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<refmeta><refentrytitle>make_pkg_db</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
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<refnamediv><indexterm><primary sortas="blueprint">make_pkg_db &mdash; create a Perl DBM database of installed software</primary></indexterm><indexterm><primary sortas="create a Perl DBM database of installed software">create a Perl DBM database of installed software &mdash; make_pkg_db</primary></indexterm><refname>make_pkg_db</refname><refpurpose>create a Perl DBM database of installed software</refpurpose></refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv><title>&synp-tt;</title>
<cmdsynopsis><command>make_pkg_db</command><arg choice="plain">&nbsp;<option>dbdir</option> <replaceable>dbm_database_pathname</replaceable>&nbsp;</arg><arg choice="opt"><option>h</option></arg><arg choice="opt" rep="repeat"><option>ifiles</option> <replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg><arg choice="opt"><option>pkgdef</option> <replaceable>package_pool_pathname</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis></refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1><title>&desc-tt;</title>
<para>The <command>make_pkg_db</command> command (a Perl script) generates a Perl DBM database of software installed on a system based on <filename>/var/sadm/install/contents</filename> or the contents of a package pool directory. The Perl DBM database files are used by <citerefentry><refentrytitle>get_depend_info</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
<para>The Perl DBM database files contain information keyed on a file name. Some files, for example, list the package in which a file is included and the permissions of the file.</para>
<para>If you run <command>make_pkg_db&nbsp;-dbdir&nbsp;<replaceable>dbm_database_pathname</replaceable></command>, an error message such as:</para>
<para><literal>***CANNOT RESOLVE ABSOLUTE PATH /usr/java/bin/appletviewer</literal></para>
<para>is generated because the script cannot resolve symbolic links based on the information in <filename>/var/sadm/install/contents</filename>. In <filename>/var/sadm/install/contents</filename>, for example, <filename>appletviewer</filename> is specified as a symbolic link:</para>
<programlisting>/usr/bin/appletviewer=../java/bin/appletviewer s none SUNWj2dev</programlisting>
<para>Unfortunately, <filename>/usr/java</filename> is a symbolic link to <filename>/usr/java1.2</filename>. The correct file entry in <filename>/var/sadm/install/contents</filename> is therefore <filename>/usr/java1.2/bin/appletviewer</filename>. It is impossible for this script to resolve this link based on the information in <filename>/var/sadm/install/contents</filename>.</para>
<para>To correct this problem, create a file named <filename>MyLinkResolution</filename> and add this entry:</para>
<programlisting>/usr/bin/appletviewer=../java1.2/bin/appletviewer s none SUNWj2dev</programlisting>
<para>Then enter this command:</para>
<para><programlisting>make_pkg_db -dbdir <replaceable>dbm_database_pathname</replaceable> -ifiles MyLinkResolution</programlisting>When you execute this command, the following message is displayed:</para>
<programlisting>...OVERRIDDEN: /usr/bin/appletviewer=
../java/bin/appletviewer s none SUNWj2dev</programlisting>
<para>This message indicates that the original entry in <filename>/var/sadm/install/contents</filename> is ignored and your new entry in <filename>MyLinkResolution</filename> is used instead. </para>
<para><filename>SampleLinks</filename> is a file you can use to resolve links in <filename>/var/sadm/install/contents</filename> for Solaris (Intel Platform Edition). <filename>SamplePkgLinks</filename> is a file you can use to resolve some of the links used on the &SolarisSoftwareCD1; CD. You might want to modify these two preceding files for SPARC or for your particular environment.</para>
<para>The <command>make_pkg_db</command> script verifies the files it finds against the software that is actually installed on the system. The more complete the information, the more accurate the output of the script.</para>
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<refsect1><title>&opts-tt;</title>
<para>The following options are supported:</para>
<variablelist termlength="narrow"><varlistentry><term><option>dbdir</option></term><listitem><para>Specifies the directory in which you want to place the output Perl DBM databases.</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>h</option></term><listitem><para>Displays help.</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>ifiles</option></term><listitem><para>Specifies the name of an input file you want to use to help in resolving symbolic links.</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>pkgdef</option></term><listitem><para>Specifies the path name of the package pool you want to use instead of <filename>/var/sadm/install/contents</filename>.</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1><title>&oper-tt;</title>
<para>The following operands are supported:</para>
<variablelist termlength="medium"><varlistentry><term><replaceable>dbm_database_pathname</replaceable></term><listitem><para>Specifies the directory in which you want to place the output Perl DBM databases.</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><replaceable>filename</replaceable></term><listitem><para>Specifies the name of a file or files that contain data in the format used in <filename>/var/sadm/install/contents</filename>.</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><replaceable>package_pool_pathname</replaceable></term><listitem><para>Specifies the path name of the package pool you want to use instead of <filename>/var/sadm/install/contents</filename>.</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1><title>&attr-tt;</title>
<para>See <olink targetdocent="REFMAN5" localinfo="attributes-5"><citerefentry><refentrytitle>attributes</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry></olink> for descriptions of the following attributes:</para>
<informaltable frame="all"><tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1"><colspec colwidth="198*"><colspec colwidth="198*"><tbody><row><entry align="left" valign="top">ATTRIBUTE TYPE</entry><entry align="left" valign="top">ATTRIBUTE VALUE</entry></row><row><entry align="left" valign="top">Availability</entry><entry align="left" valign="top">SUNWonbld</entry></row><row><entry align="left" valign="top">CSI</entry><entry align="left" valign="top">Enabled</entry></row><row><entry align="left" valign="top">Interface Stability</entry><entry align="left" valign="top">Evolving</entry></row><row><entry align="left" valign="top">MT-Level</entry><entry align="left" valign="top">Unsafe</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
</refsect1>
<refsect1><title>&also-tt;</title>
<para><citerefentry><refentrytitle>get_depend_info</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <olink targetdocent="REFMAN5" localinfo="attributes-5"><citerefentry><refentrytitle>attributes</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry></olink></para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1><title>&note-tt;</title>
<para>DBM database files are platform dependent. DBM database files you generate on a SPARC machine, for example, do not work on an IA machine (and vice-versa). </para>
<para>This script might not resolve all symbolic links.</para>
</refsect1>
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