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NAME
pkginfo - package characteristics file
DESCRIPTION
pkginfo is an ASCII file that describes the characteristics of the
package along with information that helps control the flow of
installation. It is created by the software package developer.
Each entry in the pkginfo file is a line that establishes the value
of a parameter in the following form:
PARAM="value"
There is no required order in which the parameters must be specified
within the file. Each parameter is described below. Only fields
marked with an asterisk are mandatory.
PKG* Abbreviation for the package being installed,
generally three characters in length (for example,
dir or pkg). All characters in the abbreviation must
be alphanumeric and the first may not be numeric.
The abbreviation is limited to a maximum length of
nine characters. install, new, and all are reserved
abbreviations.
NAME* Text that specifies the package name (maximum length
of 256 ASCII characters).
ARCH* A comma-separated list of alphanumeric tokens that
indicate the architecture (for example, 3B2)
associated with the package. The pkgmk tool may be
used to create or modify this value when actually
building the package. The maximum length of a token
is 16 characters and it cannot include a comma.
VERSION* Text that specifies the current version associated
with the software package. The maximum length is 256
ASCII characters and the first character cannot be a
left parenthesis. The pkgmk tool may be used to
create or modify this value when actually building
the package.
CATEGORY* A comma-separated list of categories under which a
package may be displayed. A package must at least
belong to the system or application category.
Categories are case-insensitive and may contain only
alphanumerics. Each category is limited in length to
16 characters.
DESC Text that describes the package (maximum length of
256 ASCII characters).
VENDOR Used to identify the vendor that holds the software
copyright (maximum length of 256 ASCII characters).
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HOTLINE Phone number and/or mailing address where further
information may be received or bugs may be reported
(maximum length of 256 ASCII characters).
EMAIL An electronic address where further information is
available or bugs may be reported (maximum length of
256 ASCII characters).
VSTOCK The vendor stock number, if any, that identifies this
product (maximum length of 256 ASCII characters).
CLASSES A space-separated list of classes defined for a
package. The order of the list determines the order
in which the classes are installed. Classes listed
first will be installed first (on a media by media
basis). This parameter may be modified by the
request script.
ISTATES A list of allowable run states for package
installation (for example, "S s 1").
RSTATES A list of allowable run states for package removal
(for example, "S s 1").
BASEDIR The pathname to a default directory where
``relocatable'' files may be installed. If blank,
the package is not relocatable and any files that
have relative pathnames will not be installed. An
administrator can override the default directory.
ULIMIT If set, this parameter is passed as an argument to
the ulimit command, which establishes the maximum
size of a file during installation.
ORDER A list of classes defining the order in which they
should be put on the medium. Used by pkgmk in
creating the package. Classes not defined in this
field are placed on the medium using the standard
ordering procedures.
MAXINST The maximum number of package instances that should
be allowed on a machine at the same time. By
default, only one instance of a package is allowed.
This parameter must be set in order to have multiple
instances of a package.
PSTAMP Production stamp used to mark the pkgmap file on the
output volumes. Provides a means for distinguishing
between production copies of a version if more than
one is in use at a time. If PSTAMP is not defined,
the default is used. The default consists of the
UNIX system machine name followed by the string
"YYMMDDHHMM" (year, month, date, hour, minutes).
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INTONLY Indicates that the package should only be installed
interactively when set to any non-NULL value.
PREDEPEND Used to maintain compatibility with pre-SVR4 package
dependency checking. Pre-SVR4 dependency checks were
based on whether or not the name file for the
required package existed in the /var/options
directory. This directory is not maintained for SVR4
packages since the depend file is used for checking
dependencies. However, entries can be created in
this directory to maintain compatibility. Setting
the PREDEPEND parameter to y or yes creates a
/usr/option entry for the package. (Packages that
are new for SVR4 do not need to use this parameter.)
EXAMPLES
Here is a sample pkginfo:
PKG="oam"
NAME="OAM Installation Utilities"
VERSION="3"
VENDOR="AT&T"
HOTLINE="1-800-ATT-BUGS"
EMAIL="attunix!olsen"
VSTOCK="0122c3f5566"
CATEGORY="system.essential"
ISTATES="S 2"
RSTATES="S 2"
SEE ALSO
compver(4), copyright(4), depend(4), pkgmap(4).
NOTES
Developers may define their own installation parameters by adding a
definition to this file. A developer-defined parameter must begin
with a capital letter,
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