setinfo(4)                                                setinfo(4)


       NAME
             setinfo - set characteristics file

       DESCRIPTION
             setinfo is an ASCII file that describes the characteristics of
             the set along with information that helps control the flow of
             installation.  It is created by the software set developer and
             is included in the Set Installation Package (SIP).  A SIP is a
             special purpose package that controls the installation and
             removal of a set of packages.

             Each entry in the setinfo file is a line that consists of
             predefined fields.  Each entry corresponds to a package
             belonging to the set and must contain the following <tab>-
             separated fields:

            1.  Package Abbr
                   This field contains the abbreviated name of the package.
                   The abbreviation must be a short string (no more than
                   nine characters long) and must conform to the file
                   naming rules.  All characters in the abbreviation must
                   be alphanumeric and the first character cannot be
                   numeric.  install, new, and all are reserved.

                  This abbreviated name must be the same as the one used in
                   pkginfo(4).

            2.  Parts
                   This field specifies the number of parts this package
                   consists of.

            3.  Default
                   This field contains the character 'y' indicating that
                   the package is to be installed as a default.
                   Conversely, an 'n' indicates that the package will not
                   be installed.

            4.  Category
                   The category under which the package belongs.  Release 4
                   defines four categories: ``application,'' ``graphics,''
                   ``system'' and ``utilities.''  All packages must be
                   assigned to one of these categories.  If you choose, you
                   can also assign a package to a category you defined.
                   Categories are case-insensitive and may contain only
                   alphanumerics.  Each category is limited to 16
                   characters.


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      setinfo(4)                                                setinfo(4)


            5.  Package Full-Name
                 Text that specifies the package name (maximum length of
                 256 ASCII characters).  This field must be the same as
                 NAME in pkginfo(4).

      EXAMPLES
            setinfo file for set admin:

                  #ident  "@(#)set:cmn/set/admin/setinfo    1.2"
                  #ident  "$Header: $"
                  # Format for the setinfo file.      Field separator is: <tab>
                  # pkg parts default     category    pkg full-name
                  # abbr          y/n
                  oam   4     y     application OA&M
                  bkrs  1     y     system            Extended Backup and Restore
                  face  1     y     application FACE

      NOTICES
            The order of the packages listed in the setinfo file must
            reflect any package dependencies (if any) and must represent
            the order in which the packages will occur on the media (in
            the case of datastream).  Any package for which there exists a
            dependency must be listed prior to the package(s) that depends
            on it.

      REFERENCES
            pkginfo(4)





















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