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From: mpl@cbnewsl.ATT.COM (michael.p.lindner)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Format of installpkg packages
Summary: save your money
Message-ID: <1353@cbnewsl.ATT.COM>
Date: 2 Aug 89 21:18:09 GMT
References: <2435@hounix.UUCP> <724@lzaz.ATT.COM>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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In article <724@lzaz.ATT.COM>, hutch@lzaz.ATT.COM (R.HUTCHISON) writes:
> - In article <1050@kuling.UUCP>, bear@kuling.UUCP (Bjorn Sjoholm) writes:
> -> I am looking for a specification of the `installpkg` package
> -> format used in System V release 3.2 (and maybe in other releases too).
> ->  [Stuff deleted]
> -> Bjorn Sjoholm         UUCP: bear@kuling.uu.se (...!uunet!sunic!kuling!bear)
> 
> Look in the UNIX System V/386 Release  3.2 Integrated Software
                            ^^^
> 
> Bob Hutchison

Unfortunately, the ISDG only describes the 386 way of doing
things.  I believe the original poster wanted to know the format
for 3B2 installable floppies.  I don't have a reference, but
if you have a 3B2, just look at the shell script for installpkg
and see what it expects, then look at an installable package
and see what's there.

Mike Lindner
attunix!mpl or mpl@attunix.att.com