Image Packaging System

by:
Michal Pryc (michal.pryc [At sun.com)

Wednesday, June 25th 2008; 14:30-17:30

Menu:
1. Abstract
2. Workshop plan
3. Setting up environment
4. Materials for the workshop - CBE
  4a. Common Build Environment - Introduction
  4b. My first own svr4 package
5. Materials for the workshop - IPS
  5a. Setting up IPS repository
  5b. Creating and sending package using pkgsend(1)
6. Materials for the workshop - IPS client apps
  6a. Using pkg(1) and packagemanager to install packages in different images

1. Abstract

When a develper wishes to create a package for OpenSolaris operating system they need to follow few steps, which may be difficult to grasp, but at the end they are quite straight forward.

This tutorial is dedicated to the developers and users, who would like to build their own packages using Common Build Environment, publishing those to the Image Packaging System (IPS) server and installing on the OpenSolaris operating system. This includes:

• Preparing OpenSolaris to be a development platform for creating packages (Sun Studio, Common Build Environment)
• Creating packages using Common Build Environment (writing simple spec file, using pkgtool to create sample package)
• Setting up IPS repository
• Sending packages to the IPS repository
• Using pkg(1) and packagemanager to install packages on the OpenSolaris.

2. Workshop plan

• 14:30-14:45 | Setting up
• 14:45-14:55 | Introduction to the tutorial
• 14:55-15:10 | Common Build Environment - introduction and first sample package
• 15:10-15:20 | Break
• 15:20-15:50 | CBE - your first own svr4 package
• 15:50-16:00 | IPS - introduction
• 16:00-16:10 | Break
• 16:10-16:25 | IPS - setting up repository
• 16:25-16:45 | IPS - creating and sending package using pkgsend(1)
• 16:45-17:00 | IPS - creating and sending package from svr4 package
• 17:00-17:10 | Break
• 17:10-17:30 | Using pkg(1) and packagemanager to install packages in different images

3. Setting up environment

Before we will enjoy creating new OpenSolaris packages, there are few steps that we should follow. THIS page explains few ways of setting up environment on the Image Packaging System tutorial on OSdevcon '08.

4. Materials for the workshop - CBE

  4a. Common Build Environment - Introduction

  4b. My first own svr4 package

5. Materials for the workshop - IPS

  5a. Setting up IPS repository

  5b. Creating and sending package using pkgsend(1)

6. Materials for the workshop - IPS client apps

  6a. Using pkg(1) and packagemanager to install packages in different images