topic Re: RPM for HP-UX in Operating System - HP-UX

RPM for HP-UX

devshlom — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:39:41 GMT

Hi,
I have to create an installation package in HP-UX.
In AIX I used the RPM toolbox for that (in this way I used the same spec file I used for the other platforms...)
Does HP-UX have something similar?

tx,
shlom

Re: RPM for HP-UX

Duncan Edmonstone — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:49:56 GMT

shlom,

yes - Software Package Builder:

http://h20392.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=SwPkgBuilder

HTH

Duncan

Re: RPM for HP-UX

Duncan Edmonstone — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:50:50 GMT

although that has nothing to do with RPM...

Re: RPM for HP-UX

Kenan Erdey — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:58:48 GMT

Hi,

Take a look at this page and search for "rpm depot".

http://h21007.www2.hp.com/portal/site/dspp/menuitem.863c3e4cbcdc3f3515b49c108973a801?ciid=0a08b3f1eee02110b3f1eee02110275d6e10RCRD

Kenan.

Re: RPM for HP-UX

devshlom — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:28:49 GMT

Hi,

can you post me the exact link for my systm:
HP-UX hpux B.11.23 U 9000/800

The rpm depot I found there couldn't be install on my env.

tx

Re: RPM for HP-UX

James R. Ferguson — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:43:30 GMT

Hi Shlom:

The FAQ notes that "LRE is a solution for Intel IPF 64 bit Linux binaries only."

[ LRE = Linux runtime environment ]

Your machine is *not* an Itanium (IPF) server. Rather it is a PA-RISC one as denoted from:

HP-UX hpux B.11.23 U 9000/800

It would appear that you are out of luck using this approach.

Regards!

...JRF...

Re: RPM for HP-UX

Dennis Handly — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:51:35 GMT

>JRF: It would appear that you are out of luck using this approach.

Right. And would cause devshlom's customers to first install the RPM software. Where swinstall in on every HP-UX system.

Re: RPM for HP-UX

devshlom — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:59:49 GMT

didn't notice the itanium issue....

so -
what do you say?
I must creat pure HPUX installation package?
do I have a way to pass this issue (I'm a pro in rpm - now I'll have to learn new installation packaging in a very short time...)

if so,
where can I find a quick start for this?

tx.
shlom

Re: RPM for HP-UX

James R. Ferguson — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:05:48 GMT

Hi (again) Shlom:

See the Software Distributer Administration Guide (for a start):

http://docs.hp.com/en/5992-2146/index.html

I would also read the Patch Management Guide to get a better full view of the HP-UX world:

http://www.docs.hp.com/en/5992-4020/index.html

Regards!

...JRF...

Re: RPM for HP-UX

Dennis Handly — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:16:37 GMT

>I must create pure HP-UX installation package?

It seems like it, unless you want to design your own.

>where can I find a quick start for this?

Download Duncan's SPB and see what's there.
http://docs.hp.com/en/SPB/?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN
http://docs.hp.com/en/SPB/infolib.html?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN

But if you want to see the underlying swpackage details you can go to:
Software Distributor Administration Guide
http://docs.hp.com/en/5992-2146/index.html

Re: RPM for HP-UX

Kenan Erdey — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:33:27 GMT

Hi,

if you insist on using rpm, in this link compiling of rpm in Hp-Ux 11.11 is described.(on 32 bit OS, but pa8800 processor)

http://www.tekwire.net/joomla/building/rpm/comp_rpm_hpux11.11.htm#p1.1

you can try compiling. But you may need some changes in pats, conf files etc.

Kenan.

Re: RPM for HP-UX

devshlom — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 06:57:45 GMT

hi Kenan,

As I mentioned I'm short on time and this is the reason I'm looking for the rpm solution.
I don't have a problem to force my customers to install rpm - but I must find a toolbox that comes from HP for that...
Do you know for some rpm tool that will work fine on HPUX 11.23 PARisc?

tx

Re: RPM for HP-UX

Kenan Erdey — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:42:06 GMT

Hi,

Sorry i don't know :)

Kenan.

Re: RPM for HP-UX

devshlom — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:30:49 GMT

For my sytem I can't use the rpm toolbox.
I will open a new thread for packaging a sw via the SD-UX.

tx,
shlom