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1.1 NAME

sw POSIX Software Packaging


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1.2 SYNOPSIS

     Software Packaging Layout
     Software Definitions
     Extended Definitions
     Distributor Keywords
     Package Security
     Software Definition Files: INFO, INDEX, PSF
     Example Package
     
     


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1.3 SOFTWARE PACKAGING LAYOUT

A package may exist in two forms: as a directory in a file system, or a serial access tar or cpio archive file. A package consists of two main sections: 1) the exported catalog structure, and, 2) the software file storage structure. Each section may contain path name components which serve to segregate distribution, product and fileset objects.

Shown below is an example with one (1) product and one (1) fileset.

     
     
      <path>/
      <path>/catalog/
      <path>/catalog/INDEX
      <path>/catalog/<dfiles>
      <path>/catalog/<dfiles>/...
      <path>/catalog/<prod_dir>/
      <path>/catalog/<prod_dir>/<pfiles>/INFO
      <path>/catalog/<prod_dir>/<pfiles>/...
      <path>/catalog/<prod_dir>/<fileset_dir>/
      <path>/catalog/<prod_dir>/<fileset_dir>/INFO
      <path>/catalog/<prod_dir>/<fileset_dir>/...
      <path>/catalog/<prod_dir>/<fileset_dir>/<script>
      <path>/<prod_dir>/
      <path>/<prod_dir>/<fileset_dir>/
      <path>/<prod_dir>/<fileset_dir>/<distribution_files>
      <path>/<prod_dir>/<fileset_dir>/<distribution_files>/...
     
     

The exported catalog structure consists of the files with pathnames that begin <path>/catalog. Note that catalog is not a legal prod_dir name. Also, "dfiles", and "pfiles" should not be used as control directory names, they are the default names for the Distribution and Product files directories. The dfiles and pfiles defaults are commonly accepted.

The order of files in a serial access archive is specified and shown above. The order of products and filesets within a product is not specified, although they must be grouped together. Notably, the INDEX file is the first regular file in the package, followed by the <dfiles> directory. For each product, the <prod_dir> is followed immediately by the <prod_dir>/<pfiles> directory.


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1.3.1 Minimal Package Layout

To support extant usage of tar archives, this implementation supports a minimal package layout. The layout is non-intrusive to the current practice of extracting a 'binary' package in the '/' directory where <path>/ is nil and, likewise to 'source' packages where <path> is typically the package name and version. The use of nil control directories is not attested to in the posix normative references.

     
     
      <path>/
      <path>/catalog/
      <path>/catalog/INDEX
      <path>/catalog/dfiles/
      <path>/catalog/dfiles/INFO
      <path>/catalog/dfiles/...
      <path>/catalog/pfiles/INFO
      <path>/catalog/pfiles/...
      <path>/catalog/INFO
      <path>/<distribution_files>/...
     
     

In this layout a single product and fileset have control_directory attributes specified as an empty string.


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1.3.2 Distribution Files

     catalog/<dfiles>/...
     
     

<dfiles> is the value of the dfiles attribute and the default value is "dfiles". This directory can store an INDEX file or INFO file pertaining to the distribution. It can also store an attribute of the distribution as a separate file where file name is the name of the attribute and the file contents the value.


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1.3.3 Product Files

     catalog/<prod_dir>/<pfiles>/...
     
     

<pfiles> is the value of the pfiles attribute and the default value is "pfiles". This directory can store an INFO file pertaining to the product control_files, control scripts defined in the INFO file, and all other distributor-defined control_files. It can also store an attribute of the product as a separate file.


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1.3.4 Fileset Files

     catalog/<prod_dir>/<fileset_dir>/...
     
     

This directory contains information in the same form as does the Product Files although pertaining to the fileset.


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1.3.5 Control Directory Names

The <prod_dir>/<fileset_dir> names are the values of the control_directory attribute for the product and fileset respectively. The default value is the value of the tag attribute. <prod_dir> must be unique within a distribution and <fileset_dir> must be unique within a product.


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1.3.6 File Storage

     <prod_dir>/<fileset_dir>/<distribution_files>/...
     
     

The listing of control directories in the exported catalog structure is repeated and files of the distribution appear under these directories in a location determined by the metadata.

The standard does not require that files that are not regular files appear in the storage section.


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1.4 SOFTWARE DEFINITIONS

The Software Definitions are metadata representations of the objects and attributes recognized by the standard. The right hand column in each definition shows the default attribute value. The defining standard for each attribute is indicated as a comment (leading '#' sign) if it is not IEEE-1387.2, other defining standards are XDSA C701 (C701), and, this implementation (impl.).


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1.4.1 Host Definition

      host
     
     
        hostname     hostname       None
        os_name      os_name        None
        os_release   os_release     None
        os_version   os_version     None
        machine_type machine_type   None
     
     

The host definition was attested to only in the informative annex of the standard. An implementation may chose to define this class.

A host object can contain a distribution, or installed_software object.


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1.4.2 Distribution Definition

      distribution
        layout_version layout_version  1.0
        path           path            Implementation Defined
        dfiles         dfiles          dfiles
        pfiles         pfiles          pfiles
        uuid           uuid            Empty string
     
     

The path attribute is not in a PSF nor INDEX files. A PSF does not contain a uuid attribute. An INDEX file will contain a layout_version attribute as the first attribute.

A distribution object can contain bundles, products, and, media in the form of software definitions.

The following attributes are recognized as valuable by the Informative Annex of POSIX.7.2.

        tag                tag                Empty string
        title              title              Empty string
        description        description        Empty string
        revision           revision           Empty string
        media_type         media_type         Empty string
        copyright          copyright          Empty string
        create_time        create_time        Empty string
        number             number             Empty string
        architecture       architecture       Empty string
     
     

The following attributes are recognized by this implementation.

        signature          < pathname  None   # impl.
        sig_header   < pathname  None   # impl.
        sha1sum            < pathname  None   # impl.
        md5sum             < pathname  None   # impl.
        adjunct_md5sum     < pathname  None   # impl.
        files              < pathname    None  # impl.
        control_directory  control_directory      Empty string   # impl.
        owner              name                           root   # impl.
        group              name                           root   # impl.
        mode               mode                           0755    # impl.
        signer_pgm         utility_name                   GPG    # impl.
        signer_pgm_version version                        1    # impl.
        tar_format_emulation_options program_options          # impl.
        tar_format_emulation_utility software spec            # impl.
     
     

The url attribute is the universal record locator of the packager qualified vendor. The control_directory attribute in the distribution object appears as the <path> leading directory path in the a serial archive package. The owner, group, and mode attributes control the file attributes of the single path name prefix. The signature, sig_header, md5sum, and adjunct_md5sum attributes are described below and are stored as separate files in the dfiles directory. The tar_format_emulation_* options define the GNU tar version and format options that the archive file mimics, these attributes are used by the 'checkdigest' script.


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1.4.3 Installed_software Definition

      installed_software
        layout_version layout_version  1.0
        path           path            Implementation Defined
        dfiles         dfiles          dfiles
        pfiles         pfiles          dfiles
        catalog        catalog         Undefined
        install_time   install_time    Undefined       # impl.
     
     

A software object can be listed (written to stdout) in the form of an INDEX file by the swlist utility.


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1.4.4 Media Definition

      media
        sequence_number sequence_number  1
     
     

An INDEX file must contain the sequence_number attribute if the distribution spans multiple media.


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1.4.5 Vendor Definition

      vendor
        the_term_vendor_is_misleading  true                  True or False  #impl
        tag         tag           Empty string
        title       title         Empty string
        description description   Empty string
        qualifier   qualifier     Empty string  # impl.
        url         url           Empty string  # impl.
        vendor_tag  tag           Empty string  # impl.
     
     

The tag attribute is required. The the_term_vendor_is_misleading is required in a PSF file to avert a (harmless) warning, please use it. It exists to allow persons, for example, who are distributors (of existing free software) to qualify themselves away from the connotations of a "vendor" which has specific meaning not applicable to a free software distributor. A INDEX and PSF files can contain vendor definitions. The vendor_tag attribute contains the vendor.tag of the upstream distributor. The qualifier attribute value may be one of: seller, author, packager, maintainer. A distribution may have more than one vendor definition. They may form a chain of references from the product.vendor_tag to the last vendor referred to by the vendor.vendor_tag attributes.


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1.4.6 Bundle Definition

      bundle
        tag          tag    architecture architecture    Empty string
        location     location        <bundle.directory>
        qualifier    qualifier       Empty string
        revision     revision        Empty string
        vendor_tag   vendor_tag      Empty string
        create_time  create_time     None
        description  description     Empty string
        contents     contents        Empty string
        copyright    copyright       Empty string
        directory    directory       Empty string
        instance_id  instance_id     1
        is_locatable is_locatable    true
        layout_version layoyt_version  1.0
        machine_type machine_type    Empty string
        mod_time     mod_time        Empty string
        number       number          Empty string
        os_name      os_name         Empty string
        os_release   os_release      Empty string
        os_version   os_version      Empty string
        size         size            Empty string
        title        title           Empty string
        category_tag category_tag    Empty list or patch  # C701
        is_patch     is_patch        false                # C701
     
     

The tag and contents attributes are required in INDEX and PSF files. The size attribute is not allowed in either file. The value of size is generated dynamically. An INDEX file will contain a instance_id attribute. Bundle definitions for distributions will not contain either the location or qualifier, installed_software objects may contain these attributes.


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1.4.7 Product Definition

      product
        tag               tag               None
        architecture      architecture      Empty string
        location          location          <product.directory>
        qualifier         qualifier         Empty string
        revision          revision          Empty string
        vendor_tag        vendor_tag        Empty string
        all_filesets      all_filesets      Empty list
        control_directory control_directory <product.tag>
        copyright         copyright         Empty string
        create_time       create_time       None
        directory         directory         /
        description       description       Empty string
        instance_id       instance_id       1
        is_locatable      is_locatable      true
        postkernel        postkernel        Implemen. defined
        layout_version    layout_version    1.0
        machine_type      machine_type      Empty string
        number            number            Empty string
        os_name           os_name           Empty string
        os_release        os_release        Empty string
        os_version        os_version        Empty string
        mod_time          mod_time          None
        size              size              None
        title             title             title
        category_tag      category_tag      Empty list # C701
        is_patch          is_patch          false      # C701
        copyrighters      copyrighters      None       # impl.
        build_root        build_root        None       # impl.
        build_host        build_host        None       # impl.
        source_package    source_package    None       # impl.
        source_rpm        source_rpm        None       # impl.
        all_patches       all_patches       None       # impl.
        url               url               None       # impl.
        rpm_provides      rpm_provides      None       # impl.
        change_log        change_log        None       # impl.
     
     

The tag and control_directory attributes are required. The size attribute is not allowed in either file. The value of size is generated dynamically. An INDEX file will contain a instance_id attribute. A product object can contain control_files, files, and, subproducts in the form of software definitions.

The product.vendor_tag refers to the downstream distributor. This value is be the analogous to the RPMTAG_RELEASE or debian_release attributes. The original upstream author's package, for example, would not use this attribute because that package would not have a release part in its name, but could (or should) provide a vendor object in the PSF.


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1.4.8 Category Definition

      category
        tag           tag            None             # C701
        title         title          Empty string     # C701
        description   description    Empty string     # C701
        revision      revision       Empty string     # C701
     
     

The Category definition describes attributes of products and bundles related to its category. If is_patch is "true" then category.tag must equal "patch".


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1.4.9 Subroduct Definition

      subproduct
        tag           tag            None
        create_time   create_time    None
        description   description    Empty string
        mod_time      mod_time       None
        size          size           None
        title         title          Empty string
        contents      contents       Empty list
        category_tag  category_tag   Empty list   # C701
        is_patch      is_patch       false        # C701
     
     

The tag and contents attributes are required.


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1.4.10 Fileset Definition

      fileset
        tag               tag               None
        create_time       create_time       None
        mod_time          mod_time          None
        control_directory control_directory <fileset.tag>
        corequisites      corequisites      Empty list
        description       description       Empty string
        exrequisites      exrequisites      Empty list
        is_kernel         is_kernel         false
        is_locatable      is_locatable      true
        is_reboot         is_reboot         false
        location          location          <product.directory>
        media_sequence_number media_sequence_number 1
        prerequisites     prerequisites     Empty list
        revision          revision          None
        size              size              None
        state             state             None
        title             title             Empty string
        is_sparse         is_sparse        "false"        # C701
        is_patch          is_patch         "false"        # C701
        category_tag      category_tag      empty list    # C701
        ancestor          ancestor          <product.tag>,ver_id # C701
        applied_patches   applied_patches   empty list    # C701
        patch_state       patch_state       applied or,   # C701
                                                committed or,
                                                  superseded, (no default).
        saved_files_directory  saved_files_directory None # C701
        supersedes       supersedes          None         # C701
        superseded_by    superseded_by       None         # C701
     
     

The tag and control_directory attributes are required. A PSF should not contain the location, media_sequence_number, size, or state attributes. A fileset object can contain control_files, files, in the form of software definitions.


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1.4.11 File Definition

      file
        path               path               None
        cksum             cksum             None
        compressed_cksum  compressed_cksum  None
        compressed_size    compressed_size    None
        compression_state  compression_state  uncompressed
        compression_type   compression_type   Empty string
        revision           revision           Empty string
        size               size               None
        source             source             None
        gid                gid                Undefined
        group              group              Empty string
        is_volatile        is_volatile        false
        link_source        link_source        None
        major              major              None
        minor              minor              None
        mode               mode               None
        mtime              mtime              None
        owner              owner              Empty string
        type               type               f
        uid                uid                undefined
        archive_path    archive_path    empty string    # C701
        md5sum           md5sum      empty string    # impl.
        rdev            rdev            empty string    # impl.
        rpm_fileflags   rpm_fileflags   empty string    # impl.
     
     

A PSF must contain source attribute. A source attribute in an INFO will be ignored. A PSF should not contain the cksum, compressed_cksum, compressed_size, compression_state, compression_type, or size attributes.


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1.4.12 Control File Definition

      control_file
        tag                tag                None
        cksum             cksum             None
        compressed_cksum  compressed_cksum  None
        compressed_size    compressed_size    None
        compression_state  compression_state  uncompressed
        compression_type   compression_type   Empty string
        revision           revision           Empty string
        size               size               None
        source             source             None
        path               path               None
        interpreter        interpreter        sh
        result             result             none
     
     

A control_file defines a control script such as those listed below (see Extended Control File Definitions) or an attribute stored as a file.


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1.5 EXTENDED DEFINITIONS

A Product Specification File (PSF) can contain Extended Definitions in the fileset, product or bundle software definitions. They would have the same level or containment relationship as a file or control_file definition in the same contaning object.

Extended Definitions represent a minimal, expressive form for specifying files and file attributes. Their use in a PSF is optional in that an equivalent PSF can be constructed without using them, however, their use is encouraged for the sake of brevity and orthogonality.

The swbis implementation requires that no [ordinary] attributes appear after Extended Definitions in the containing object, and, requires that Extended Definitions appear before logically contained objects. That is, the parser uses the next object keyword to syntacticly and logically terminate the current object even if the current object has logically contained objects.


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1.5.1 o Extended Control File Definitions

     
     
          checkinstall  source  [path]
          preinstall    source  [path]
          postinstall   source  [path]
          verify        source  [path]
          fix           source  [path]
          checkremove   source  [path]
          preremove     source  [path]
          postremove    source  [path]
          configure     source  [path]
          unconfigure   source  [path]
          request       source  [path]
          unpreinstall  source  [path]
          unpostinstall source  [path]
          space         source  [path]
          control_file  source  [path]
     
     

The source attribute defines the location in distributors's development system where the swpackage utility will find the script. The keyword is the value of the tag attribute and tells the utilities when to execute the script. The path attribute is optional and specifies the file name in the packages distribution relative to the control_directory for software containing the script. If not given the tag value is used as the filename.


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1.5.2 o Directory Mapping

     
     
        directory  source  [destination]
     
     
     
     

Applies the source attribute as the directory under which the subsequently listed files are located. If destination is defined it will be used as a prefix to the path (implied) file definition. source is typically a temporary or build location and dest is its unrealized absolute pathname destination.


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1.5.3 o Recursive File Definition

     
     
       file *
     
     
     
     

Specifies every file in current source directory. The directory extended definition must be used before the recursive specification.


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1.5.4 o Explicit File Definition

     
     
       file [−t type] [−m mode] [−o owner[,uid]] [−g group[,gid]] [−n] [−v] source [path]
     
     
     
     

source

source defines the pathname of the file to be used as the source of file data and/or attributes. If it is a relative path, then swpackage searches for this file relative to the the source argument of the directory keyword, if set. If directory keyword is not set then the search is relative to the current working directory of the swpackage utility's invocation.

All attributes for the destination file are taken from the source file, unless a file_permissions keyword is active, or the −m, −o, or −g options are also included in the file specification.

path

path defines the destination path where the file will be created or installed. If it is a relative path, then the destination path of the of the directory keyword must be active and will be used as the path prefix. If path is not specified then source is used as the value of path and directory mapping applied (if active).

-t type

type may one of 'd' (directory), or 'h' (hard link), or 's' (symbolic link).

−t d Create a directory. If path is not specified source is used as the path attribute.

−t h Create a hard link. path and source are specified. source is used as the value of the link_source attribute, and path is the value of the path attribute.

−t s Create a symbolic link. path and source are specified. source is used as the value of the link_source attribute, and path is the value of the path attribute.

-m mode

mode defines the octal mode for the file.


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1.5.5 o Default Permission Definition

     
     
       file_permissions [−m mode] [−u umask] [−o [owner[,]][uid]] [−g [group[,]][gid]]
     
     
     
     

Applies to subsequently listed file definitions in a fileset. These attributes will apply where the file attributes were not specified explicitly in a file definition. Subsequent file_permissions definitions simply replace previous definitions (resetting all the options).

To reset the file_permission state (i.e. turn it off) use one of the following: file_permissions "" or the preferred way is file_permissions −u 000


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1.5.6 o Excluding Files

     
     
        exclude source
     
     
     
     

Excludes a previously included file or an entire directory.


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1.5.7 o Including Files

     
     
        include <filename
     
     
     
     

The contents of filename may be more definitions for files. The syntax of the included file is PSF syntax.


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1.6 DISTRIBUTOR KEYWORDS

A software definition file (INFO, INDEX or psf) may contain keywords not recognized by the standard. Such keywords will be parsed as an attribute keyword, that is as an attribute of the containing object (keyword) software definition.


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1.7 PACKAGE SECURITY

The Package Security Attributes are distribution attributes stored as separate files. They are implementation extensions. They consist of archive digests, catalog signature, catalog signature header, and individual file md5 digests.


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1.7.1 Archive Digests

md5sum and sha1sum are the md5 and sha1 digests (ascii representations) of the leading package directories that do not have the catalog pathname component followed by the software file storage structure portion of the uncompressed serial access package file including all archive format trailer blocks.

            <path>/catalog/<dfiles>/md5sum
     
     
            <path>/catalog/<dfiles>/sha1sum
     
     


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1.7.2 Adjunct Md5 Digest

adjunct_md5sum is the same as the md5sum excluding symbolic links. If a package does not contain symbolic links the md5sum and adjunct_md5sum will be identical.

            <path>/catalog/<dfiles>/adjunct_md5sum
     
     

Explanation: This attribute is called 'adjunct' because it is a digest of a subset of the files in the package. It exists to facilitate verifying file integrity of the directory form of a package in an environment where the modification time of symbolic link files are not preserved from the serial archive by the tar utility or operating system. The ability to verify even the adjunct_md5sum from the directory form of the package is dependent on the tar creating utility and other attributes of a POSIX.2 environment.


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1.7.3 Catalog Signature Header

The sig_header file is a ustar header that is identical bit-for-bit to the ustar header of the signature file. It always precedes the signature file archive members.

            <path>/catalog/<dfiles>/sig_header
     
     

The sig_header protects the tar header of the signature files from tampering. This is required because neither the signature file bytes nor the signature tar header are included in the signed data.


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1.7.4 Catalog Signature

The signature protects the metadata section of the archive. The contents of payload section are only included in the form of a crytographic digest. The sha1 digest is preferred over the md5 digest for technical reasons. If the metadata section does not contain the payload section digests then there is no way to verify the payload from the signature.

            <path>/catalog/<dfiles>/signature
     
     

The signed data is the exported catalog structure of the uncompressed serial archive package file up to but not including the first byte of the software file storage structure followed by two (2) 512 byte null blocks if tar format, and no trailer bytes if not tar format. The signature file archive member itself is not included in the signed stream, it is intended that the <path>/catalog/<dfiles>/md5sum file is included in the signed stream.

The signature file is ASCII armored. The last printable character of the signature is followed by one or more newline characters (0x0A) followed by one or more NUL characters (0x00). The total length of the file must match the file size specified in the size field of the sig_header file. The ustar header of every signature archive member shall be identical to the sig_header file. The padded size is predetermined [by swpackage] and currently set to be 1024 octets. This means the armored sig file has a length limitation of 1023 octets.

If multiple signature archive members exist they must follow one another in the archive with no other intervening files; and, the same sig_header file is the ustar header for all the signature archive members. A signature archive member, whether alone or one of many, is never part of the signed data stream.


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1.7.5 File Md5 Digest

file.md5sum

Each file has a md5 digest in the metadata.


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1.8 SOFTWARE DEFINITION FILES

The metadata files, INDEX, INFO and PSF, contain information about the software in the form of software definitions. The INDEX and INFO files appear in a package directory structure. They are automatically generated by the 'swpackage' command. The location in the directory structure indicates the higher level object to which their data pertains. The PSF file does not appear in the package. It is created by a person or program and it directs the action of the swpackage utility. It is internal data unless released by the distributor.

The files contain keywords (and values) to represent the attributes defined in the standard. There are three (3) different keyword types: object, attribute, and, extended. The object keyword type has no value and there are eleven (11) of these corresponding to the Software Definitions defined above: installed_software, distribution, media, bundle, vendor, category, product, subproduct, fileset, control_file, file.

Each object keyword is followed by and newline and attributes in the form of keyword/value pairs. Whitespace separates the keyword and value. Whitespace outside of a quoted value is not significant. A quoted value can span multiple lines. An object keyword with its list of attribute keywords (and values) forms a Software Definition. A Software Definition is terminated by the start of the next Software Definition. Extended keywords (meaning Extended Definitions) only appear in a PSF file.

The order of objects (i.e Software Definitions) is significant and a containment hierarchy is determined according to parser's grammar.


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1.8.1 Additional Syntax Rules

A '#' (pound) character designates a comment. A comment may begin a line or appear at the end of a single line containing the keyword/value pair.

A value may be quoted by the '"' (double quote) character; and, multi-line values must be quoted. Trailing white space from an unquoted value will be removed.

The order of attributes is not significant although the INDEX file grammar requires the layout_version attribute appear first in distribution or installed software object.

The ", #, and, \ characters must be escaped with a backslash (\\) in a quoted value.

If a value begins with a < (less than), the value is interpreted as a filename whose contents will be treated as a quoted value although the storage of the attribute will be in the form of a control file (i.e. a separate file in the control directory). For INDEX files, the filename is relative to the control directory in which this attribute is contained. For PSF files, the filename is a path on the host.


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1.8.2 Software Definition File Grammar

A PSF may contain all Software Definitions. An INDEX file does not contain control_file, or file definitions. An INFO file contains only control_file, and file definitions.

     
     
          software_definition_file : INDEX
                                   | INFO
                                   | PSF
                                   ;
     
          PSF :  distribution_definition
                 swo_contents
                 ;
     
          INDEX : swo_definition
                  swo_contents
                 ;
     
          INFO : fileset_contents
                 ;
     
          swo_definition : distribution_definition
                         | installed_software
                         ;
     
          distribution_definition : distribution
                                              media
                                  ;
     
          swo_contents : vendor(s)
                        | category(s)
                        | products
                        | bundles
                        ;
     
          products : product
                     product_contents
                     ;
     
          bundles : bundle
                     ;
     
          product_contents :  control_files
            /* control_files not valid in INDEX file */
                          | subproducts
                          |  filesets
     		     ;
     
          filesets : fileset
           /* fileset_contents not valid in INDEX file */
                     fileset_contents
                     ;
     
          fileset_contents :  control_files
                           | files
                           ;
     
     


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1.9 EXAMPLE PACKAGE


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1.9.1 Layout

      swm-1.0/catalog
      swm-1.0/catalog/INDEX
      swm-1.0/catalog/dfiles
      swm-1.0/catalog/dfiles/INFO
      swm-1.0/catalog/dfiles/md5sum
      swm-1.0/catalog/dfiles/sha1sum
      swm-1.0/catalog/dfiles/adjunct_md5sum
      swm-1.0/catalog/dfiles/sig_header
      swm-1.0/catalog/dfiles/signature
      swm-1.0/catalog/gsoft_swm
      swm-1.0/catalog/gsoft_swm/pfiles
      swm-1.0/catalog/gsoft_swm/pfiles/INFO
      swm-1.0/catalog/gsoft_swm/pfiles/remove
      swm-1.0/catalog/gsoft_swm/pfiles/configure
      swm-1.0/catalog/gsoft_swm/bin
      swm-1.0/catalog/gsoft_swm/bin/INFO
      swm-1.0/catalog/gsoft_swm/bin/postinstall
      swm-1.0/catalog/gsoft_swm/bin/configure
      swm-1.0/catalog/gsoft_swm/doc
      swm-1.0/catalog/gsoft_swm/doc/INFO
      swm-1.0/catalog/gsoft_swm/doc/postinstall
      swm-1.0/gsoft_swm
      swm-1.0/gsoft_swm/bin
      swm-1.0/gsoft_swm/bin/usr/bin/swpackage
      swm-1.0/gsoft_swm/bin/usr/bin/sw_build
      swm-1.0/gsoft_swm/doc
      swm-1.0/gsoft_swm/doc/usr/man/man1/swpackage.1
      swm-1.0/gsoft_swm/doc/usr/man/man1/sw_build.1
     
     


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1.9.2 Hypothetical PSF file

     
     
     
      distribution
        control_directory swm-1.0  #Implementation Extension.
        vendor
          the_term_vendor_is_misleading  false # True or False
          tag greatsoft
          title Greatersoft Corporation
          description "Greatersoft Corporation, Inc."
        product
          tag swm
          title POSIX 1387 package builder
          revision 1.0
          control_directory gsoft_swm
          vendor_tag greatsoft
          description A package building Utility.
          machine_type i386
          control_file
          	path remove
             source /var/tmp/sw/remove.source
          configure /var/tmp/sw/configure.source
          fileset
             tag bin
             control_directory bin
             title Executable Files
             state available
          	postinstall /var/tmp/sw/bin/postinstall
             configure /var/tmp/sw/bin/configure
             file −m 0755 −o root −g root /var/tmp/sw/build/bin/swpackage  \ 
                          /usr/bin/swpackage
             file −m 0755 −o root −g root /var/tmp/sw/build/bin/sw_build  \ 
                          /usr/bin/sw_build
        fileset
           tag doc
           control_directory doc
           title Manual Pages
           state available
           postinstall /var/tmp/sw/bin/postinstall
           file −m 0644 −o root −g root /var/tmp/sw/build/man/swpackage.1 \ 
                     /usr/man/man1/swpackage.1
           file
              mode 0644
              owner root
              group  root
              source /var/tmp/sw/build/man/sw_build.1
              path /usr/man/man1/sw_build.1
     
     


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1.9.3 INDEX File swm-1.0/catalog/INDEX

     
     
     
      distribution
        layout_version 1.0
        tag swm-1.0
        uuid 880ccf8b-de2c-4422-bff0-fd686279da73
        md5sum < md5sum
        adjunct_md5sum < adjunct_md5sum
        sig_header < sig_header
        signature < signature
        media
          sequence_number 1
        vendor
          the_term_vendor_is_misleading  false # True or False
          tag greatsoft
          title Greatersoft Corporation
          description "Greatersoft Corporation, Inc."
        product
          tag swm
          title POSIX 1387 package builder
          revision 1.0
          instance_id 1
          control_directory gsoft_swm
          vendor_tag greatsoft
          description A package building Utility.
          machine_type i386
          fileset
             tag bin
             control_directory bin
             size 196643
             title Executable Files
             state available
          fileset
             tag doc
             control_directory doc
             size 19643
             title Manual Pages
             state available
     
     


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1.9.4 INFO File swm-1.0/catalog/dfiles/INFO

     
      control_file
        path INFO
        tag INFO
        size 92
      control_file
        path md5sum
        tag md5sum
        size 36
      control_file
        path adjunct_md5sum
        tag adjunct_md5sum
        size 36
      control_file
        path sig_header
        tag sig_header
        size 512
      control_file
        path signature
        tag signature
        size 512
     
     


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1.9.5 INFO File swm-1.0/catalog/gsoft_swm/bin/INFO

     
      control_file
        path INFO
        tag INFO
        size 337
     
      control_file
        path postinstall
        type f
        size 803
        cksum 3928827394
        mode 550
        uid 0
        gid 0
        owner root
        group root
        mtime 739080341
     
      control_file
        path configure
        type f
        size 432
        cksum 3934546394
        mode 550
        uid 0
        gid 0
        owner root
        group root
        mtime 739340771
     
      file
        path /usr/bin/swpackage
        type f
        size 80860
        cksum 3929827394
        mode 755
        uid 0
        gid 0
        owner root
        group root
        mtime 739080771
     
      file
        path /usr/bin/sw_build
        type f
        size 120860
        cksum 9894925524
        mode 755
        uid 0
        gid 0
        owner root
        group root
        mtime 7393808731
     
     


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1.10 SWBIS PSF CONVENTIONS

This section describes attribute usage and conventions imposed by the swbis implementation. Not all attributes are listed here. Those that are have important effects or particular interest.


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1.10.1 o Distribution Attributes

The standard defines a limited set of attributes for the distribution object. An expanded set is suggested by the informative annex however a conforming implementation is not required act on them. The reason for this is a distribution may be acted upon by a conforming utility in such a way that attributes of the distribution become invalid. For this reason, some attributes that refer to an entire "package" [in other package managers] are referred from the product object and attain their broadened scope by the distributor's convention that their distribution contains just one product.

For example, the package NAME and VERSION are referred from the product tag and revision, not the distribution's. This convention supports multiple products in a distribution and is consistent with the standard.

tag

tag is the short, file system friendly, name of the distribution. Providing a distribution tag is optional. The swbis implementation will use this as the [single] path name prefix if there is no distribution.control_directory attribute. A distribution tag attribute and swpackage's response to it is an implementation extension. The leading package path can also be controlled with the ”−W dir” option.

control_directory

control_directory, in a distribution object, is the constant leading package path. Providing this attribute is optional. A distribution control_directory attribute and swpackage's response to it is an implementation extension. The leading package path can also be controlled with the ”−W dir” option. This attribute will be generated by swpackage if not set in a PSF.


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1.10.2 o Bundle Attributes

A bundle defines a collection of products whether or not the distribution has all the products present.

tag

tag is the short, file system friendly, name of the bundle. This value is used by the swbis implementation as a path name component in the installed software catalog. If it is not present the product tag is used.


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1.10.3 o Product Attributes

A product defines the software product.

tag

tag is the short, file system friendly, name of the product. This value is used by the swbis implementation as a path name component in the installed software catalog. It is required. The swbis implementation uses it in a way that is analogous to the RPMTAG_NAME attribute.

control_directory

Is the directory name in the distribution under which the product contents are located. This value has no affect on the installed software catalog. If it is not given in a PSF then the tag is used.

revision

Is the product revision. It should not contain a "RELEASE" attribute part or other version suffix modifiers. This value is used by the swbis implementation as a path name component in the installed software catalog. It is required by swinstall.

vendor_tag

This is a short identifying name of the distributor that supplied the product and associates the vendor object from the INDEX file. This attribute is optional. This attribute value should strive to be unique among all distributors. It is one of the version distinguishing attributes of a product specified by the standard. It is transfered into the installed_software catalog (not as a path name component) by swinstall. If this attribute exists there should also be a vendor object in the PSF in the distribution object that has this tag. This attribute is assigned the value of RPMTAG_RELEASE by swpackage when translating an RPM. In this capacity it serves to distinguish products with the same revision and tag from the same or different distributor. It most closely maps to the RPMTAG_RELEASE or "debian_revision" attributes.


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1.10.4 o Fileset Attributes

A fileset defines the fileset.

tag

tag is the short, file system friendly, name of the fileset. It is required.

control_directory

Is the directory name in the product under which the fileset contents are located. This value has no affect on the installed software catalog. If it is not given in a PSF then the tag is used.


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1.10.5 o Example Source Package PSF

This PSF packages every file is current directory. It uses nil control directories so the package structure does not change relative to a vanilla tarball.

     
     
      distribution
        description "fooit − a program from fooware
     that does everything."
        title "fooit − a really cool program"
        COPYING < /usr/local/fooware/legalstuff/COPYING
      vendor
        the_term_vendor_is_misleading false
        tag fooware
        title fooware Consultancy Services, Inc.
        description ""
      vendor
        the_term_vendor_is_misleading true
        tag myfixes1
        title Bug fixes, Set 1
        description "a place for more detailed description"
      product
        tag fooit
        control_directory ""
        revision 1.0
        vendor_tag myfixes1  # Matches the vendor object above
      fileset
         tag fooit-SOURCE
         control_directory ""
         directory .
         file *
         exclude catalog
     
     


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1.10.6 o Example Runtime (Binary) Package PSF

This is a sample PSF for a runtime package. It implies multiple products (e.g. sub-packages) using the bundle.contents attribute. Since the bundle and product tags exist in a un-regulated namespace and are seen by end users they should be carefully chosen. Note that the bundle and product have the same tag which may force downstream users to disambiguate using software selection syntax such as fooit,bv=* or fooit,pv=* .

     
     
      distribution
        description "fooit − a program from fooware
     that does everything."
        title "fooit − a really cool program"
        COPYING < /usr/local/fooware/legalstuff/COPYING
     
          vendor
             the_term_vendor_is_misleading false
             tag fooware
             title fooware Consultancy Services, Inc.
             description "Provider of the programs
      that do everything"
     
          vendor
             the_term_vendor_is_misleading true
              tag fw0
              title fooware fixes
              description "More fixes from the fooware users"
     
     #  Bundle definition:  Use a bundle
          bundle
              tag fooit
              vendor_tag fooware
              contents fooit,v=fw0 fooit-devel fooit-doc
     
     #  Product definition:
          product
              tag fooit   # This is the package name
              revision 1.0 # This is the package version
              vendor_tag fw0 # This is a release name e.g. RPMTAG_RELEASE
              postinstall scripts/postinstall
          fileset
               tag fooit-RUN
               file doc/man/man1/fooit.1 /usr/man/man1/fooit.1
               file src/fooit /usr/bin/fooit
     
     


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1.11 APPLICABLE STANDARDS

IEEE Std 1387.2-1995 (Identical to ISO 15068-2:1999), Open Group CAE C701.


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1.12 SEE ALSO

XDSA C701 http://www.opengroup.org/publications/catalog/c701.htm swbisparse(1) −− An implementation extension parser utility. swcopy(8) swinstall(8) swpackage(5) swpackage(8) swverify(8)


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1.13 IDENTIFICATION

Copyright (C) 2005 Jim Lowe Version: 0.499 Last Updated: 2006-01 Copying Terms: GNU Free Documentation License


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1.14 BUGS

None