HP Software Package Builder (SPB) manual Software Package Builder and HP-UX Software, Distributor

	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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