Setup files in BGQE, BG1NPC, BGUB and EndlessBG1 without a file extension?

[ktchong]

These mods  include similar "setup" files that do not have a file extension:

• Baldur's Gate Mini Quests and Encounters includes a file called "setup-bgqe" without a file extension.

• BG1 NPC Project has one as well.  It is "setup-bg1npc" without an extension.

• BG1 Unfinished Business has "setup-bg1ub" with no extension.

• Endless BG1 has "setup-c#endlessbg1" with no extension.

Do all those files without an extension do anything?  Can they be deleted?

Edited February 4 by ktchong

[argent77]

These are most likely binaries for macOS or Linux. You can ignore or delete them on Windows.

[jmerry]

Exactly. The standard procedure for making a Mac installer creates two files; a tiny text file with a .command extension, and a no-extension binary file which is a copy of the WeiDU executable.

For context, the *nix operating systems store information about file types in metadata, rather than an extension - so those extensions are optional. I only care about the extension of something I create if I intend to share that file.