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Solaris Package System
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This is an attempt, using pure `sh`, to create a software
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building and packaging system for Solaris 10 (and maybe
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other versions) on an UltraSPARC II system (my test system
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is an Ultra 60).
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It is based loosely around a combination of both Arch's
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makepkg system and FreeBSD's ports tree.
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It is very much a work in progress and liable to break any time.
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How it works
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Package compilation is based around a reasonably simple POSIX `sh`
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script (NOT a `bash` script, so many things you may be used to just
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aren't there!) called `PKGCONF`. The script contains two main sections.
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1. Declarations and Definitions
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These are a list of shell variables that describe the package:
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* VERSION - The version number of the package
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* PACKAGE - The name of the package (must be the same as the
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package directory name)
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* CATEGORY - The category the package is in (must be the same
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as the directory the package directory resides in)
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* SRC - The source filename once downloaded - not needed for GIT downloads
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* URL - The URL to get the source from (see below)
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* DEPENDS - A list of packages that should be compiled and installed
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before this one.
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2. Operational Functions
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These do the actual work of compiling the sofware. Three are essential:
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* configure() - Configure the source (usually running ./configure etc)
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* build() - Compile the source
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* install() - Install it to `${DESTDIR}`
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Extra Files
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As well as the PKGCONF file describing the package, there are a number
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of optional extra files that can be included with a package.
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* Patch files - These should be placed in the `patches` directory
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within the package, and should be named with a `.patch` extension. They
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should be "unified" patch files (created with `diff -u`), and will be
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applied to the source code after extraction and before configuration.
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* Script files - These should be placed in the
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`scripts` directory, and referenced in the `PKGCONF` file using the
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variables:
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* `PREINSTALL=...`
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* `POSTINSTALL=...`
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* `CHECKINSTALL=...`
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They will be included in the final package as the relevant script file
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entries.
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Compiling a Package
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-------------------
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Simply run `makepkg` in a package folder and it should compile into
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a standard Solaris package file for you. There are some command line
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options:
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* -i : Install the package after compiling it.
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* -s : Compile and install any dependencies of this package first
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before compiling this package
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* -f : Force a clean rebuild of the package from scratch
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