Software Distributor Requirements, Issues Fixed, and Workarounds HP-UX 11i v2, HP-UX 11i v3 (5900-2562, March 2013)
Table 18 HP-UX 11i v2 March 2006 Fixes (continued)
DescriptionDefect ID
Text has been added to the swpackage(4) manpage to provide better
information about the file "-t" syntax. The description for file types: "d"
JAGaf67184
(directory), "h" (hardlink) and "s" (symbolic link) now includes information
stating when files residing on the packaging system are ignored for these
types.
The swpackage(4) manpage now documents that comments starting with the
# character are allowed in space files. An example is included showing how
a comment can be specified in a space file.
JAGaf69219
The compile of the SD Provider's MOF file produces a parsing error. This is
caused by a byte sequence in the file that is not valid UTF-8 encoding.
JAGaf76807
swpackage fails to create a relative symbolic link when the link is specified
using the "file -t s" syntax. This was caused by files on the packaging system
JAGaf77271
being accessed when they should be ignored for symbolic links specified with
the "file -t s" syntax. Files on the packaging system are now ignored when a
symbolic link is specified using the "file -t s" syntax and also ignored for a
hard link that is specified using the "file -t h" syntax.
When a fileset contains multiple dynamic module definitions, older versions
of SD generate this warning for all but the first dynamic module defined in
the fileset:
WARNING: Ignoring duplicate definition for the keyword "dynamic_module"
at line 53704.
JAGaf79864
A permission denied message in SD is improved to mention "swreg" as well
as "swacl" as methods for enabling access to a depot.
JAGaf80319
In some circumstances, a defect in SD's dependency resolution module causes
it to incorrectly calculate dependencies for software that declares product-level
JAGaf80703
corequisites or prerequisites. This ultimately results in dependency errors during
the analysis phase of swremove sessions.
In the SD interactive user interface, the type of pop-up dialog that is used to
present software selection messages will now more closely reflect the content
JAGaf83982
of the messages. If one or more selection errors occur (as reflected in the log
file), an "Error" dialog will be used, otherwise a "Note" dialog is used.
Swpackage has a defect that can potentially mispackage a hard link as a
regular file with wrong contents. This can happen if the path being packaged
JAGaf89560,JAGaf87487
as a hard link and the source path defined in the PSF for the hard link both
exist on the system at their installed locations. This occurs when the hard link
is specified in the PSF using the explicit file definition syntax: "file -t h" or "file
-h" or by specifying the hard link using a multi-line file definition syntax
containing the line "type h".
For example:
file type h path <path>link_sourceend <path>
This defect was introduced in the 11i v2 May 2005, 11 v2 December 2005,
and 11i v1 September 2005 Update Releases. It was also introduced in the
11i v1 SD patch PHCO_33822 patch. This defect is fixed in the 11i v2 March
2006 Update Release and is fixed in 11i v1 SD patch PHCO_34295.
Issues fixed 19