............................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	17
....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	26
....Required Package Components	28
....Optional Package Components	29
....Package Objects	30
..A Package Creation Scenario	31
....Assigning a Package Abbreviation	33
....Defining a Package Instance	33
....Defining Object Classes	35
....Defining Package and Object Locations	37
....Writing Your Installation Scripts	39
....Creating the `pkginfo` File	39
....Defining Package Dependencies	40
....Writing a Copyright Message	41
....Reserving Additional Space on the Installation Machine	41
....Distributing Packages over Multiple Volumes	42
....Creating the `prototype` File	42
....Creating a Package with `pkgmk`	49
....Transferring the Package to the Media with `pkgtrans`	52
..Installation Scripts	54
....The Request Script	59
....The Procedure Script	60
....The Class Action Script	61
3. Installing and Checking Packages	69
..The Installation Software Database	70


..Installing Software Packages	71
.....Interacting with `pkgadd`	71
.....Installing Packages for Clients on a Server	72
..Checking Installation Accuracy	73
.....Displaying Information About Installed Packages	74
4. Creating Icons and Package Clusters	79
..Creating an Icon for Your Application	79
..Using Clusters	79
.....Contents and Order Files	80
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	90
.....Case #3: Using `copyright`, `compver`, and `depend` Files .	94
.....Case #4a: Using the `sed` Class and a `postinstall` Script	96


......Case #4b: Using Classes and Class Action Scripts	99
......Case #4c: Using the `build` Class	102
......Case #5: Using `crontab` in a Class Action Script	104
......Case #6: Installing a Driver	108
......Case #7:Using the `sed` Class and `postinstall` and
........`preremove` Scripts	111
Glossary	123