Creating a Solution Package in Windows SharePoint

Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 introduces a deployment mechanism named "solution packages." A solution package is a CAB file with a .wsp file-name extension that contains all the files that must be deployed on the front-end Web server and a set of XML-based installation instructions. Windows SharePoint Services provides a rich infrastructure that simplifies deployment of solution packages in a Web farm environment.

<Solution SolutionId="44BE5F4A-D561-4981-A318-95ABC706364A" 
          xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
  <FeatureManifests>
    <FeatureManifest Location="ItemAuditing\feature.xml" />
  </FeatureManifests>
  <TemplateFiles>
    <TemplateFile Location="LAYOUTS\AuditLogViewer.aspx"/>
    <TemplateFile Location="LAYOUTS\ItemAudit.aspx"/>
    <TemplateFile Location="LAYOUTS\AuditLogWorkbook.ashx"/>
  </TemplateFiles>
  <Assemblies>
    <Assembly DeploymentTarget="GlobalAssemblyCache" 
              Location="ItemAuditing.dll" />
  </Assemblies>
</Solution>