Defining a Package Abbreviation (PKG)

A package abbreviation is a short name for a package that is defined by the PKG parameter in the pkginfo file. A package abbreviation must have these characteristics:

• The abbreviation must consist of alphanumeric characters. The first character cannot be a number.

• The abbreviation cannot exceed 32 characters in length.

• The abbreviation cannot be one of the reserved abbreviations: install, new, or all.

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  The first four characters should be unique to your company. For example, packages built by Sun Microsystems^TM all have “SUNW” as the first four characters of their package abbreviation.

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  An example of a package abbreviation entry in a pkginfo file is PKG=SUNWcadap.