Application Packaging Developer's Guide

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A

	absolute package ( )
		traditional example ( )

	administrative defaults file ( )

	`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

	CD-ROM drives
		software installation and
			from mounted CD to diskless client ( )

	checking package installation ( )
		the process ( )

	`checkinstall` script ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		and environment variables ( )
		design rules ( )
		how to write a ( )
		writing a ( )

	class action script ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		behaviors ( )
		design rules ( )
		how to write a ( )
		in a case study ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		naming conventions ( )

	classes
		See object classes

	clients, installing packages to ( )

	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 ( )


G

	guidelines, packaging ( )


I

	incompatible package ( )

	individually relocatable object ( ) ( )

	install time ( )

	install variable, description ( )

	installation environment variables ( )

	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 ( )


L

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


M

	mounting shared file systems, example ( )


O

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


P

	package
		absolute ( )
		base directory ( )
		checking installation ( )
			the process ( )
		commands ( )
		components ( )
		composite ( )
		control files
			information files ( )
			installation scripts ( )
		defining dependencies ( )
		description ( )
		design criteria ( )
		environment variables ( ) ( )
		how to build ( )
		how to install ( )
		how to organize ( )
		information files ( )
		installation scripts ( )
		installing to clients ( )
		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 ( )

	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 ( )

	`pkgask` command ( )

	`pkgchk` command ( ) ( ) ( )

	`pkginfo` command ( ) ( ) ( )
		and package parameters ( )
		customizing the output ( )

	`pkginfo` file ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		creating a ( )
		description ( ) ( )
		determining the base directory ( )
		example ( )
		how to create ( )
		in a case study ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		required parameters ( )
		using environment variables in ( )

	`pkgmap` file ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	`pkgmk` command ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		building a package ( )

	`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 ( )
		`-rR` option (diskless and AutoClient systems) ( )
		`rm` command vs. ( )

	`pkgtrans` command ( ) ( )

	`postinstall` script ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		in a case study ( ) ( ) ( )
		installing package objects ( )

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

	`preinstall` script ( ) ( ) ( )

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

	prerequisite package ( )

	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 ( )
		creating ( )
		creating a
			from scratch ( )
			with the `pkgproto` command ( )
		description ( ) ( )
		fine-tuning a ( )
			example ( )
		format of ( )
		how to create ( )
		in a case study ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		using environment variables in ( )
		valid file types ( )


R

	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 ( )
		behaviors ( ) ( )
		design rules ( )
		example ( ) ( )
		how to write a ( )
		in a case study ( ) ( )
		writing a ( )

	reserving additional space on a target system ( )

	reverse dependency ( )


S

	scripts
		See installation scripts

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

	software package
		See package

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

	system object classes ( )


T

	transferring a package to a distribution medium ( )


U

	unbundled packages ( ) ( )

	upgrading packages ( )


V

	verifying package installation ( )
		the process ( )

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