This appendix lists all the installation dependencies for all the packages that are installed in this book. The listings will include which programs from which packages are needed to successfully compile the package to be installed.
These are not running dependencies, meaning they don't tell you what programs are needed to use that packages programs. Just the ones needed to compile it.
The dependency list can be, from time to time, outdated in regards to the current used package version. Checking dependencies takes quite a bit of work, so they may lag behind a bit on the package update. But often with minor package updates, the installation dependencies hardly change, so they'll be current in most cases. If we upgrade to a major new release, we'll make sure the dependencies are checked too at the same time.