- Book Information
- Index
- Preface
- Chapter??1 Designing a Package
- Chapter??2 Building a Package
- The Process of Building a Package (Task Map)
- Package Environment Variables
- Creating a pkginfo File
- Organizing a Package's Contents
- Creating a prototype File
- Building a Package
- Chapter??3 Enhancing the Functionality
of a Package (Tasks)
- Creating Information Files and Installation Scripts (Task Map)
- Creating Information Files
- Creating Installation Scripts
- Script Processing During Package Installation
- Script Processing During Package Removal
- Package Environment Variables Available to Scripts
- Obtaining Package Information for a Script
- Exit Codes for Scripts
- Writing a request Script
- How to Write a request Script
- Gathering File System Data With the checkinstall Script
- How to Gather File System Data
- Writing Procedure Scripts
- How to Write Procedure Scripts
- Writing Class Action Scripts
- How to Write Class Action Scripts
- Creating Signed Packages
- Chapter??4 Verifying and Transferring a Package
- Chapter??5 Case Studies of Package Creation
- Soliciting Input From the Administrator
- Creating a File at Installation and Saving It During Removal
- Defining Package Compatibilities and Dependencies
- Modifying a File by Using Standard Classes and Class Action Scripts
- Modifying a File by Using the sed Class and a postinstall Script
- Modifying a File by Using The build Class
- Modifying crontab Files During Installation
- Installing and Removing a Driver With Procedure Scripts
- Installing a Driver by Using the sed Class and Procedure Scripts
- Chapter??6 Advanced Techniques for Creating Packages
- Glossary