Application Packaging Developer's Guide


A

	absolute package ( )
		traditional example ( )

	administrative defaults file ( )

	application binary interface (ABI) ( )

	archive packages
		creating ( )
		directory structure ( )
		keywords ( )

	`awk` class ( )
		script ( )


B

	base directory ( ) ( )
		in the administrative defaults file ( )
		using parametric path names ( )
		using the `BASEDIR` parameter ( )
		walking the ( ) ( )
			example ( ) ( )

	`build` class ( )
		in a case study ( )
		script ( )
			in a case study ( )

	build time ( )

	build variable, description ( )

	building a package, the process ( )

	bundled packages ( )


C

	certificates
		importing into package keystore ( )
		managing ( )
		trusted ( ) ( ) ( )
		user ( )

	checking package installation ( )
		the process ( )

	`checkinstall` script ( ) ( ) ( )
		and environment variables ( )
		`BASEDIR` parameter ( ) ( )
		creating installation scripts ( )
		dependency checking ( )
		design rules ( )
		example of ( )
		how to write a ( )
		patching packages ( )
		writing a ( )

	class action script ( ) ( ) ( )
		behaviors ( )
		creating installation scripts ( )
		design rules ( )
		example of ( )
		how to write a ( )
		in a case study ( )
		naming conventions ( )

	classes, See object classes

	collectively relocatable object ( ) ( )

	composite ( )

	composite package
		example ( ) ( ) ( )
		rules for constructing ( )
		traditional example ( )

	`compver` file ( )
		description ( )
		example ( )
		how to write ( )
		in a case study ( )

	control files
		description
			See also information files and installation scripts

	`copyright` file ( )
		example ( )
		how to write ( )
		in a case study ( ) ( )
		writing a ( )


D

	`depend` file ( )
		description ( )
		example ( )
		how to write ( )
		in a case study ( )


E

	exit codes for scripts ( )


F

	faspac utility ( )


I

	i.cron installation class action script, in a case study ( )

	i.inittab installation class action script, in a case study ( )

	Image Packaging System ( )

	incompatible package ( )

	individually relocatable object ( ) ( )

	install time ( )

	install variable, description ( )

	installation environment variables ( )
		to determine Solaris version ( )

	installation scripts
		and environment variables ( )
		characteristics ( )
		creating ( )
		exit codes ( )
		obtaining package information ( )
		processing of ( )
		requirements for ( )
		types of ( ) ( )

	installation software database ( )

	`installf` command ( ) ( )
		in a case study ( ) ( )

	installing classes ( )

	installing packages on a standalone or server, example ( )

	installing packages to clients, example ( )

	IPS packages ( )


L

	links
		defining in a `prototype` file ( ) ( )


M

	`manifest` class ( )
		script ( )

	mounting shared file systems, example ( )


O

	object classes ( ) ( )
		installing ( ) ( )
		removing ( ) ( )
		system ( ) ( )
			`awk` ( )
			`build` ( )
			`manifest` ( )
			`preserve` ( )
			`sed` ( )

	OS version environment variables ( )


P

	package
		absolute ( )
		base directory ( )
		checking installation ( )
			the process ( )
		commands ( )
		components ( )
		composite ( )
		control files
			information files ( )
			installation scripts ( )
		defining dependencies ( )
		description ( )
		environment variables ( )
		how to build ( )
		how to install ( )
		how to organize ( )
		information files ( )
		installation scripts ( )
		object ( )
			classes ( )
			classes
			See also object classes
			path names ( ) ( )
			relocatable ( )
		optional components ( )
		organization ( )
		patching ( )
		relocatable ( )
		required components ( )
		status ( )
		transferring to media ( )
		upgrading ( )

	package abbreviation
		description ( )
		requirements ( )

	package components ( )
		optional ( )
		required ( )

	package dependencies, how to define ( )

	package identifier, description ( )

	package instance, description ( )

	package keystore
		adding trusted certificates to ( )
		adding user certificates and private keys to ( )
		deleting trusted certificates and private keys from ( )
		importing a certificate into ( )
		verifying contents of ( )
		verifying the contents ( )

	packaging guidelines ( )

	parametric path name ( ) ( ) ( )
		description ( )
		example ( )
		in a case study ( )

	patch list ( )

	patching packages ( )

	`pkgadd` command ( ) ( )
		and class installation ( )
		and directories ( )
		and disk space ( )
		and installation problems ( )
		and installation scripts ( )
		and package identifiers ( )
		and patching packages ( )
		and `request` scripts ( )
		and script processing ( )
		and the administrative defaults file ( )
		and the installation software database ( )
		standalone systems and ( )

	`pkgadm` command
		adding trusted certificates to package keystore ( )
		adding user certificate and private key to package keystore ( )
		deleting trusted certificates and private keys ( )
		importing certificates into package keystore ( )
		managing certificates ( )
		verifying package keystore contents ( )

	`pkgask` command ( ) ( )

	`pkgchk` command ( ) ( ) ( )

	`pkginfo` command
		and package parameters ( )
		and the installation software database ( )
		creating an unsigned package ( )
		customizing the output ( )
		displaying information about installed packages ( )
		obtaining package information ( )

	`pkginfo` file ( )
		build class case study ( )
		creating a ( )
		creating a signed package, used in ( )
		`crontab` file case study ( )
		description ( ) ( )
		determining the base directory ( )
		example ( ) ( ) ( )
		example, `BASEDIR` parameter ( )
		example, composite package ( )
		example, relocatable package ( ) ( )
		how to create ( )
		installation and removal case study ( )
		installing a driver using the `sed` class and procedure scripts case study ( )
		installing and removing a driver with procedure scripts case study ( )
		package compatibilities and dependencies case study ( )
		required parameters ( )
		`sed` class and `postinstall` script case study ( )
		soliciting input from administrator case study ( )
		standard classes and class action script case study ( )
		using environment variables in ( )

	`pkgmap` file
		building a package ( )
		class action script behaviors ( )
		class processing during installation ( )
		composite package example ( ) ( )
		defining object classes ( )
		in a case study ( )
		parametric path name example ( )
		procedure script design rules ( )
		reserving additional space on a target system ( )
		script processing during package installation ( )
		traditional absolute package example ( )
		traditional relocatable package example ( )
		using relative parametric path example ( )
		using the `BASEDIR` parameter example ( )
		verifying the integrity of a package ( )

	`pkgmk` command
		and package parameters ( )
		and the `postinstall` script ( )
		building a package ( )
		class field ( )
		creating an unsigned package
			in creating signed packages ( )
		information files and installation script locations ( )
		multiple volume packages ( )
		package components
			building the package ( )
		package environment variables ( )
		providing a search path ( )
		setting environment variables ( )

	`pkgparam` command ( ) ( ) ( )

	`pkgproto` command ( ) ( )
		creating a `prototype` file ( )
		in a case study ( )

	`pkgrm` command ( ) ( ) ( )
		and class removal ( )
		and directories ( )
		and script processing ( )
		and the installation software database ( )
		basic procedure ( )

	`pkgtrans` command ( ) ( )

	pkgtrans command ( )

	`postinstall` script
		creating patching packages ( )
		example for upgradable packages ( )
		in a case study ( ) ( ) ( )
		installing package objects ( )
		procedure scripts ( )
		sript processing during package installation ( )
		upgradable packages ( )

	`postremove` script ( ) ( )
		removing package objects ( )

	`preinstall` script ( ) ( ) ( )

	`preremove` script ( ) ( )
		in a case study ( ) ( )

	prerequisite package ( )

	`preserve` class ( )
		script ( )

	private key
		adding to package keystore ( )
		deleting from package keystore ( )
		importing into package keystore ( )
		PEM ( )
		user key ( )

	procedure scripts ( ) ( )
		behaviors ( )
		design rules ( )
		how to write ( )
		predefined names of ( ) ( ) ( )
		writing ( )

	`prototype` file ( )
		adding functionality to ( )
			creating links at install time ( )
			creating objects at install time ( )
			distributing packages over multiple volumes ( )
			nesting `prototype` files ( )
			setting default values ( )
			setting environment variables ( )
			specifying a search path ( )
		`build` class case study ( )
		creating ( )
		creating a
			from scratch ( )
			with the `pkgproto` command ( )
		creating a signed package, used in ( )
		`crontab` file case study ( )
		description ( )
		fine-tuning a ( )
			example ( )
		format of ( )
		how to create ( )
		in a case studyinstalling a driver using the `sed` class and procedure scripts case study ( )
		installation and removal case study ( )
		installing and removing a driver with procedure scripts case study ( )
		`sed` class and `postinstall` script ( )
		soliciting input from administrator case study ( )
		standard classes and class action script case study ( )
		using environment variables in ( )
		valid file types ( )

	public key
		ASN.1 ( )
		in trusted certificates ( )
		user key ( )
		X.509 ( )


R

	r.cron removal class action script, in a case study ( )

	r.inittab class action script, in a case study ( )

	relocatable object ( )

	relocatable package ( )
		traditional example ( )

	relocation, supporting in a heterogeneous environment ( )

	`removef` command ( ) ( )
		in a case study ( )

	removing classes ( )

	`request` script ( ) ( ) ( )
		and environment variables ( )
		and package removal ( )
		and script processing ( )
		behaviors ( ) ( )
		creating installation scripts ( )
		dependency checking ( )
		design rules ( )
		example ( ) ( )
		example, upgradable packages ( )
		how to write a ( )
		in a case study ( ) ( )
		managing the base directory ( )
		patching packages ( )
		soliciting input from administrator case study ( )
		upgradable packages ( )
		walking the base directory ( )
		writing a ( )

	reserving additional space on a target system ( )

	reverse dependency ( )


S

	scripts, See installation scripts

	`sed` class
		script ( )
			in a case study ( ) ( )

	signed package
		definition ( )
		how to create ( )

	signed packages, overview for creating ( )

	SMF
		Service Management Facility ( ) ( )

	software package, See package

	`space` file ( ) ( )
		example ( )
		how to create a ( )
		in a case study ( )

	system object classes ( )

	system V interface definition ( )


T

	transferring a package to a distribution medium ( )

	trusted certificate
		adding to the package keystore ( )

	Trusted certificate, and adding to the package keystore ( )

	trusted certificate
		definition ( )
		deleting from the package keystore ( ) ( )

	Trusted certificatee, and adding to the package keystore ( )


U

	unbundled packages ( )

	upgrading packages ( )

	user key ( )


V

	verifying package installation ( )
		the process ( )