@(#)SVR4 package howto 28 JUL 1997 Rob Thomas robt@cymru.com
How to make a SVR4 package.

One of Unix's big drawbacks has been the lack of a cross-Unix package
management system.  So, out comes the pkg* utilities.  These are a
SVR4 standard, not just Sun.  However, it may be some time before all
Unices take up the standard.

1. Copy the distribution files to a safe subdir with the new package
   name, e.g.:
   If your stuff lives in /src/ypkg/*, copy it to /src/YOURpkg/YOURpkg/*

2. cd /src/YOURpkg; find . -print | pkgproto > prototype

3. vi prototype and add your pkginfo file pointer:
   i pkginfo=/src/YOURpkg/YOURpkg/pkginfo

3.5.  cd /src/YOURpkg/YOURpkg and vi pkginfo
	PKG=YOURpkg
	NAME=Your Package Cool Tool
	VERSION=200.0
	CATEGORY=application
	ARCH=Solaris for SPARC
	VENDOR=Me, Myself, and I Inc.
	BASEDIR=/opt
	EMAIL=robt@cymru.com

4. cd /src/YOURpkg/YOURpkg and pkgmk -f <protofile> -bdir, e.g.
   pkgmk -f ../prototype -b/src/YOURpkg

5. If all goes well, your package has been created and exists in
   /var/spool/pkg/<pkg_name>, e.g. /var/spool/pkg/YOURpkg.  You will
   find the pkginfo file, pkgmap file, and reloc directory under
   there.

6. Translate your package filesystem into a stream for easy use:
   pkgtrans -s /var/spool/pkg /tmp/your.pkg
   /tmp/your.pkg is now a stream package file.

7. gzip or compress your package file, and send it on it's merry way!

8. To install the package, copy the stream file to /tmp and go!
   cp your.pkg /tmp/your.pkg
   cd /tmp
   pkgadd -d your.pkg
   All of the packages in /tmp/will show up.  Select the correct one,
   and install!

If you find any bugs/errors, let me know!  robt@cymru.com

Famous Unix quotes:  "Shut her down, Scotty, she's sucking mud!"
  -- From panic error message in the first BSD 2.9 kernel.

Rob Thomas, robt@cymru.com
http://www.enteract.com/~robt