Detailed Tag Reference for package.xml version 2.0

Table of Contents

<channel> — What is a channel?
<extends> — Superseding a package
<uri> — When should I use <uri>?
<lead>, <developer>, <contributor>, and <helper> — Developer documentation for a release
<version> — versioning in package.xml 2.0
<stability> — specifying release and API stability
<license> — specifying software license and optional reference to license text
<contents> — specifying the contents of a release
<dir> — documenting a directory in the <contents> tag
<file> — documenting a file in the <contents> tag
tasks for <file>s — specialized file installation and manipulation
<compatible> — Alleviating strict versioning with <compatible>
<dependencies> — Dependency Specification in package.xml 2.0
<usesrole> — documenting custom file roles used in <contents>
<usestask> — documenting custom tasks used in <contents>
<phprelease>, <extbinrelease>, <extsrcrelease>, <bundle> — specifying the content type of a release

Each tag that needs further explanation is documented here (unfinished)