This section provides information for developers who are interested in creating their own OpenSolaris repositories, and creating and publishing IPS packages and SVR4 packages. The IPS software in the 2009.06 release of OpenSolaris enables developers to perform a variety of tasks related to creating and publishing packages. The following tasks are supported for the 2009.06 release.How to Create Your Own OpenSolaris Repository Using pkg.depotd(1) Command. How to Create Your Own OpenSolaris Repository Using SMF Commands Type the following command to create your repository:$ /usr/lib/pkg.depotd d repository_directory p port_valueIf the repository_directory you have specified does not exist, it will be created for you. To confirm that the repository has been created, open your browser and type the following URL in the URL field: http://localhost:port_v.If the depot server is running correctly, a message is displayed in the browser. Check the contents of the repository.$ ls repository_directory This example creates an OpenSolaris repository repository1 with a port value of 11000 and shows the contents of the repository.$ /usr/lib/pkg.depotd -d /tmp/testrepo -p 11000 [06/Nov/2008:13:43:26] INDEX Search Available [06/Nov/2008:13:43:26] ENGINE Listening for SIGHUP. [06/Nov/2008:13:43:26] ENGINE Listening for SIGTERM. [06/Nov/2008:13:43:26] ENGINE Listening for SIGUSR1. [06/Nov/2008:13:43:26] ENGINE Bus STARTING [06/Nov/2008:13:43:26] ENGINE Started monitor thread '_TimeoutMonitor'. [06/Nov/2008:13:43:26] ENGINE Serving on 0.0.0.0:11000 [06/Nov/2008:13:43:26] ENGINE Bus STARTED$ ls /export/home/user1/repository1catalog file pkg search.dir search.pag trans updatelog Become superuser. Enable the SMF service. You need to do this only the first time you start the service.# svcadm enable application/pkg/server Set the value of the port.# svccfg s application/pkg/server setprop pkg/port=port_value Set the value of the repository.# svccfg s application/pkg/server setprop pkg/inst_root=repository_directory Refresh the repository.# svcadm refresh application/pkg/server Restart the repository.# svcadm restart application/pkg/server Open your browser and type http://localhost:port_value in the URL field to confirm that the repository has been created. Check the contents of the repository.# ls repository_directory This example creates an OpenSolaris repository, repository2 with a port value of 8000 and shows the contents of the repository.# svccfg -s application/pkg/server setprop pkg/port=8000 # svccfg -s application/pkg/server setprop pkg/inst_root=/export/home/user1/repository2 # svcadm refresh application/pkg/server # svcadm restart application/pkg/server# ls /export/home/user1/repository2catalog file pkg search.dir search.pag trans updatelog You can create several different types of IPS packages. As mentioned previously, a package is a collection of files, directories, drivers, and dependencies in a defined format. This task shows how to create a package that consists of a directory, a file, a dependency, and a name attribute. The package is then published to the repository by using the pkgsend1 command.This example publishes the packages to the default repository, http://localhost:10000. If you are publishing a package to a repository other than the default repository, ensure that the repository is created and use the s option with the pkgsend1 command to specify the repository. Read the section Actions in IPS and become familiar with actions and the attributes of each action. Create a temporary directory on your system.$ mkdir my_tmp Change the directory to the temporary directory.$ cd / my_tmp Create a directory called my_package.$ mkdir my_package Change the directory to my_package.$ cd my_package Create a text file under the directory my_package.$ vi my_text_fileThe files can be of any type. This example uses a text file. Export the directory my_package. Specify a version number and a sub-version number for the package. In this example, the my_package has a version number of 1.0 and a sub-version number of 1. Note the back quotes used in this command.$ eval `pkgsend open my_package@1.0-1`Specify the package name, version number and sub-version number correctly. This cannot be changed afterward. Add attributes to the package. In this task you add a directory action with attributes of mode, owner, group, and path. Path is the key attribute for the directory action and must be specified.$ pkgsend add dir mode=0555 owner=root group=bin path=/etc/my_package Add the file my_text_file under the my_package directory.$ pkgsend add file my_package/my_text_file Add attributes to the file. In this example, you add the file action with the attributes of mode, owner, group, and path. Path is the key attribute for the file action and has to be specified.$ pkgsend add file my_package/my_text_file mode=0555 owner=root group=bin path=/etc/my_packageActions can also be included in a file. This file can then be added to the current transaction by using the pkgsend include command. The path attribute specifies the directory where the file will be created. This path should exist on the IPS client, although it can be different from the file's location on the IPS server. You have now created a package, my_package, consisting of a directory and a file. Add a dependency for this package and set a name attribute.$ pkgsend add depend fmri=pkg:/depends_on_this_package@1.0-1 type=require$ pkgsend add set name=description value="Example Package"If the resources have been specified in a file, use the pkgsend include resource_filename command instead of the pkgsend add command to add the resources to the current transaction. Use the following option to close the transaction.$ pkgsend close This example uses the pkgsend command to create and publish a package.$ eval `pkgsend open my_package@1.0-1` $ pkgsend add file my_package mode=0555 owner=root group=bin\ path=/usr/bin/my_package $ pkgsend close If you have specified the actions and resources for a package in an XML file, also called the manifest, you can tag the manifest file to instruct additional services either before or after the package is installed.For example, you can instruct a package to start an SMF service when it is installed and stop the SMF service when the package is uninstalled. Use the pkgsend command to tag your xml manifest file in the following way:$ pkgsend add set restart_fmri=svc:/system/manifest-import:default xml_manifest SVR4 packages can be installed directly on your system by using pkgadd1M and related commands. To learn more about the SVR4 packaging commands, see the Application Packaging Programmer's Guide. SVR4 packages can be published to the IPS repository by using the pkgsend(1) command.This examples publishes the packages to the default repository, http://localhost:10000. If you are publishing a package to a repository other than the default repository, ensure that the repository is created and use the s option with the pkgsend(1) command to specify the repository. To become familiar with the extent and limitations of the command, see pkgsend(1). Open the transaction.eval `pkgsend open svr4pkg` Include the manifest associated with the SVR4 package.pkgsend include ips-manifest-with-metadata Import the package.pkgsend import svr4pkg Close the transaction.pkgsend close