The Application Packaging Developer’s Guide provides step-by-step instructions and relevant background information for designing, building, and verifying packages. This guide also includes advanced techniques that you might find helpful during the package creation process.&platformnote; This book is intended for application developers whose responsibilities include designing and building packages.Though much of the book is directed towards novice package developers, it also contains information useful to more experienced package developers. The following table describes the chapters in this book.Chapter Name Chapter Description Chapter 1, Designing a Package Describes package components and package design criteria. Also describes related commands, files, and scripts. Chapter 2, Building a Package Describes the process and required tasks for building a package. Also provides step-by-step instructions for each task. Chapter 3, Enhancing the Functionality of a Package (Tasks) Provides step-by-step instructions for adding optional features to a package. Chapter 4, Verifying and Transferring a Package Describes how to verify the integrity of a package and how to transfer a package to a distribution medium. Chapter 5, Case Studies of Package Creation Provides case studies for creating packages. Chapter 6, Advanced Techniques for Creating Packages Describes advanced techniques for creating packages. Glossary Defines terms used in this book. The following documentation, available through retail booksellers, can provide additional background information on building System V packages.System V Application Binary Interface System V Application Binary Interface - SPARC Processor Supplement System V Application Binary Interface - Intel386 Processor Supplement &sundocs;&typeconv;