 
     func commonInit(acknowledgementsPlistPaths: [String]) {
         self.title = AcknowLocalization.localizedTitle()
-        
+
         guard !acknowledgementsPlistPaths.isEmpty else { return }
-        
-        // Parse the main plist source
-        var mainAcknowledgements = [Acknow]()
-        if let mainPath = acknowledgementsPlistPaths.first {
-            
-            let parser = AcknowParser(plistPath: mainPath)
+
+        if let mainPlistPath = acknowledgementsPlistPaths.first {
+            let parser = AcknowParser(plistPath: mainPlistPath)
             let headerFooter = parser.parseHeaderAndFooter()
 
             let DefaultHeaderText = "This application makes use of the following third party libraries:"

            if (headerFooter.header == DefaultHeaderText) {
                self.headerText = nil
            }
            else if (headerFooter.header !=  "") {
                self.headerText = headerFooter.header
            }

            if (headerFooter.footer == DefaultFooterText ||
                headerFooter.footer == DefaultFooterTextLegacy) {
                self.footerText = AcknowLocalization.localizedCocoaPodsFooterText()
            }
            else if (headerFooter.footer != "") {
                self.footerText = headerFooter.footer
            }
            
            mainAcknowledgements.append(contentsOf: parser.parseAcknowledgements())
        }
        
        // Parse any extra sources
        for path in acknowledgementsPlistPaths.dropFirst() {
            let parser = AcknowParser(plistPath: path)
            mainAcknowledgements.append(contentsOf: parser.parseAcknowledgements())
        }
        
        // Combine the sources and sort
        let sortedAcknowledgements = mainAcknowledgements.sorted(by: {
            (ack1: Acknow, ack2: Acknow) -> Bool in
            let result = ack1.title.compare(
                ack2.title,

            self.commonInit(acknowledgementsPlistPaths: [])
        }
    }

    /**
     Initializes the `AcknowListViewController` instance for a set of plist file paths.

     The first path is the "main" one which will be used for any custom header/footer.

     - parameter acknowledgementsPlistPaths: The paths to the acknowledgements plist files.

     - returns: The new `AcknowListViewController` instance.
     */
    public init(acknowledgementsPlistPaths: [String]) {
        super.init(style: .grouped)
        self.commonInit(acknowledgementsPlistPaths: acknowledgementsPlistPaths)
    }

