sw — POSIX Software Packaging
Software Packaging Layout
Software Definitions
Extended Definitions
Distributor Keywords
Package Security
Software Definition Files: INFO, INDEX, PSF
Example Package
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.
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.
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.
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.
catalog/<prod_dir>/<fileset_dir>/...
This directory contains information in the same form as does the Product Files although pertaining to the fileset.
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.
<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.
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.).
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.
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.
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.
media
sequence_number sequence_number 1
An INDEX file must contain the sequence_number attribute if the distribution spans multiple media.
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.
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.
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.
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".
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
file *
Specifies every file in current source directory. The directory extended definition must be used before the recursive specification.
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.
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
exclude source
Excludes a previously included file or an entire directory.
include <filename
The contents of filename may be more definitions for files. The syntax of the included file is PSF syntax.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
file.md5sum
Each file has a md5 digest in the metadata.
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.
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.
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
;
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
IEEE Std 1387.2-1995 (Identical to ISO 15068-2:1999), Open Group CAE C701.
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)
Copyright (C) 2005 Jim Lowe Version: 0.499 Last Updated: 2006-01 Copying Terms: GNU Free Documentation License
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