, maybe that can helps you...i don't know regex, so yeah.
As for jsonviewer, yes it's only tree, but it drops error if json is incorrect and it stops entire tree around "dependency/line" where error is.
(easier to figure it out..that's what i meant by suggesting it)
As for JSTool it also has jsonviewer but you can navigate to each line/object from tree
(but doesn't show tree if json is incorrect, again thats why i suggested both of them)
There is also compare plugin i use (if you need to compare 2 files side by side).
Other plugins i use won't do you any use, so forget about it.
...anyway this discussion page is kinda going of course.
and i only wanted to point out about already included "fix references" and preset bug....so i just gonna quetly bounce out,
Apologies again!
PS. English is not my main language (grammar, typos and misunderstanding is common in my case)
Awesome, thank you
By making presets, you are dependent on having to keep storing the original resources in order to use them. What I want is not to have to store them anymore for optimisation reasons, as VaM takes a long time to load sometimes because of the huge amount of files I have stored.
