Here you go. These docs should tell you ALMOST everything you want to know
about IPS-style packaging versus the SVR4 packaging method. You can also
do direct SVR4 publishing to an IPS repo.

http://wikis.sun.com/display/OpenSolarisInfo200906/Deploying+Your+Application

~ Ken Mays


--- On Sat, 12/12/09, UNIX admin <[email protected]> wrote:

> In order to create a SVR4 package, a prototype(4) file must
> be created, which declares permissions and file attributes
> in a package, and specifies inclusion of metadata, such as
> depend(4), and pkginfo(4). In other words, a prototype(4)
> file declares what the package payload is.
> 
> I believe that in IPS, this is called a bundle file or a
> package manifest perhaps?
> 
> Which tool creates this declaration of package content?



      
_______________________________________________
opensolaris-discuss mailing list
[email protected]

Reply via email to