diff --git a/src/tools/pub/dependencies.md b/src/tools/pub/dependencies.md index ae83683286..2e4b8a707e 100644 --- a/src/tools/pub/dependencies.md +++ b/src/tools/pub/dependencies.md @@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ description: Add other packages to your app. Specify package locations, version --- Dependencies are one of the core concepts of the [pub package manager][]. -A _dependency_ is another package that your package needs in order to work. +A _dependency_ is another package that your package needs to work. Dependencies are specified in your [pubspec](/tools/pub/pubspec). -You list only _immediate dependencies_—the +You list only _immediate dependencies_: the software that your package uses directly. Pub handles [transitive dependencies](/tools/pub/glossary#transitive-dependency) for you. @@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ and the _range of versions_ of that package that you allow. You can also specify the [_source_][]. The source tells pub how to locate the package. -[_source_]: {{site.url}}/tools/pub/glossary#source +[_source_]: /tools/pub/glossary#source -To specify a dependency: +As an example, you specify a dependency in the following format: ```yaml dependencies: @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ you can use `hosted` to specify its URL. The following YAML code creates a dependency on the `transmogrify` package using the `hosted` source: -[own package repository]: {{site.url}}/tools/pub/custom-package-repositories +[own package repository]: /tools/pub/custom-package-repositories {% prettify yaml tag=pre+code %} environment: @@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ If it's an unknown identifier, the dependency is always considered unsatisfied. Let's say that your Package A depends upon Package B. How can you communicate to other developers which version of Package B -has been verified with a given version of Package A? +remains compatible with a given version of Package A? To let developers know version compatibility, specify version constraints. You want to allow the widest range of versions possible @@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ dependencies: To learn more about pub's version system, see the [package versioning page][]. -[package versioning page]: {{site.url}}/tools/pub/versioning#semantic-versions +[package versioning page]: /tools/pub/versioning#semantic-versions ### Traditional syntax @@ -287,8 +287,9 @@ of the following values: {:.table} You can specify any combination of version values as their ranges intersect. -For example, `'>=1.2.3 <2.0.0'` allows any version from `1.2.3` to -`2.0.0` excluding `2.0.0` itself. +For example, if you set the version value as `'>=1.2.3 <2.0.0'`, +this combines the both limitations so the dependency can be any version +from `1.2.3` to `2.0.0` excluding `2.0.0` itself. {{site.alert.warning}} If you include the greater than (**>**) character in the version constraint, @@ -462,9 +463,9 @@ this flag only resolves new dependencies if: * `pubspec.lock` is not missing * The packages' [content hashes][] match -[`--enforce-lockfile`]: {{site.url}}/tools/pub/cmd/pub-get#--enforce-lockfile -[lockfile]: {{site.url}}/tools/pub/glossary#lockfile -[content hashes]: {{site.url}}/tools/pub/glossary#content-hashes +[`--enforce-lockfile`]: /tools/pub/cmd/pub-get#--enforce-lockfile +[lockfile]: /tools/pub/glossary#lockfile +[content hashes]: /tools/pub/glossary#content-hashes ---