Software Package Builder 5.0 User's Guide

Packaging Policies
Packaging policies are a set of rules that must be consistently followed to create a valid software
package. Packaging policies help ensure that the software package you create in SPB is consistently
named and structured.
SPB validates your PSF against packaging policies, eliminating the need for you to learn the
intricacies of software package structuring. By following a standard set of policies, you will
experience fewer problems, problems that can turn into longer test cycles and customer defects.
Packaging policies are implemented as Extensible Markup Language (XML) files. The default
policies supplied with SPB are located in /opt/spb/data and are named as follows:
• For HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31) - the default policy file is 113XPolicies_SD.xml
• For HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23) - the default policy file is 112XPolicies_SD.xml
• For HP-UX 11i v1 (B.11.11) - the default policy file is 11XPolicies_SD.xml
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