Application Packaging Developer's Guide

Copyright

  Preface

  1.  Designing a Package

  2.  Building a Package

The Process of Building a Package Task Map

Package Environment Variables

General Rules on Using Environment Variables

Package Environment Variables Summary

Creating a pkginfo File

Defining a Package Instance

Defining a Package Name (NAME)

Defining a Package Category (CATEGORY)

How to Create a pkginfo File

Organizing a Package's Contents

How to Organize A Package's Contents

Creating a prototype File

The Format of the prototype File

Creating a prototype File From Scratch

Creating a prototype File With the pkgproto Command

Fine-Tuning a prototype File Created With the pkgproto Command

Adding Functionality to a prototype File

How to Create a prototype File Using the pkgproto Command

Building a Package

Using the Simplest pkgmk Command

The pkgmap File

How to Build a Package

  3.  Enhancing the Functionality of a Package

  4.  Verifying and Transferring a Package

  5.  Package Creation Case Studies

  6.  Advanced Package Creation Techniques

  Glossary

  Index