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Package dependencies

Package dependencies - NuGet Tutorial

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Package dependencies

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- [Instructor] Anytime a package is installed, NuGet also installs any additional package on which that first package depends. Installing these dependency packages happens on the original install or when reinstalled and also during a restore process. Dependencies might also have dependencies on their own, which can continue to an arbitrary depth. Here's a look at a dependency graph. It describes the relationships between packages at all levels. So in my project, I have a dependency on package A and package B. Package A itself has dependencies on package X and package Y. Package B has dependencies on package X and package Z, and package Y has dependencies on its own. When multiple packages have the same dependency then the same package ID can appear in the graph multiple times. Potentially, with different version constraints. However, only one version of a given package can be used in a project. So NuGet must choose…

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