packageapp - Create an application package
Customers can use this utility to create CTP-like packages that can be installed using lawappinstall. This is a way to copy code between product lines.
To run packageapp: perl $GENDIR/bin/packageapp [-f] [-i] [-q] [-v] [-s] [-S] [-l]
Options available for use with packageapp:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
f
|
Force. Overwrites existing package file if found. |
i
|
Invokes. Include invoked programs. |
q
|
Quiet. No output. |
v
|
Verbose. Verbose output. |
s
|
SysCode. Packages system code only, no programs. |
S
|
SysCode. Packages all programs for system code. |
l
|
Packages a given list of files (relative to Productline dir). |
The packageapp utility requires two arguments. One must be productline. The second is
program (name of the program only, no option letter), system code (-s plus system code name),
all programs in a system code (-S plus system code name) or list (-l plus the name of the list
file).
- Productline: Name of product line
- Program: Name of program
- SysCode: Name of system code
- ListFile: Name of a file containing a list of files.
Usage examples:
- Package a specfic program, in this case, CU01: perl $GENDIR/bin/packageapp apps CU01
- Package an individual system code, in this case, IF: perl $GENDIR/bin/packageapp -S apps IF
- Package a list of files: perl $GENDIR/bin/packageapp -l apps list.txt
After the command completes successfully and a package exists, use lawappinstall to install the package to the new location. lawappinstall - Application Installation