Package

Package

A package is a uniquely identifiable set of records. The system maintains the set of available packages in the repository.

Packages can be installed/updated on the server instance independently. A necessary requirement of package independence is that record paths don't overlap.

Each package can be associated with post-install commands that are executed after package install.

A package can have a set of dependencies on other packages.

Technically, a packages is a full distribution of files (i.e. a ZIP file) with external metadata maintained by the system. It is therefore possible to build a package without prior knowledge of what has already been installed on a server.