Hi I have created a java application and created its executable jar (java archieve) file. Now I want to create solaris packager for that java application to which I can install in any solaris OS.



Thanks
Sunil Kumar Sahoo

have you looked into
Put the following in a Makefile, and replace "BOLTpget", with the name of YOUR package, and any other appropriate substitutions

PKG=BOLTpget
#possible ARCH values are i386, sparc, all
ARCH=all
PKGFILE=$(PKG)-$(ARCH).pkg

pkg:
pkgmk -o -d /tmp -a $(ARCH)
touch $(PKGFILE)
pkgtrans -s /tmp $(PKGFILE) $(PKG)
rm -r /tmp/$(PKG)
@echo check current directory for .pkg files


Remember, those big spaces at the start of lines represent a TAB!

Then, create two files in the current directory: pkginfo, and prototype.
Here are some examples for you. First is 'pkginfo'

CLASSES=none
BASEDIR=/usr/local
TZ=PST
PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sadm/install/bin
PKG=BOLTpget
NAME=pkg-get
VERSION=1.0
CATEGORY=system
DESC=A convinient way to automate package install from sunfreeware.com
VENDOR=Philip Brown, Bolthole Software
EMAIL=phil@bolthole.com
PKGSAV=/var/sadm/pkg/BOLTpget/save

Next is the 'prototype' file.

i pkginfo
!default 0755 root bin
d none bin ? ? ?
f none bin/pkg-get=pkg-get
d none share ? ? ?
d none share/man ? ? ?
d none share/man/man1m ? ? ?
f none share/man/man1m/pkg-get.1m=pkg-get.1m

d means "directory"
i means "information"
f means "file"

The idea for the "file" entry being that you put where you want the file to go on the left of the '=' sign, and where it is currently, on the right side. Also, there is an implied $BASEDIR in front of the destination dir.

So, if you had a file in the current directory called help.proto, and you wanted it installed in /usr/local/lib/myprog.proto, you could have as an entry,

f none $BASEDIR/lib/myprog.proto=helpproto

although as I mentioned, the $BASEDIR/ is implied, and takes whatever value is set for BASEDIR in pkginfo. Which is why it is always nice to set something reasonable for BASEDIR in pkginfo, instead of BASEDIR=/

-- Go! --
So now, if you have all your binaries, etc listed in the prototype file, all you have to do is type

make pkg

and very soon you will have a shiney new .pkg file in your curent directory!
Suitable for "pkgadd -d name.pkg" to add it. Or use pkgchk -d name.pkg with various options, to examine your new package.

Package dependencies
If you want your package to depend on another package, you need to create a 'depend' file (man depend) and add

i depend

to the prototype file.

How to make a Solaris package (pkg format)

Thanks for your post,
The url that you have mentioned does not give complete information regarding how to create packages from scratch level. I am new to solaris.


Thanks
Sunil Kumar Sahoo