Application Packaging Developer's Guide

Copyright

  Preface

  1.  Designing a Package

  2.  Building a Package

  3.  Enhancing the Functionality of a Package

Creating Information Files and Installation Scripts Task Map

Creating Information Files

Defining Package Dependencies

How to Define Package Dependencies

Writing a Copyright Message

How to Write a Copyright Message

Reserving Additional Space on a Target System

How to Reserve Additional Space on a Target System

Creating Installation Scripts

Script Processing During Package Installation

Script Processing During Package Removal

Package Environment Variables Available to Scripts

Obtaining Package Information for a Script

Exit Codes for Scripts

Writing a request Script

How to Write a request Script

Gathering Data With the checkinstall Script

How to Gather File System Data

Writing Procedure Scripts

How to Write Procedure Scripts

Writing Class Action Scripts

How to Write Class Action Scripts

  4.  Verifying and Transferring a Package

  5.  Package Creation Case Studies

  6.  Advanced Package Creation Techniques

  Glossary

  Index