............................Contents


1. Distributing Software on CD-ROM	1
..Introduction	1
..Manufacturing a CD-ROM	2
....Documentation	4
....CD-ROM Packaging	5
..Putting Your Software on CD-ROM	8
....File System Formats	12
..Installing Software from CD-ROM	15
....Software Packaging	16
..Using Rock Ridge to Create a CD-ROM	18
....CD-ROM File System Creation Procedure	18
2. Application Packaging	21
..What Are Packages?	21
..Licensing Considerations for Packages	23
..Installation Media	24


..Package Components	24
....Required Package Components	27
....Optional Package Components	28
....Package Objects	29
..A Package Creation Scenario	30
....Assigning a Package Abbreviation	32
....Defining a Package Instance	32
....Defining Object Classes	34
....Defining Package and Object Locations	36
....Writing Your Installation Scripts	37
....Creating the `pkginfo` File	38
....Defining Package Dependencies	39
....Writing a Copyright Message	40
....Reserving Additional Space on the Installation Machine	40
....Distributing Packages over Multiple Volumes	40
....Creating the `prototype` File	40
....Creating a Package with `pkgmk`	47
....Transferring the Package to the Media with `pkgtrans`	50
..Installation Scripts	52
....The Request Script	56
....The Procedure Script	58
....The Class Action Script	59
3. Installing and Checking Packages	65
..The Installation Software Database	66


..Installing Software Packages	67
.....Interacting with `pkgadd`	67
.....Installing Packages for Clients on a Server	68
..Checking Installation Accuracy	69
.....Displaying Information About Installed Packages	70
4. Using Software Manager	75
..Installing Software	75
..Creating an Icon for Your Application	78
..Using Clusters	78
.....Contents and Order Files	78
A. Packaging Guidelines	83
..Optimize for Client-Server Configurations	83
..Package by Functional Boundaries	83
..Package Along Royalty Boundaries	84
..Package by Machine Dependencies	84
..Overlap in Packages	84
..Sizing Considerations	84
..Localization Software Packaging Guidelines	84
B. Packaging Case Studies	85
..Introduction	85
.....Case #1: Using a `request` Script	85
.....Case #2: Using Classes, Class Action Scripts, and the `space`
.......File	89
.....Case #3: Using `copyright`, `compver`, and `depend` Files .	93


......Case #4a: Using the `sed` Class and a `postinstall` Script	95
......Case #4b: Using Classes and Class Action Scripts	98
......Case #4c: Using the `build` Class	101
......Case #5: Using `crontab` in a Class Action Script	103
......Case #6: Installing a Driver	107
......Case #7:Using the `sed` Class and `postinstall` and
........`preremove` Scripts	110
Glossary	121