ChorusOS 5.0 Transition Guide

Directory Conventions

The following table describes the directory conventions used in this book.

Table P-1 Directory Conventions

Directory 

Description 

download_dir

Directory containing the ChorusOS 5.0 download files. 

Example:

/home/user/downloads/ChorusOS_5.0/

extract_dir

Directory containing sufficient space to extract the delivery. This directory can be a local or an NFS mounted disk that has "write" permission. 

Example:

/home/user/extract/

install_dir

Directory where you install the ChorusOS product. 

Example (also default):

/opt/SUNWconn/SEW/5.0-processor_family

where processor_family is one of the following:

UltraSPARC, x86, PowerPC, MPC8xx

Note that, during installation, you can choose the installation directory other than /opt/SUNWconn/SEW/. However, the 5.0-processor_family directory containing the ChorusOS directories and files is automatically created in the directory you specify.

build_dir

Directory where you configure and build the system image. This directory can be a local or an NFS mounted disk, but you must have "write" permission. 

Example:

/home/user/chorusos/build/

root_dir

Directory containing the ChorusOS file system.  

Example:

/install_dir/chorus-family/os/root

mount_dir

Directory on the host containing a file system you want to mount on a target. 

Example:

host:/install_dir/chorus-family/os/root

source_dir

Directory containing the source files. 

Example:

install_dir/chorus-family/src/


Note -

family is one of the following: