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# init(name:defaultLocalization:platforms:pkgConfig:providers:products:dependencies:targets:swiftLanguageVersions:cLanguageStandard:cxxLanguageStandard:)

Initializes a Swift package with configuration options you provide.

```
init(name: String, defaultLocalization: LanguageTag? = nil, platforms: [SupportedPlatform]? = nil, pkgConfig: String? = nil, providers: [SystemPackageProvider]? = nil, products: [Product] = [], dependencies: [Package.Dependency] = [], targets: [Target] = [], swiftLanguageVersions: [SwiftVersion]? = nil, cLanguageStandard: CLanguageStandard? = nil, cxxLanguageStandard: CXXLanguageStandard? = nil)
```

## Parameters

`name`

The name of the Swift package, or `nil` to use the package’s Git URL to deduce the name.

`defaultLocalization`

The default localization for resources.

`platforms`

The list of supported platforms with a custom deployment target.

`pkgConfig`

The name to use for C modules. If present, Swift Package Manager searches for a
`<name>.pc` file to get the additional flags required for a system target.

`providers`

The package providers for a system target.

`products`

The list of products that this package makes available for clients to use.

`dependencies`

The list of package dependencies.

`targets`

The list of targets that are part of this package.

`swiftLanguageVersions`

The list of Swift versions with which this package is compatible.

`cLanguageStandard`

The C language standard to use for all C targets in this package.

`cxxLanguageStandard`

The C++ language standard to use for all C++ targets in this package.

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