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@@ -312,6 +312,14 @@ namespace bpkg
// dependencies
//
+ // Note on the terminology: we use the term "dependency" or "dependency
+ // package" to refer to a general concept of package dependency. This would
+ // include dependency alternatives, optional/conditional dependencies, etc.
+ //
+ // In contrast, below we use (mostly internally) the term "prerequisite
+ // package" to refer to the "effective" dependency that has been resolved to
+ // the actual package object.
+ //
#pragma db value(dependency_constraint) definition
#pragma db value(dependency) definition
#pragma db member(dependency::constraint) column("")