psf File Syntax Question

[Bob Viveney_1]

I know I can use a line such as

prerequisites Othe_Prod,r>=C.06.00.00.%

in my psf file. What does the '%' character mean? I assume it is used as a delimiter to the parser - match up to here - but I cannot find any documentation for it. Where is the use of '%' documented?

[Dennis Handly]

I don't see any mention of "%" here:
http://docs.hp.com/en/5900-0307/ch01s04.html#bajdibib

Typically "%" is used internally when developing HP-UX software.

[Bob Viveney_1]

If you look at the INDEX files under /var/adm/sw/products you'll see there are lots of prerequisites/coreqresites which use the '%' sign in the version string ...

cd /var/adm/sw/products
find . -name INDEX -exec grep prerequi {} \; | grep "%"

Some examples ...
prerequisites LdapUxClient.LDAP-C-SDK,r>=B.03.20.%
prerequisites OS-Core.UX-CORE,r>=B.11.22.%
prerequisites WBEMServices.WBEM-CORE,r>=A.02.00.%
prerequisites OVSNMPAgent.MASTER,r>=B.11.23.%71

So its commonly used, seems to delimit the version number comparison but I can't find and documentation on it.

[Dennis Handly · Accepted solution]

>seems to delimit the version number comparison

If done correctly, the "%" distinguishes HP internal/beta versions. (Typically there is a number after the "%".)

[Dennis Handly]

>the "%" distinguishes HP internal/beta versions.

And "%" sorts before numbers, in ASCII.