Getting Started with Software Package Builder

Getting Started Using the SPB GUI

 

 

Getting Started Using the SPB GUI

 

 

Get started using SPB by familiarizing yourself with how to create a

 

 

PSF, add a product and filesets, manage fileset content, validate a PSF,

 

 

and set attributes.

 

 

This procedure walks you through the steps required to create a valid

 

 

PSF.

 

 

Creating a New PSF

 

 

To create a PSF

Step

1.

Launch the SPB GUI.

 

 

/opt/spb/bin/spb

Step

2.

From the main menu, select File > New PSF.

Step

3.

Select File > Save As to name and save the new PSF.

Step

4.

Select the new PSF in the Package Structure.

 

 

Its associated attributes display in the Attribute table.

 

 

 

NOTE

 

At a minimum, a valid PSF must contain one product, one fileset, and

 

 

one file.

 

 

To create a product and add filesets

 

 

Step

1.

From the main menu, select Structure> Add Element(s) > Product.

 

 

The Product dialog box displays.

Step

2.

Enter a product name.

Step

3.

Select a predefined fileset name by selecting from the list provided

 

 

OR

 

 

Enter a new name in the Fileset Name field.

Step

4.

Click Add.

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