Software Packaging

Software Package Structure

 

Software Package Hierarchy

 

The software package hierarchy provides the structure needed by the

 

filesystem to identify packaged files. Figure 2-2 provides a graphical

 

representation of the hierarchical structure to which a valid PSF must

 

adhere.

Figure 2-2

Software Package Hierarchy

Containment vs. There are two types of relationships that exist within the hierarchical

Referencestructure of a software package: containment and reference. If a software element acts as a container, then the software element(s) it is comprised of are physically contained. If a software element acts as a reference, then the software element(s) it is comprised of are virtually contained.

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