Changes

* The <code>dependencies</code> block in a Gradle buildscript defines compile-time and runtime dependencies, which are used by the build system and compiler when building or running the mod in the development environment.

* The <code>dependencies</code> block in a Gradle buildscript defines compile-time and runtime dependencies, which are used by the build system and compiler when building or running the mod in the development environment.

* The act of using classes, fields, and methods from a library creates a dependency on the library in the compiled binaries. The library may be an explicitly declared dependency, or a dependency of an explicitly declared dependency (such as the Guava libraries that Minecraft depends on).

* The act of using classes, fields, and methods from a library creates a dependency on the library in the compiled binaries. The library may be an explicitly declared dependency, or a dependency of an explicitly declared dependency (such as the Guava libraries that Minecraft depends on).

* [[Proper_Mod_Structuring#Dependency_Configurations|Dependency configurations/1.16]] are declared in the <tt>mods.toml</tt> metafile, which is then checked by Forge on runtime on whether they are satisfied.

* [[Proper Mod Structuring#Dependency Configurations/1.16|Dependency configurations]] are declared in the <tt>mods.toml</tt> metafile, which is then checked by Forge on runtime on whether they are satisfied.

== Hard and Soft Dependencies ==

== Hard and Soft Dependencies ==