Xref: utzoo comp.unix.questions:15598 comp.sys.att:7268 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!oliveb!olivee!debik From: debik@olivee.olivetti.com (Debi Kipping) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.i386,comp.sys.att Subject: Re: Format of installpkg packages Summary: see ISDG doc Message-ID: <46415@oliveb.olivetti.com> Date: 11 Aug 89 01:40:57 GMT References: <1050@kuling.UUCP> Sender: news@oliveb.olivetti.com Followup-To: comp.unix.questions Lines: 20 In article <1050@kuling.UUCP>, bear@kuling.UUCP (Bjorn Sjoholm) writes: > I am looking for a specification of the `installpkg` package > format used in System V release 3.2 (and maybe in other releases too). > > The format seems to have a couple of files named Size, Install etc, and > nicely remembers installed packages and files so you can remove > the packages. > > But what is the exact format or where can I find a definition? ______________ Bjorn: You can get all the information you need from a document from AT&T called the _UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2 Integrated Software Development Guide_. It goes into all the nasty details of installpkg, removepkg, Size, Install, Name, Remove, etc. I have found it useful in the past. Debi Kipping debik@olivee.olivetti.com