Software Package Builder 1.0 User's Guide

Glossary
optional attribute
Glossary70
optional attribute An attribute whose
inclusion in the product specification file is
optional, will not effect the users ability to
create a software package using swpackage.
or dependency set Used to identify
multiple corequisites or prerequisites
attributes for a fileset where only one of the
set must satisfy the dependency.
or corequisites set See OR dependency
set.
or prerequisites set See OR dependency
set.
P
patch Software designed to update specific
bundles, products, subproducts, filesets, or
files on your system. By definition, patch
software is packaged with the is_patch
attribute set to true.
postinstall script An optional script
associated with a fileset that is executed by
swinstall after the corresponding fileset has
been installed or updated.
postremove script An optional script
associated with a fileset that is executed by
swremove after the corresponding fileset has
been removed.
preinstall script An optional script
associated with a fileset that is executed by
swinstall before installing or updating the
fileset.
preremove script An optional script
associated with a fileset that is executed by
swremove before removing the fileset.
prerequisites A dependency in which one
fileset requires another fileset to be installed
and configured before the first fileset can be
installed or configured. For example, fileset
A may require that fileset B is installed
before fileset A can be installed. Therefore,
fileset B is a prerequisite for fileset A.
product A collection of filesets, subproducts
and/or control scripts that form a set of
related software.
product specification file (PSF) A file
that defines the structure of a software
package and maps your source filesystem
area to create the destination filesystem on a
target system. A PSF identifies the software
package according to its attributes, contents,
compatibilities, and dependencies.
Q-R
readme This attribute provides either the
location of the text file containing the
README information or the text value
itself.
reference A software element that virtually
stores (or references) the data for the
software elements it contains.
remote content A software element that is
external to the local PSF.
required attribute An attribute whose
inclusion in the product specification file is
mandatory and will cause an error if the
user attempt to create a software package
using swpackage.
root The root directory of a system (/).