swinstall

[Joel Tolentino]

downloaded depot software from hp. Used SAM to install software but doesn't recognize source. Do I need to rename file once downloaded?

[Kent Ostby]

Joel -- If it's a patch, it may be a shar file.

Try doing :

sh filename

If it is a shar file, this will unpack a depot and a README.

If not, please post the exact error message you are receiving.

[Pete Randall]

Joel,

Did you unshar the downloaded file?

sh depot_name

This will produce a .depot file and a .text file. It's the .depot file that actually gets installed.


Pete

[Joel Tolentino]

The file I downloaded is B3394BA_B.11.11.02_HP-UX_B.11.11_32+64.depot
It is located in /tmp.
Error I get is: THERE IS CURRENTLY NO DEPOT SOFTWARE ON HOST "PDS5" AT LOCATION "/tmp".
MAKE SURE ABSOLUTE PATH NAME IS SPECIFIED.

[Robert-Jan Goossens · Accepted solution]

how about

# swinstall -s /tmp/B3394BA_B.11.11.02_HP-UX_B.11.11_32+64.depot

Regards,
Robert-Jan

[Joel Tolentino]

Yes, that command worked! Thanks.

# swinstall -s /tmp/B3394BA_B.11.11.02_HP-UX_B.11.11_32+64.depot

[Andreas Bechtle_1]

Just an idea, did you just "cp" the whole stuff? That does not work every time. I think swinstall does not recognize /tmp as a depot-directory.

I do usually ftp the file, swcopy it into my depot and then
swinstall ....

There is a special sub-forum for ignite here. Perhaps you find there something

Andreas