topic Re: Free HPUX Software Distributor depot creation / management tool in Operating System - HP-UX

Free HPUX Software Distributor depot creation / management tool

Michael Roberts_3 — Thu, 21 Oct 2004 12:57:30 GMT

Software Package Builder (SPB) provides a visual method to create and edit software packages using the HP-UX Software Distributor (SD) package format. The SPB graphical user interface (GUI) provides a window into the software package structure, showing attributes that can be set for each
package element.

You can use SPB to create, view, and edit SD Product Specification Files (PSFs). Using the swpackage command from within SPB, you can create directory depots or a serial depot (depot in a file.) SPB also allows you to open depots and display its attributes and package hierarchy.

With SPB, you can easily package in-house or third-party software into SD format. This allows you to manage and distribute software with the SD software management toolset.

Software Package Builder is a tool available from HP http://software.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=SwPkgBuilder

Re: Free HPUX Software Distributor depot creation / management tool

Alzhy — Thu, 21 Oct 2004 14:17:35 GMT

Yep..

Very good tool indeed over the usual manual metohod that I used to do. Also makes advanced creating depots relatively painless.

I believe it is now bundled with 11i.

Re: Free HPUX Software Distributor depot creation / management tool

Geoff Wild — Thu, 21 Oct 2004 14:51:36 GMT

Interesting - that seems pretty cool....I'm used to the manual way as well:

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

Rgds...Geoff