topic Re: Software Distribution System API? in Operating System - HP-UX

Software Distribution System API?

Lev Assinovsky — Tue, 18 Nov 2003 07:15:26 GMT

Hi!
I need to get info about installed software
right from C-program.
Does anybody knows if such an API exist?
OS: HPUX 11.00

Sincerely,

Re: Software Distribution System API?

Mark Greene_1 — Tue, 18 Nov 2003 08:01:38 GMT

Check out man 4 sd and man 5 sd. There's also a developer's kit that may contiain more info.

mark

Re: Software Distribution System API?

Lev Assinovsky — Tue, 18 Nov 2003 08:34:41 GMT

Mark!
Thanks for your responce!
But I need something different.
I would like to have a function similar
to swlist command: void swlist(const char * product_name, const char * attribute, char * response);
Of course my example is too simple, the real function might be more complicated.
Shortly speaking I need a library with the functions described above.
Does such a library exist for HP-UX 11.xx?

Re: Software Distribution System API?

Mark Greene_1 — Tue, 18 Nov 2003 08:48:59 GMT

Lev,

I don't know if HP has released the info you are wanting. You can look around here:

http://software.hp.com/SD_AT_HP/

for more information about Software Distributor. You can also checkout the man page for swpackage, there more file and directory information to be had there. You can always call the individual command-line executables from your C program. Not very efficient I know, but doable.

mark

Re: Software Distribution System API?

Bruno Ganino — Tue, 18 Nov 2003 08:49:04 GMT

This is all the software available
http://hpux.connect.org.uk/hppd/auto/summary_all.html
HTH
Bruno

Re: Software Distribution System API?

Jeff Schussele — Tue, 18 Nov 2003 09:00:23 GMT

Hi Lev,

In 11i SD libs are in

/usr/lib/X11/app-defaults
/usr/lib/sw/mx
/usr/lib/sw/ui
/usr/lib/sw/ui/C

I don't think it changed much from 11.0

HTH,
Jeff

Re: Software Distribution System API?

Lev Assinovsky — Tue, 18 Nov 2003 09:03:22 GMT

Seems, I have to execute external command (swlist) from my C-program.
Thank you for your care.

Re: Software Distribution System API?

Lev Assinovsky — Tue, 18 Nov 2003 09:16:25 GMT

Jaff, I have just a /usr/lib/sw/ui which is
UIMX related staff I believe.