topic create an OpenSSH software depot for HP-UX 11i in Operating System - HP-UX

create an OpenSSH software depot for HP-UX 11i

alec pringle — Fri, 22 Oct 2004 03:56:44 GMT

I have made minor modifications to the OpenSSH source code to cope with a new application and installed gcc, openssl....etc..etc to achieve this. I would now like to create a software depot for my modified version of ssh, so I can distribute this across the rest of the environment without installing compilers everywhere. Has anyone out there done this before and maybe got a script to create a depot (HP-UX 11i)?

Re: create an OpenSSH software depot for HP-UX 11i

Sridhar Bhaskarla — Fri, 22 Oct 2004 04:05:08 GMT

Hi Alec,

It's every easy to create the package once you have the binaries in place. The package configuration would include

1. the binaries
2. configure script runs during the post installation phase that will generate host keys if they are not existing already.

I suggest you start playing with SD-UX.

You have to create a product specification file that contains details about your package (binaries, configure script etc) and run 'swpackage' on it to create a depot.

Look at 'man swpackage' and 'man 5 swpackage' for details on swpackage and format of the 'psf' file.

-Sri

Re: create an OpenSSH software depot for HP-UX 11i

Zygmunt Krawczyk — Fri, 22 Oct 2004 04:57:21 GMT

Hi,

the best way to create your own depot is to use HP Software Package Builder. It is available at:

http://www.software.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=SwPkgBuilder

Regards,
Zygmunt

Re: create an OpenSSH software depot for HP-UX 11i

Cheryl Griffin — Fri, 22 Oct 2004 07:08:08 GMT

I see that you have your own version of SSH but wanted to point you to http://www.software.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=T1471AA

which HP's own port based on OpenSSH. It might have some features you are looking for.

Re: create an OpenSSH software depot for HP-UX 11i

Geoff Wild — Fri, 22 Oct 2004 07:40:32 GMT

I prefer to use the HP Secure Shell - as Cheryl pointed out...

Check out this page on building your own depots:

http://www.hpworks.org.uk/newsletter/articles/depots/

Rgds...Geoff

Re: create an OpenSSH software depot for HP-UX 11i

alec pringle — Wed, 27 Oct 2004 06:04:05 GMT

Thanks everyone for your help. I used the software package builder in the end to make the psf file which I found really useful.

Alec