Name

newinv − update distribution kit master inventory

Syntax

/usr/sys/dist/newinv mi-file input-path

Description

The newinv command interactively maintains the master inventory files used for producing distributions in setld format. The program updates the master inventory for a product when changes are made to the hierarchy of files which are to be packaged in the subsets which constitute the product.

The product hierarchy is scanned to produce a list of component path names relative to input-path.  The list of path names is processed against the mi-file to produce a list of those files which have been removed from the product hierarchy and a list of those files which have been added. 

The user is then given an opportunity to intervene and direct the inventory maintenance by editing these lists.  The user is placed in the editor with each list available for editing.  The editor used is the one specified by the EDITOR environment variable. If EDITOR is not set, vi is used. When editing the list of files which have been removed from the product, the user is expected to verify that the removals were intentional, and confirm the intent by removing the associated record from the file. When editing the list of files which have been added to the product, the user is expected to provide flags and subset information for each new file, transforming the elements of the list into master inventory records.

Both of these lists are merged with the records for the files which have not been changed to produce a new copy of the master inventory file. 

Arguments

mi-file The pathname of the master inventory file to be processed. If no master inventory file exists, you must create an empty one before using the newinv command.

input-path The name of the product hierarchy to be scanned for files belonging in the inventory. All files and directories found below the input-path will be processed as belonging in the inventory. 

Restrictions

The default text editor if not specified in $EDITOR is /usr/ucb/vi.

Files in the product hierarchy cannot be excluded from the master inventory. Files can be blocked from being kitted in the final distribution kit by setting the subset field of the master inventory record to NOSHIP. 

Examples

To update the master inventory file ULT400.mi from the hierarchy beginning at /var/kits/input, type:

    newinv ULT400.mi /var/kits/input

Diagnostics

newinv: where is mi-file? 
The mi-file specified on the command line cannot be found. 

input-path: bad directory. 
The input-path directory specified on the command line does not exist. 

Files

mi-file.bkp Backup copy of master inventory

mi-file.dead
The list of files missing from the product.

mi-file.extra
The list of files new to the product.

mi-file.join
Intermediate join file.

mi-file.tmp List of all files in the product. 

See Also

kits(1), vi(1), stl_mi(5), environ(7), setld(8)
Guide to Preparing Software for Distribution on ULTRIX Systems