Dependencies (package schema for Windows 8)

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09/20/2021

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

Element hierarchy

<Package>: <Dependencies>

Syntax

<Dependencies>

  <!-- Child elements -->
  PackageDependency{1,128}

</Dependencies>

Key

{} specific range of occurrences

Attributes and Elements

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

Child Element	Description
PackageDependency	Declares a dependency on another package that is marked as a framework package.

Parent Elements

Parent Element	Description
Package	Defines the root element of an app package manifest. The manifest describes the structure and capabilities of the software to the system.

Remarks

Dependencies must be explicitly defined. If a dependency cannot be resolved, deployment of the package fails. By default, a package cannot take a dependency on another package if the dependency package is not declared to be a framework package. Set Framework to true to declare a framework package.

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`

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