Distributor | HP Software Package Builder (SPB) guide

	Introduction to Software Package Builder
	Software Package Builder Overview

Features	Benefits

Open source software can be	Easy to repackage software from
packaged in SD-UX format	various formats into SD-UX,
	allowing you to manage software
	with the SD-UX software
	management toolset.

User-specified rules files	Allows you to specify the rules file
	you want to validate your PSF
	against.

	Software Package Builder and HP-UX Software
	Distributor
	It is important to understand the relationship between SPB and SD-UX.
SD-UX	SD-UX provides a powerful set of tools for centralized HP-UX software
	management. SD-UX commands are included with the HP-UX operating
	system and allow you to package software into the SD-UX format, as well
	as create, distribute, and manage software from software depots.
	SD-UX provides utilities to support numerous software package
	management tasks. Of these, the swpackage command creates a
	software package by combining the files the user wants to deliver (which
	may include control scripts) and a product specification file (PSF). The
	software package is then placed in a software depot where it can be
	distributed to customers and installed using the swinstall command.
	The SD-UX packaging operations are based on the attribute values set in
	the PSF. The PSF is a master file that is created for a given software
	package to define the structure and describe all the characteristics and
	file mappings. The PSF contains attribute information for all the
	software elements contained in the package and must adhere to a strict,
	hierarchical structure and set of packaging policy rules.
SPB	SPB fits into this process by assisting with the creation and validation of
	a PSF that the swpackage command uses to create the software package.
	The structure of a software package and its software elements are
	largely abstract and the packaging policy rules that the software
	package must adhere to can also be very complex. SPB helps simplify the
	process of creating a software package by providing a visual method for

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Contents

Manufacturing Part Number December Edition Government License WarrantyCopyright Notice Trademark Notices Publication History Typographic Conventions Contents Glossary Index Introduction to Software Features Features BenefitsSoftware Package Builder Overview Distributor Software Package Builder and HP-UX Software Software Package Builder Overview To access Java configuration information System RequirementsOptimizing Java Installation Overview InstallationTo download SPB from the Web Specifying Packaging Policy Rules File Starting Software Package BuilderPage Software Packaging Software Packaging Overview Software Packaging Lifecycle Software packaging lifecycle is displayed in FigureSoftware Packaging Lifecycle TIP Organizing Filesystems Software Package Structure Software Elements Software Package Structure Software Package Hierarchy Software Package Hierarchy Structural Function Relationship Element Structural Elements Functions and Relationships Software Package Structure Attributes Product Specification File Software Element Required Attribute Required Attribute ValuesRecommended Attribute Values Software Element Recommended Attribute Packaging Policies Page Software Package Builder Introduction Screen Regions Package StructureAttribute Table Messages Tab Policy Help TabPSF View Menus Tool BarAdditional Information Page Getting Started with Software Creating a New PSF Getting Started Using the SPB GUITo create a PSF To create a product and add filesets Step From the Structure menu, select Add Elements Files Managing Fileset ContentTo create a destination filesystem Step Click Add Directory To set file or directory permissions Validating a PSF Setting Attributes To filter the attribute displayTo set attributes You enter new data into the PSF, SPB re-validates the file Editing from the CLI Using the SPB Command Line InterfaceValidating from the CLI Example Return Values Incorporating SPB into Automated Processes Additional Information Advanced Features Managing Fileset Content Manage Fileset Content Dialog Box Regions Using Advanced FeaturesFile Mapping Options Setting File Mapping OptionsTo set the recursive option To set the file * or include option File Mode Access Mode field of the Directory Attributes and File AttributesAdd Permissions To apply a mode to all files Step Select Apply to AllAttributes table To change the default representation of the Mode field Step Select the Advanced Options buttonPermissions Selections Managing Fileset Content Creating and Using a Subproduct To create a subproductSubproduct To create a bundle Creating and Using a Bundle Creating and Using a Vendor or Category To add a vendor or categoryAttribute Table To create a vendor defined attribute Creating and Using Vendor Defined AttributesTo edit a vendor defined attribute Attributes Overview of Software Specification Attributes Software Specification AttributesDependency Attributes Resolving SpecificationsSoftware SPB Software Specification Status Working with Dependency AttributesSPB will not To add a dependency attribute using the and relationship Select Structure Add Elements Corequisites To add a dependency attribute using the or relationshipClick Add Set Click Add To add remote content as a dependency attribute Click Add ContentStep Select Structure Add Elements Corequisites Using Control Scripts Using Control Scripts Additional Information Page Glossary Glossary Multiple architecture Optional attribute Tag Unconfigure script Unconfigure script Glossary Index Software elements, 20 bundle, 21 category Index