User manual SYMANTEC WISE LINUX PACKAGE EDITOR 8.0 REFERENCE V1.0

[. . . ] Wise Linux Package Editor Reference Wise Linux Package Editor The software described in this book is furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the terms of the agreement. Documentation version 8. 0 Legal Notice Copyright © 2009 Symantec Corporation. Symantec, the Symantec Logo, and Altiris are trademarks or registered trademarks of Symantec Corporation or its affiliates in the U. S. The product described in this document is distributed under licenses restricting its use, copying, distribution, and decompilation/reverse engineering. [. . . ] This makes it available to the rpm command so that it can be installed at the same time as the Application A files. See also: Adding Dependencies on page 32 Adding Files to a Package on page 30 Specifying Build Settings on page 41 About the $WISEFOLDER Directory on page 26 Adding Capabilities On the Capabilities page, you specify the capabilities that this RPM package provides. Specify as many capabilities as you think other packages might be looking for. Include your package name as one of the capabilities. To add a capability In Linux Package Editor, select Installation Expert > Capabilities page, click Add, and complete the Define Capability dialog box: Package Name Enter or select the capability that the current package provides. This can be a package name, a file name, a shared library, or a virtual package. If you leave the Operator and Version blank below, RPM checks for the presence of the above package. If you enter the Operator and Version, RPM checks for a specific version of the package. Operator (Optional. ) Select the operator to use during the package comparison. Linux Package Editor Reference 34 Creating Linux Packages Version (Optional. ) Enter the version of the above package that is provided. Flags The following options represent bits in the flag RPMTAG_PROVIDEFLAGS, which specifies the capability range and context. Config Event Flag The following options do not apply to this page and are not available: No Event PreInstall PostInstall PreUninstall PostUninstall Verification Trigger Install Trigger Uninstall Trigger Post-Uninstall Trigger Script Name See also: About Dependency Relationships on page 31 Adding Conflicts On the Conflicts page, you specify the RPM packages that conflict with the current package. In order for the current package to run properly, these conflicting packages cannot be installed on the Linux computer. To add a conflict: In Linux Package Editor, select Installation Expert > Conflicts page, click Add, and complete the Define Conflict dialog box: Package Name Enter or select a package that conflicts with the current package. If you leave the Operator and Version blank below, RPM checks for the presence of the above package. If you enter the Operator and Version, RPM checks for a specific version of the package. Linux Package Editor Reference 35 Creating Linux Packages Operator (Optional. ) Select the operator to use during the package comparison. Version (Optional. ) Enter the version of the above package that conflicts. Flags The following options do not apply to this page and are not available: Provides Requires PreReq Interpreter Config No Event PreInstall PostInstall PreUninstall PostUninstall Verification Trigger Install Trigger Uninstall Trigger Post-Uninstall Trigger Script Name See also: About Dependency Relationships on page 31 Adding Obsolete Packages On the Obsoletes page, you specify the packages that the current package makes obsolete. This typically is used when the name or version of a package changes. To add an obsolete package: In Linux Package Editor, select Installation Expert > Obsoletes page, click Add, and complete the Define Obsolete Package dialog box: Package Name Enter or select a package that the current package makes obsolete. If you leave the Operator and Version blank below, RPM checks for the presence of the above package. If you enter the Operator and Version, RPM checks for a specific version of the package. Operator (Optional. ) Select the operator to use during the package comparison. Version (Optional. ) Enter the version of the above package that is made obsolete. Flags The following options do not apply to this page and are not available: Linux Package Editor Reference 36 Creating Linux Packages Provides Requires PreReq Interpreter Config No Event PreInstall PostInstall PreUninstall PostUninstall Verification Trigger Install Trigger Uninstall Trigger Post-Uninstall Trigger Script Name See also: About Dependency Relationships on page 31 Adding Triggers On the Triggers page, you specify the packages that cause a trigger to occur in the current package. You also define a trigger script, which you can then edit in Script Editor. [. . . ] Logical expressions are run through the Linux Bash test command. To complete the dialog box Set Variable Specify a variable, adhering to standard conventions for naming Linux shell variables. String Expression Mark this to set the variable to part of a string that is stored in another variable. Define the string in the String Function, Variable Name, and Argument fields. String Function Select one of the following functions to manipulate or parse text. [. . . ]