Software Package Builder 5.0 User's Guide

on which the depot resides. Depots can reside on a local or remote system. You can package
software directly into a depot or copy packaged software into the depot from elsewhere.
description An attribute for products and filesets, usually a paragraph description of that product or fileset.
destination The path at which a file will be installed.
destination
filesystem
The filesystem structure that will be created on the target system when the software product
is installed.
directory An optional keyword that ends the software element specification in a PSF. No value is required.
end An optional keyword that ends the software element specification in a PSF. No value is required.
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fileset A collection of related files. A fileset serves as a container for files, associated file attributes,
and separate control scripts. Most SD-UX operations are performed on filesets.
graphical user
interface (GUI)
A program interface that takes advantage of the computer's graphics capabilities to make the
program easier to use.
is_locatable In packaging, an attribute that defines whether a product can be installed to an alternate product
directory or not. If specified, the attribute is set to a value of true. If not specified, the attribute
is assigned a value of false.
M-O
machine_type In packaging, an attribute that describes the type of systems on which the product will run. (If
not specified, the keyword is assigned a wildcard value (*) meaning it will run on all machines.
If there are multiple machine platforms, you must separate each machine designation with a
vertical bar ( | ). (e.g., IA64)
media Physical data storage media on which software is stored, such as tape, CD-ROM, or DVD.
multiple
architecture
multiple architecture - A single product that contains different versions of the same fileset
which differ by their architecture attribute.
optional attribute An attribute whose inclusion in the product specification file is optional, will not effect the
users ability to create a software package using swpackage.
or corequisites set See OR dependency set.
or dependency set Used to identify multiple corequisites or prerequisites attributes for a fileset where only one of
the set must satisfy the dependency.
or prerequisites
set
See OR dependency set.
P
patch Software designed to update specific bundles, products, subproducts, filesets, or files on your
system. By definition, patch software is packaged with the is_patch attribute set to true.
postinstall script An optional script associated with a fileset that is executed by swinstall after the corresponding
fileset has been installed or updated.
postremove script
An optional script associated with a fileset that is executed by swremove after the corresponding
fileset has been removed.
preinstall script
An optional script associated with a fileset that is executed by swinstall before installing or
updating the fileset.
preremove script
An optional script associated with a fileset that is executed by swremove before removing the
fileset.
prerequisites A dependency in which one fileset requires another fileset to be installed and configured before
the first fileset can be installed or configured. For example, fileset A may require that fileset B
is installed before fileset A can be installed. Therefore, fileset B is a prerequisite for fileset A.
product A collection of filesets, subproducts and/or control scripts that form a set of related software.
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