A comma-separated list of alphanumeric tokens that indicate the architecture associated with the package. The pkgmk(1) tool can be used to create or modify this value when actually building the package. The maximum length of a token is 16 characters and it cannot include a comma. Solaris's installation software meaningfully uses only one architecture token of the form:

<instruction_set_architecture>[.<platform_group>]

A comma-separated list of categories under which a package can be displayed. A package must at least belong to the system or application category. Categories are case-insensitive and can contain only alphanumerics. Each category is limited in length to 16 characters.

Text that specifies the package name (maximum length of 256 ASCII characters). Use the NAME parameter as the foundation for describing the functionality and purpose of the package; spell out any acronyms and avoid internal product/project code names. The DESC parameter can then be used to expand the descriptive information. Use the NAME parameter to state as specifically as possible the use of the package, why a user would need to load it, and so on.

Abbreviation for the package being installed. All characters in the abbreviation must be alphanumeric. You can also use the - and + characters in the abbreviation. The first character cannot be numeric, a + or a -. The abbreviation is limited to a maximum length of 32 characters. install, new, and all are reserved abbreviations. It is customary to make the first four letters unique to your company, such as the company's stock symbol.

Text that specifies the current version associated with the software package. The maximum length is 256 ASCII characters and the first character cannot be a left parenthesis. The pkgmk(1) tool can be used to create or modify this value when actually building the package. Current Solaris software practice is to assign this parameter monotonically increasing Dewey decimal values of the form:

<major_revision>.<minor_revision>[.<micro_revision>]

The pathname to a default directory where "relocatable" files can be installed. If blank, the package is not relocatable and any files that have relative pathnames are not installed. An administrator can override the default directory.

A space-separated list of classes defined for a package. The order of the list determines the order in which the classes are installed. Classes listed first are installed first (on a media by media basis). This parameter can be modified by the request script.

Text that describes the package (maximum length of 256 ASCII characters). This parameter value is used to provide the installer with a description of what the package contains and should build on the description provided in the NAME parameter. Try to make the two parameters work together so that a pkginfo -l provides a fairly comprehensive textual description of the package.

An electronic address where further information is available or bugs can be reported (maximum length of 256 ASCII characters).

Phone number and/or mailing address where further information can be received or bugs can be reported (maximum length of 256 ASCII characters).

Indicates that the package should only be installed interactively when set to any non-null value.

A list of allowable run states for package installation (for example, "S s 1" allows run states of S, s or 1). The Solaris operating environment supports the run levels s, S, 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6. Applicable run levels for this parameter are s, S, 1, 2, and 3. See init(1M) for details.

The maximum number of package instances that should be allowed on a machine at the same time. By default, only one instance of a package is allowed. This parameter must be set in order to have multiple instances of a package. In order to support multiple instances of packages (for example, packages that differ in their ARCH or VERSION parameter value), the value of this parameter must be high enough to allow for all instances of a given package, including multiple versions coexisting on a software server.

A list of classes defining the order in which they should be put on the medium. Used by pkgmk(1) in creating the package. Classes not defined in this field are placed on the medium using the standard ordering procedures.

Production stamp used to mark the pkgmap(4) file on the output volumes. Provides a means for distinguishing between production copies of a version if more than one is in use at a time. If PSTAMP is not defined, the default is used. The default consists of the UNIX system machine name followed by the string "YYYYMMDDHHMMSS" (year, month, date, hour, minutes, seconds).

A list of allowable run states for package removal (for example, "S s 1" allows run states of S, s or 1). The Solaris operating environment supports the run levels s, S, 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6. Applicable run levels for this parameter are s, S, 1, 2, and 3 See init(1M) for details.

Solaris-only optional parameter that indicates a software package contains 64-bit objects if it is set to sparcv9. If this parameter is not set, the default ISA (instruction set architecture) is set to the value of the ARCH parameter.

Solaris-only optional parameter used to indicate a software package containing localization files for a given product or application. The parameter value is a comma-separated list of locales supported by a package. It is only used for packages containing localization files, typically the message catalogues. The allowable values for this string field are those found in the table of Standard Locale Names located in the International Language Environments Guide.

SUNW_LOC="<locale_name>,<locale_name>,..,\e
<locale_name>"

<locale_name>::= <language>[_<territory>]\e
[.<codeset>]
<language>::= the set of names from ISO 639
<territory>::= the set of territories specified 
in ISO 3166
<codeset>::= is a string corresponding to the coded 
character set

A value set by pkgadd that contains the location of the installing package. This value is provided to any install time package procedure scripts that need to know where the installing package is located. This parameter should never be set manually from within a pkginfo file.

Defines whether a package, when installed, must be installed and must be identical in all zones. Assigned value can be true or false. The default value is false. The setting of SUNW_PKG_ALLZONES has the effects described below. If set to true, the following conditions are in effect:

Defines whether a package should be visible in any non-global zone if that package is required to be installed and be identical in all zones (for example, a package that has SUNW_PKG_ALLZONES=true). Assigned value can be true or false. The default value is false. The package is not required to be installed, but if it is installed, the setting of SUNW_PKG_HOLLOW has the effects described below. If set to false, the following conditions are in effect:

Defines whether a package must be installed in the current zone only. Assigned value can be true or false. The default value is false. The setting of SUNW_PKG_THISZONE has the effects described below. If set to true, the following conditions are in effect:

Solaris-only optional parameter used to associate a localization package to the package(s) from which it is derived. It is required whenever the SUNW_LOC parameter is defined. This parameter value is an comma-separated list of package abbreviations of the form:

SUNW_PKGLIST="pkg1[:version],pkg2[:version],..."

Solaris-only parameter for Sun internal use only. Required for packages part of the Solaris operating environment releases which install into the /, /usr, /usr/kvm, and /usr/openwin file systems. The Solaris operating environment installation software must know which packages are part of which file system to properly install a server/client configuration. The currently allowable values for this parameter are root, usr, kvm, and ow. If no SUNW_PKGTYPE parameter is present, the package is assumed to be of BASEDIR=/opt. SUNW_PKGTYPE is optional only for packages which install into the /opt name space as is the case for the majority of Solaris add-on software. See the SUNW_PKGTYPE parameter in packagetoc(4) for further information.

Solaris-only parameter indicating of version of the Solaris operating environment package interface.

SUNW_PKGVERS="<sunw_package_version>"

Solaris-only parameter indicating the name of the product this package is a part of or comprises (maximum length of 256 ASCII characters). A few examples of currently used SUNW_PRODNAME values are: "SunOS", "OpenWindows", and "Common Desktop Environment".

Solaris-only parameter indicating the version or release of the product described in SUNW_PRODNAME (maximum length of 256 ASCII characters). For example, where SUNW_PRODNAME="SunOS", and the Solaris 2.x Beta release, this string could be "5.x BETA", while for the Solaris 2.x FCS release, the string would be "5.x". For Solaris 10, the string is "5.10". If the SUNW_PRODNAME parameter is NULL, so should be the SUNW_PRODVERS parameter.

If set, this parameter is passed as an argument to the ulimit(1) command (see limit(1)), which establishes the maximum size of a file during installation.

Used to identify the vendor that holds the software copyright (maximum length of 256 ASCII characters).

The vendor stock number, if any, that identifies this product (maximum length of 256 ASCII characters).

This variable is set only during the initial installation of a zone. If this variable is not set, the system does not support the zones(5) feature. In this case, the package is being installed to or removed from a system that is not configured for zones. If the variable is set, and equal to global, the package is being installed to or removed from the global zone. If the variable is set and not equal to global, the package is being installed to or removed from the non-global zone named by the contents of the environment variable ${SUNW_PKG_INSTALL_ZONENAME}.

This variable is set only during an initial installation of Solaris, such as installing Solaris from a CD, DVD, or net install image. If this variable is set and equal to TRUE, then the package is being installed as part of an initial installation of Solaris. If this variable is not set, or set and not equal to TRUE, then the package is not being installed as part of an initial installation of Solaris.