<!ELEMENT utilizes (name, version*)>
This element occurs in : Element: <packageinfo>
See also : Element: <name> | Element: <version>
The utilizes element indicates that the package containing the utilizes element utilizes the package whose name is contained in the name child-element, but does not depend on it (in which case the element requires should be used).
The actual name is put into the name child-element.
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To work properly, the package identified in the name child-element must be defined in either the same profile as the utilizes element, or in an additional profile (if the ALFS implementation you are using supports loading multiple profiles). |
<package name="gimp" version="1.2.3"> <packageinfo> <requires><name>gtk+</name></requires> <utilizes><name>libtiff</name></utilizes> <utilizes><name>libpng</name></utilizes> <utilizes><name>libjpeg</name></utilizes> <utilizes><name>aalib</name></utilizes> <utilizes><name>mpeg_lib</name></utilizes> <utilizes><name>python</name></utilizes> </packageinfo> ..... </package>
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