HP-UX 11i December 2004 Release Notes

HP-UX 11i Version 1 Operating Environment Applications
Selectable Applications
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Software Package Builder
Software Package Builder (SPB) provides a visual method to create and edit software
packages using the HP-UX Software Distributor (SD) package format. Once software is
packaged, it can easily be transferred to a distribution medium, mass produced, and
installed by administrators.
The SPB graphical user interface (GUI) provides a window into the software package
structure, showing attributes that can be set for each package element. SPB dynamically
loads packaging policies and validates software package attributes against these
policies. The SPB command-line interface (CLI) can also perform validation of software
package attributes against policies and supports automated edits to the software
package specification.
IMPORTANT Java Swing behavior may cause navigational inconsistencies when running SPB through
an emulator. If your mouse click behavior setting is too slow, it can prevent SPB from
buffering all mouse clicks. This could potentially lead to data loss. The SPB product
release notes contain a detailed procedure for correcting this performance issue. It is
highly recommended that you complete the procedure prior to using SPB.
For this and other troubleshooting topics, refer to the SPB Help system.
updated for
December 2004
This release of SPB has been updated to version A.02.00. to allow for the display of the
current policy file being used for validation and to incorporate defect fixes.
updated for June
2004
SPB has been updated to version A.02.00 to allow SPB to detect ambiguous objects.
Some objects, such as vendor, category, and subproducts use only the value of the
tag attribute to determine whether they are unique from each other. However, product
and fileset objects are differentiated by the combined values of several attributes,
which may include tag, revision, architecture, location, and vendor_tag. See
swpackage (5) for more information.
SPB has also been updated to support the following new features:
• Edit multiple Product Specification Files (PSF) at the same time
• Open and view depot(s) in the SPB GUI
• Convert a depot into a PSF
• Validate a depot's content
This release of SPB has also been updated to correct defect fixes.
updated for
December 2003
SPB has been updated to version A.01.00.04 to allow the use of OR relationships when
setting corequisite and prerequisite dependencies.
new for September
2003
SPB is now available in the Operating Environments as a selectable product.
Documentation
For further information on Software Package Builder, see the following:
•the spb manpage, spb (1M)
• the SPB Web site at http://software.hp.com/products/SPB/