Example—A Composite Package

This is an example of the pkginfo and pkgmap files for a composite package.

The pkginfo File

PKG=SUNWstuf
NAME=software stuff 
ARCH=sparc
VERSION=1.0.0,REV=1.0.5
CATEGORY=application
DESC=a set of utilities that do stuff
BASEDIR=/opt
VENDOR=Sun Microsystems, Inc.
HOTLINE=Please contact your local service provider
EMAIL=
MAXINST=1000
CLASSES=none daemon
PSTAMP=hubert990707141632

The pkgmap File

: 1 1758
1 d none SUNWstuf/EZstuf 0775 root bin
1 f none SUNWstuf/EZstuf/dirdel 0555 bin bin 40 773 751310229
1 f none SUNWstuf/EZstuf/usrdel 0555 bin bin 40 773 751310229
1 f none SUNWstuf/EZstuf/filedel 0555 bin bin 40 773 751310229
1 d none SUNWstuf/HRDstuf 0775 root bin
1 f none SUNWstuf/HRDstuf/mksmart 0555 bin bin 40 773 751310229
1 f none SUNWstuf/HRDstuf/mktall 0555 bin bin 40 773 751310229
1 f none SUNWstuf/HRDstuf/mkcute 0555 bin bin 40 773 751310229
1 f none SUNWstuf/HRDstuf/mkeasy 0555 bin bin 40 773 751310229
1 d none /etc	? ? ?
1 d none /etc/rc2.d ? ? ?
1 e daemon /etc/rc2.d/S70dostuf 0744 root sys 450 223443
1 i i.daemon 509 39560 752978103
1 i pkginfo 348 28411 760740163
1 i postinstall 323 26475 751309908
1 i postremove 402 33179 751309945
1 i preinstall 321 26254 751310019
1 i preremove 320 26114 751309865
1 i r.daemon 320 24573 742152591

While S70dostuf belongs to the daemon class, the directories that lead up to it (which are already in place at install time) belong to the none class. Even if the directories were unique to this package, you should leave them in the none class. The reason for this is that the directories need to be created first and deleted last, and this is always true for the none class. The pkgadd command creates directories; they are not copied from the package and they are not passed to a class action script to be created. Instead, they are created by the pkgadd command before it calls the install class action script, and the pkgrm command deletes directories after completion of the removal class action script.

This means that if a directory in a special class contains objects in the class none, when the pkgrm command attempts to remove the directory, it fails because the directory will not be empty in time. If an object of class none is to be inserted into a directory of some special class, that directory will not exist in time to accept the object. The pkgadd command will create the directory on-the-fly during installation of the object and may not be able to synchronize the attributes of that directory when it finally sees the pkgmap definition.

When assigning a directory to a class, always remember the order of creation and deletion.