signed package:
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Package Signing:
Signed
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Signature Validation:
Valid
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Package Validation:
Valid
Editing Packages
You can either edit the project (*.prj) from which you originally created a package (*.crate) file or create a
new project based on an existing package (*.crate) file.
You cannot directly edit a package, you can only edit a project. When the project contains your changes,
you first generate a package (*.crate), and then you publish it to the your repositories; however, you must
be careful to properly version the new package to ensure that Package Manager can process it correctly
when installing or uninstalling the package.
Edit Published Packages
After publishing a package, you may need to modify one or more of the settings to improve performance
or to adapt the package to changing system needs. For example, the dependencies or arguments for
installation must change in order to accommodate new company requirements.
To edit, either open an existing project or create a new project from an existing .crate file, generate the
revised .crate file, and then publish the revised version of the package to the repositories.
Best Practices
When editing a project, you should use the following best practices:
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When you generate a new package from a project, you should modify the version, located after the
UpstreamVersion in the version format. For example, if the previous version was 3.5.1-a where "-a" is
the local package version, change the version to 3.5.1-b, indicating this is a revision of the package
rather than the version of the application you are installing.
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Never unpublish a package from a live repository. Unpublishing disables Package Manager ability to
run removal actions. Unpublish also disables Package Manager's awareness of version changes.
Prerequisites
The package to be used as the base package is saved as a project (*.prj) or as a generated package (*.crate)
saved locally, and the files are available to Package Studio user.
Procedure
1. Click
Manage Packages
.
2. Use one of the following methods, depending on the type of file with which you want to work:
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Project (*.prj):
a. Click
Open
. The
Choose a project
dialog box appears.
b. Select the project (*.prj).
c. Click
Open
. The
Properties
,
Files
, and
Signing
tabs now display the settings of the source
project.
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