Package Test

Definitions

1. A test that verifies a package builds, installs, or behaves correctly in its packaged form rather than only in source-tree development mode. In release engineering culture, package tests catch the gap between code that works locally and software that installs correctly for users.

   In plain English: A test that checks whether a packaged release actually works correctly.

   Example: "The release passed unit tests but failed the package test because the generated binary was missing a required runtime file in the final artifact."

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