12.2. Packaging applications using mkinstallp
Beginning with AIX 5L Version 5.2 plus 5200-01 Recommended Maintenance Level, AIX provides a command, /usr/sbin/mkinstallp, to allow users to create their own software packages for AIX. Packages created with mkinstallp are in the AIX standard packaging format and can be installed or removed with SMIT or the installp command.
12.2.1. mkinstallp
A new fileset, bos.adt.insttools, includes the following files:
| /usr/sbin/mkinstallp | Front-end command |
| /usr/sbin/makebff.pl | Back-end command |
| /usr/lpp/bos/README.MKINSTALLP | Documentation |
Note
The makebff.pl Perl script was originally written in the development phase of the IBM Redbook Managing AIX Server Farms, SG24-6606. Therefore, it is possible to package your ...
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