System and method for deploying a hardware configuration with a computer program

A computer-implemented method for installing a computer program, the method comprising:

• storing a computer program on a first computer system, wherein the first computer system has a first hardware configuration, wherein the computer program comprises one or more program references that depend on the first hardware configuration;
• programmatically creating configuration information representing the first hardware configuration of the first computer system;
• and
• installing the computer program on a second computer system, wherein the second computer system has a second hardware configuration, wherein said installing comprises modifying the second hardware configuration of the second computer system based on the programmatically created configuration information;
• wherein said modifying the hardware configuration of the second computer system enables the computer program to utilize one or more hardware devices of the second computer system during execution of the computer program on the second computer system.

A computer-implemented method for installing a computer program, the method comprising:

• storing a computer program on a first computer system, wherein the first computer system has a first hardware configuration, wherein the computer program comprises one or more program references that depend on the first hardware configuration;
• programmatically creating configuration information representing the first hardware configuration of the first computer system;
• associating the configuration information with the computer program;
• wherein, during installation of the computer program on a second computer system, the configuration information is useable in modifying a hardware configuration of the second computer system to enable proper operation of the computer program on the second computer system.