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Dependencies while Install/Deploy Salesforce Apps

Hi,

I am trying to create a new salesforce package and deploy it (to create salesforce app 1).
I am using few custom Objects (which belong to salesforce app 2). We used it and tried packaging and deploying the same.
And the upload-package went fine. Now when we are trying to deploy/install it in another org it is throwing a error for dependent packages.
ERROR is -

"Package install error".
"Package 'xxxx' version 5.3 or later must be installed first"


Since I am newbie to Salesforce Coding if someone could direct me here, it would be great ?
a. Is it possible to deploy it with dependencies (but with out dependent salesforce app not installed)?
b. (If not) Is it possible that we can include few coding workarounds so that these dependencies are not detected by the salesforce installer/deployer.
c. any other options?

since we are working under time constriant issue, looking forward for some info.
aalbertaalbert
When components of managed package #2 reference managed package #1, managed package #2 becomes an "extension package" meaning if requires managed package #1 to be installed first.

It really depends on how app #2 refers to app #1, but one workaround is to not use strongly typed references. If app #2 has extra custom fields on top of app #1 custom objects, there is no workaround since the dependency is in the schema. But if app #2 has apex that refers to app #1 custom objects, you can use dynamic apex to not form a formal dependency.