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Application Packaging Developer's Guide

Case Study Files

The pkginfo File

PKG=bufdev
NAME=Buffer Device
CATEGORY=system
BASEDIR=/
ARCH=INTEL
VERSION=Software Issue #19
CLASSES=none

The prototype File

To install a driver at the time of installation, you must include the object and configuration files for the driver in the prototype file.

In this example, the executable module for the driver is named buffer; the add_drv command operates on this file. The kernel uses the configuration file, buffer.conf, to help configure the driver. 

i pkginfo
i request
i postinstall
i preremove
f none $KERNDIR/buffer 444 root root
f none $KERNDIR/buffer.conf 444 root root

Looking at the prototype file for this example, notice the following:

The request Script

trap 'exit 3' 15
# determine where driver object should be placed; location
# must be an absolute path name that is an existing directory
KERNDIR=`ckpath -aoy -d /kernel/drv -p \
“Where do you want the driver object installed”` || exit $?

# make parameters available to installation service, and
# so to any other packaging scripts
cat >$1 <<!

CLASSES='$CLASSES'
KERNDIR='$KERNDIR'
!
exit 0

The postinstall Script

# KERNDIR parameter provided by `request' script
err_code=1                    # an error is considered fatal
# Load the module into the system
cd $KERNDIR
add_drv -m '* 0666 root sys' buffer || exit $err_code
# Create a /dev entry for the character node
installf $PKGINST /dev/buffer0=/devices/eisa/buffer*:0 s
installf -f $PKGINST

The preremove Script

err_code=1                    # an error is considered fatal
# Unload the driver
rem_drv buffer || exit $err_code
# remove /dev file
removef $PKGINST /dev/buffer0 ; rm /dev/buffer0
removef -f $PKGINST