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depend - software dependencies file
depend is an ASCII file used to specify information concerning software dependencies for a particular package. The file is created by a software developer.
Each entry in the depend file describes a single software package. The instance of the package is described after the entry line by giving the package architecture and/or version. The format of each entry and subsequent instance definition is:
type pkg name (arch)version
(arch)version
...
The fields are:
type
P
I
R
pkg
name
(arch)version
Example 1 Sample of depend file
Here are the contents of a sample depend file, for the SUNWftpr (FTP Server) package, stored in /var/sadm/pkg/SUNWftpr/install:
P SUNWcar Core Architecture, (Root) P SUNWkvm Core Architecture, (Kvm) P SUNWcsr Core Solaris, (Root) P SUNWcsu Core Solaris, (Usr) P SUNWcsd Core Solaris Devices P SUNWcsl Core Solaris Libraries R SUNWftpu FTP Server, (Usr)
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October 4, 1996 | OmniOS |