PackageDependency (package schema for Windows 8)

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Declares a dependency on another package that is marked as a framework package.

Element hierarchy

<Package>
<Dependencies>
<PackageDependency>

Syntax

<PackageDependency Name        = A string between 3 and 50 characters in length that consists of alpha-numeric, period, and dash characters.
                   Publisher?  = A string between 1 and 8192 characters in length that fits the regular expression  of a distinguished name : "(CN|L|O|OU|E|C|S|STREET|T|G|I|SN|DC|SERIALNUMBER|(OID\.(0|[1-9][0-9]*)(\.(0|[1-9][0-9]*))+))=(([^,+="<>#;])+|".*")(, ((CN|L|O|OU|E|C|S|STREET|T|G|I|SN|DC|SERIALNUMBER|(OID\.(0|[1-9][0-9]*)(\.(0|[1-9][0-9]*))+))=(([^,+="<>#;])+|".*")))*". Further, semantic validation ensures that the string is compliant with CertNameToStr Windows API implementation of X.500 rules.

                   MinVersion? = A version string in quad notation, "Major.Minor.Build.Revision". />

Key

?   optional (zero or one)

Attributes and Elements

Attributes

Attribute Description Data type Required Default value
MinVersion

The minimum version of the dependency package.

 A version string in quad notation, "Major.Minor.Build.Revision". No
Name

The name as it appears in the Name attribute of the Identity element of the dependency package.

 A string between 3 and 50 characters in length that consists of alpha-numeric, period, and dash characters. Yes
Publisher

The publisher as it appears in the Publisher attribute of the Identity element of the dependency package.

 A string between 1 and 8192 characters in length that fits the regular expression of a distinguished name : "(CN|L|O|OU|E|C|S|STREET|T|G|I|SN|DC|SERIALNUMBER|(OID\.(0|[1-9][0-9]*)(\.(0|[1-9][0-9]*))+))=(([^,+="<>#;])+|".*")(, ((CN|L|O|OU|E|C|S|STREET|T|G|I|SN|DC|SERIALNUMBER|(OID\.(0|[1-9][0-9]*)(\.(0|[1-9][0-9]*))+))=(([^,+="<>#;])+|".*")))*". Further, semantic validation ensures that the string is compliant with CertNameToStr Windows API implementation of X.500 rules. No

 

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Parent Element Description
Dependencies

Declares other packages that a package depends on to complete its software.

 

Remarks

When working with package dependencies note the following:

  • A package cannot have multiple dependency declarations that have the same Name attribute.
  • If the Publisher attribute is not specified, then the dependency package must be unsigned. When a dependency package is unsigned it must also be marked as a framework package. See the Framework element.
  • The version of the dependency package must be greater than or equal to the minimum version specified by this attribute.

Examples

<Dependencies>
    <PackageDependency Name="Microsoft.WinJS.1.0"
      Publisher="CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US"
      MinVersion="1.0.0.0"/>    
</Dependencies>

Requirements

Value
Namespace http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/2010/manifest