Questions on skin config.xml

[Big Spender]

<skin version="3.1">
  <info>
<!--
UIDs can be generated on the unix/linux command line using `uuid -v4`, or you can use any string, as long as you think it wont accidentally be picked by anyone else
A good example of the latter would be something like '[email protected]'. While not necessarily an active email address, it's a pretty good approximation of a unique key
--> 
<uid>[email protected]</uid>
<type>skin</type>
<name><![CDATA[mauris]]></name>
<display><![CDATA[Mauris]]></display>
<version>1.0</version>
<minVersion>5.0.0a</minVersion>
<maxVersion>5.1.*</maxVersion>
<creator>Devellion Ltd</creator>
<homepage>http://www.cubecart.com</homepage>
<mobile>false</mobile>
  </info>

Why is the markup skin version="3.1", yet there is also a tag for <version> which is 1.0

 

Why is the maxVersion 5.1.* - when we are on version 5.2.*? (I would assume this stock skin gets updated on every version?)

 

Am I okay to remove any of these I don't want to use e.g. homepage, creator, minVersion, maxVersion, version?

 

Are they used for anything functional?

[bsmither]

My guesses:

 

Why is the markup skin version="3.1"

 

This is the config file content structure.

 

A tag for <version> which is 1.0

 

This is the version of the skin, though there have been tweaks to the HTML across versions of CubeCart.

 

Why is the maxVersion 5.1.* - when we are on version 5.2.*?

 

Probably not high on the list of things to check for when a new version of CubeCart is released. I have not found any CubeCart code that uses this node.

 

Am I okay to remove any of these I don't want to use e.g. homepage, creator, minVersion, maxVersion, version?

 

As of today, yes. But why bother?

 

Are they used for anything functional?

 

As of today, no (I believe).