distribution of Linux and other distributions that use RPM as a package manager. See also Catch-22 a literary depiction of situations where something depends on its own negation Configuration management techniques and tools for managing software versions Coupling forms of dependency among software artifacts Dynamic dead code elimination Package manager PBI Software appliance Static library Nix package manager Left-pad References External links Context independence Dependency walker Implicit dependency MacDependency Package management systems Version control systems Computer errors Software engineering folklore