Chapter 10. Packaging Concepts

Table of Contents

Introduction.
Versioning Conventions
Introduction
Package and Bundle Versions
Version Compatibility Requirements
Version Numbers and Filenames
Package Dependencies
Introduction
Components of a Dependency.
Build Dependency Types
Runtime Dependencies
Setup Dependencies
Dependency Examples

Introduction.

This chapter describes some concepts that need to be understood in order to successfully package software with GPT. The concepts are common for most package managers although GPT imposes more stringent rules