pkgmap(4)
pkgmap --
package contents description file
Description
pkgmap
is an
ASCII
file that provides a complete listing of the package contents.
It is automatically generated by
pkgmk(1)
using the information in
the prototype file.
Each entry in
pkgmap
describes a single ``deliverable object file.''
A deliverable object file
includes shell scripts, executable objects, data files, and directories.
The entry consists of several fields of information, each field
separated by a space.
The fields are described below and must appear in the order shown.
part-
A field designating the part number
in which the object resides.
A part is a collection of files,
and is the atomic unit by which a package is processed.
A developer can choose the criteria for grouping files into a
part (for example, based on class).
If no value is defined in this field, part 1 is assumed.
ftype-
A one-character field that indicates the file type.
Valid values are:
f-
a standard executable or data file
e-
a file to be edited upon installation or removal
v-
volatile file (one whose contents are expected to change)
d-
directory
x-
an exclusive directory (See NOTICES)
l-
linked file
p-
named pipe
c-
character special device
b-
block special device
i-
installation script or information file
s-
symbolic link
Once a file has the file type attribute v, it will always
be volatile. For example, if a file being installed already exists and has the file
type attribute v, then even if the version of the file being installed is not
specified as volatile, the file type attribute will remain volatile.
class-
The installation class to which the file belongs.
This name must contain only
alphanumeric characters and be no longer than 12 characters.
It is not specified if the ftype is i (information file).
pathname-
The pathname where the object will
reside on the target machine, such as /usr/bin/mail.
Relative pathnames (those that do not begin with a slash)
indicate that the file is relocatable.
For linked files (ftype is either l or s),
pathname must be in the form of path1=path2,
with path1 specifying the destination of the link and
path2 specifying the source of the link.
For symbolically linked files,
when path2 is a relative pathname starting with
./ or ../,
path2 is not considered relocatable.
For example, if you enter a line such as
s /foo/bar/etc/mount=../usr/sbin/mount
path1 (/foo/bar/etc/mount)
will be a symbolic link to ../usr/sbin/mount.
pathname can contain variables which support relocation of the file.
A ``$''parameter can be embedded in the pathname structure.
$BASEDIR
can be used to identify the parent directories of the path hierarchy,
making the entire package easily relocatable.
Default values for
parameter and BASEDIR must be supplied in the pkginfo
file and can be overridden at installation.
Special characters,
such as an equal sign (``=''),
are included in pathnames
by surrounding the entire pathname in single quotes
(as in, for example, '/usr/lib/~=').
major-
The major device number.
The field is only specified for block
or character special devices.
minor-
The minor device number.
The field is only specified for block
or character special devices.
mode-
The octal mode of the file (for example, 0664).
A question mark (``?'') indicates that the mode will be left unchanged, implying
that the file already exists on the target machine.
This field is not used for linked files, packaging information files or
non-installable files.
owner-
The owner of the file (for example, bin or root).
The field is limited to
14 characters in length.
A question mark (``?'') indicates that the owner will be left unchanged, implying
that the file already exists on the target machine.
This field is not used for linked files or non-installable files.
It is used optionally with a package information file.
If used, it
indicates with what owner an installation script will be executed.
The owner can be a variable specification in the form of $[A-Z]
and will be resolved at installation time (see NOTICES).
group-
The group to which the file belongs (for example, bin or sys).
The field
is limited to 14 characters in length.
A question mark (``?'') indicates that the group will be left unchanged, implying
that the file already exists on the target machine.
This field is not used for linked files or non-installable files.
It is used optionally with a package information file.
If used, it
indicates with what group an installation script will be executed.
Can be a variable assignment in the form of $[A-Z].
Will be resolved at installation time (see NOTICES).
size-
The actual size of the file in bytes.
This field is not specified for named pipes,
special devices, directories, or linked files.
cksum-
The checksum of the file contents.
This field is not specified for named pipes,
special devices, directories, or linked files.
modtime-
The time of last modification, as reported by the
stat(2)
function call.
This field is not specified for named pipes,
special devices, directories, or linked files.
The following three optional fields must be used as a group.
That is, all three must be specified if any is specified.
mac-
The Mandatory Access Control (MAC) Level Identifier
(LID), an integer value that specifies a combination
of a hierarchical classification and zero or more
non-hierarchical categories.
A question mark (``?'') indicates that the mac
field will be left unchanged, implying that the
file already exists on the target machine.
This field can only be applied to a file on a
sfs filesystem and is not used for linked
files or packaging information files.
NOTE:
Mandatory Access Control is not supported in this
release;
this field is present for compatibility with earlier
release only.
A value of 0 should be used if you must specify
this field.
fixed-
A comma-separated list of valid mnemonic fixed
privilege names as defined for the filepriv(1M)
command.
The string NULL is used in place of the
comma-separated list when fixed privileges are not to
be specified.
A question mark (``?'') indicates that the fixed
field will be left unchanged, implying that the
file already exists on the target machine.
If the fixed attribute is not supplied,
then files are installed with no fixed privileges.
This field is not used for linked files or
packaging information files.
inherited-
A comma-separated list of valid mnemonic inherited
privilege names as defined for the filepriv
command.
The string NULL is used in place of the
comma separated list when privilege is not to
be specified.
A question mark (``?'') indicates that the inherited
field will be left unchanged, implying that the file
already exists on the target machine.
If the inherited attribute is not supplied,
then files are installed with no inheritable privileges.
This field is not used for linked files or
packaging information files.
NOTE:
Inheritable privileges have no effect in the
current release.
This capability is maintained solely for compatibility with
earlier releases.
Each pkgmap must have one line that
provides information about the number and
maximum size (in 512-byte blocks) of parts
that
make up the package.
This line is in the following format:
:number_of_parts maximum_part_size
Lines that begin with ````#'''' are comment lines and are ignored.
When files are saved during installation before they are overwritten,
they are normally just copied to a temporary pathname.
However, for files whose mode includes execute permission
(but which are not editable),
the existing version is linked to a temporary pathname and the original
file is removed.
This allows processes which are executing during installation
to be overwritten.
Examples
The following is an example
pkgmap
file.
:2 500
1 i pkginfo 237 1179 541296672
1 b class1 /dev/diskette 17 134 0644 root other
1 c class1 /dev/rdiskette 17 134 0644 root other
1 d none bin 0755 root bin
1 f none bin/INSTALL 0755 root bin 11103 17954 541295535
1 f none bin/REMOVE 0755 root bin 3214 50237 541295541
1 l none bin/UNINSTALL=bin/REMOVE
1 f none bin/cmda 0755 root bin 3580 60325 541295567 0 NULL
macread,macwrite
1 f none bin/cmdb 0755 root bin 49107 51255 541438368
1 f class1 bin/cmdc 0755 root bin 45599 26048 541295599
1 f class1 bin/cmdd 0755 root bin 4648 8473 541461238
1 f none bin/cmde 0755 root bin 40501 1264 541295622
1 f class2 bin/cmdf 0755 root bin 2345 35889 541295574
1 f none bin/cmdg 0755 root bin 41185 47653 541461242
2 d class2 data 0755 root bin
2 p class1 data/apipe 0755 root other
2 d none log 0755 root bin 0 NULL NULL
2 v none log/logfile 0755 root bin 41815 47563 541461333
2 d none save 0755 root bin
2 d none spool 0755 root bin
2 d none tmp 0755 root bin
References
pkgchk(1M)
Notices
The pkgmap file can contain only one entry per unique pathname.
An exclusive directory type (file) type x specifies
directories that are constrained to contain only files that appear in
the installation software database (/var/sadm/install/contents).
If there are other files in the directory,
they will be removed by pkgchk -fx as described
on the
pkgchk(1M)
manual page.
Variable specifications for the owner and group fields
are defined in the pkginfo file.
For example, owner could be $OWNER in the pkgmap
file; if OWNER is defined as root in the pkginfo file,
$OWNER will get the value root when the file is
installed.
MAC levels (mac) are always installed on ``sfs''
filesystems, but have no effect
because MAC is not supported in this release.
Fixed and inheritable privileges (fixed and inherited) on
files, if present, are always installed.
When a file with fixed privileges is executed, the fixed privileges
are propagated to the new process.
Inheritable privileges have no effect.
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UnixWare 7 Release 7.1.4 - 25 April 2004