Creating pkg build in solaris

PKG creation in solaris

FILE NEEDED:
       
       pkginfo       ---> Information about the package     
       checkinstall --> operation that you are gonna do while installing
       Postinstall   ---> Operation that  you need to do after installation
       prototype    ----> configuration file for installing pkgs in solaris


  Example:  We are gonna create whole file under /solaris

 pkginfo -->

PKG=”pkgname″
NAME=”test tool”
VERSION=”1.0″
ARCH=”x86″
CLASSES=”none”
CATEGORY=”utility”
VENDOR=”company name”
PSTAMP=”18 Sept″
ISTATES=”S s 1 2 3″
RSTATES=”S s 1 2 3″
BASEDIR=”/solaris”



   


 
   Checkinstall ->

    echo "sam" > /tmp/log



   Postinstall ->

   echo "finished" >> /tmp/log



 ## File that you need to include while installaling


   mkdir sam
  
   cd sam
    echo "include files" > includes


   pkgproto sam/ > ../prototype

   #### The content of file will be look like below##########

 d none sam 0755 root root
 f none sam/includes 0644 root root


#####Ready for installation########################

Append the following line on the top of the file


i pkginfo
i checkinstall
i postinstalld none sam 0755 root root
f none sam/includes 0644 root root


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Creating package into directory format


pkgmk -r -o /solaris -d /solaris -f /solaris/prototype

A compiled file will be created in the directory with packagename --> The which you given in pkginfo file


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Converting package directory into formatted data stream

pkgtrans  /solaris /solaris/package_name.pkg packagename



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Solaris package will be created with the name "package_name.pkg"



installing package in solaris



pkgadd -i package_name.pkg