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Managing HP-UX Software With SD-UX: HP 9000 Computers

Chapter 9 Creating Software Packages

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Prerequisites

Overview of the UNIX Packaging Process

Identifying the Products to Package

Determining Product Contents
Determining Product Structure

Writing A UNIX Control Script

Creating a Product Specification File (PSF)

Packaging Specification File Examples
PSF Syntax

Packaging the Software (swpackage)

swpackage Overview
Command Syntax
Package Selection Phase
Package Analysis Phase
The Package Building Phase
Output of Logfile Messages

Verifying the Software Package

Advanced Packaging Topics

Changing Options in the Defaults File
Registering Depots Created by swpackage
Packaging Security
Repackaging or Modifying a Software Package
Packaging In Place
Following Symbolic Links in the Source
Generating File Revisions
Overriding Disk Space Analysis Errors
Writing to Multiple Tapes
Making Tapes from an Existing Depot
Creating a Depot and Mastering It to CD-ROM
Depots on Remote File Systems

The SD packager provides a flexible packaging specification that fits into many software build and manufacturing processes.

This chapter describes the tasks associated with packaging software for distribution.

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