Software Distributor Administration Guide for HP-UX 11i

Creating Software Packages
Packaging the Software (swpackage)
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The swpackage
Process
The swpackage process includes up to four phases:
Table 10-4 swpackage Process Phases
I. Selection swpackage reads the PSF
II. Analysis swpackage analyzes the packaging tasks and
requirements before actually packaging the software
to the target depot or tape. swpackage compares the
software to be packaged against the target depot to
make sure the packaging operation will be successful.
III. Build swpackage packages the source files and information
into a product object, and inserts the product into the
distribution depot. swpackage creates the depot but
does not register it. You must have appropriate
SD-UX permission to create this new depot on the
local host.
If the target (destination) is a tape media, a
temporary depot is created.
IV. Make
Tape
(Optional) This phase occurs only if you are packaging
to a distribution tape. swpackage copies the source
files and a temporary depot catalog to the tape. (Note
that swpackage cannot compress files when writing to
a tape.)