Application Packaging Developer's Guide

parametric path name

A path name that includes a variable specification.

patch list

A list of patches that affect the current package. This list of patches is recorded in the installed package in the pkginfo file.

prerequisite package

A package that depends on the existence of another package. See also depend file.

procedure script

A script that defines actions that occur at a particular point during package installation and package removal.

relocatable

A package object defined in a prototype file with a relative path name.

relocatable object

A package object that does not need an absolute path location on a target system. Instead, its location is determined during the installation process. See also collectively relocatable object and individually relocatable object.

reverse dependency

A condition when another package depends on the existence of your package. See also depend file.

segmented

A package that does not fit on a single volume, such as a floppy disk.

tar

Tape archive retrieval. Solaris command for adding or extracting files from a media.


	parametric path name A path name that includes a variable specification. patch list A list of patches that affect the current package. This list of patches is recorded in the installed package in the `pkginfo` file. prerequisite package A package that depends on the existence of another package. See also `depend` file. procedure script A script that defines actions that occur at a particular point during package installation and package removal. relocatable A package object defined in a `prototype` file with a relative path name. relocatable object A package object that does not need an absolute path location on a target system. Instead, its location is determined during the installation process. See also collectively relocatable object and individually relocatable object. reverse dependency A condition when another package depends on the existence of your package. See also `depend` file. segmented A package that does not fit on a single volume, such as a floppy disk. `tar` Tape archive retrieval. Solaris command for adding or extracting files from a media.