This doc is about creating Solaris packages.


Fix up /var/sadm/install/admin/default, for God's sake!
Even when 'instance' is set to 'unique', versions must differ in order
to have multiple installed instances of any package name.


Make prototype

    cd SOURCEDIR
    pkgproto . > /path/to/file.proto  # Keep config files in sep. dir

Edit prototype file.

    Add pkginfo line to top of file, like
	i pkginfo=/usr/local/pkg/cfg/BLAINEpkg.info
    Add a default line, like
	!default 0644 root other
    and remove the unnecessary per-item perm/user/group specs below.
    Add a request file specifier like
	i request=/usr/local/pkg/cfg/BLAINEpkg.request
	(requests scripts are interactive install scripts)
    Can't use any paths relative to $PWD, only to the -b directory.  :(

Write info file.

    (Vars beginning with a cap are Install-time vars)
    Define BASEDIR (for relocatables)
    Define default vals for any variables to be set with the request script

Write request script.  NOTE:  Entire purpose of a "request script" is to
write the file $1, with sh env var settings.

    Doesn't need executable bit set
    Append variable settings to the file $1

Build the package

    pkgmk -o -b $PWD/B* -d prod -f cfg/*proto

Make into a datastream package

    pkgtrans -os path/to/pkgdir/parent /abs-path/to/output/PKGstream PKGname

    pkgtrans -os prod $PWD/prod/BLAINEpkg.pkg BLAINEpkg


ADMIN FILES:

    cp /var/sadm/install/admin/default /tmp/admin.file

Change settings and use the -a switch with pkgadd.


RESPONSE FILES.  NOTE:  It only makes sense to make response files if there
is a request script in this package.

    pkgask -d prod/*.pkg -r /abs/path/for/output/BLAINEpkg.ask BLAINEpkg

Installing a package using a response file.

    pkgadd -a /tmp/unattend.admin -r /tmp/BLAINEpkg.ask -d prod/*.pkg BLAINEpkg