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| Package files provide an easy way to manage software on SvarDOS. These |
| packages must adhere to a strict convention so they can be handled properly |
| by the SvarDOS package manager. |
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| %hPackage filenames |
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| Packages names must follow some basic rules. They shall be max. 8 letters long |
| (but should not be too short either, since a 1 or 2-letters package name might |
| be confusing), and must not be composed of characters other than a-b, 0-9 and |
| '_'. This for backward compatibility with short file names (8+3) and ISO 9660 |
| file systems (used on CDROMs). The package filename is always followed by the |
| .ZIP extension. |
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| %hPackage files |
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| SvarDOS uses ZIP files as its package file format. This format has been chosen |
| because ZIP files under DOS have become the de facto way to distribute |
| collections of files. Also, the ZIP file format is well documented, well |
| supported, and in the public domain. |
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| Here below is the recommended command line that can be used to create a |
| package for a program named EXAMPLE using info-zip: |
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| zip -9rk EXAMPLE.ZIP subdir1 subdir2 ... subdirN |
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| If you are using 7za to create your packages, then use this: |
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| 7za a -mm=deflate -mx=9 -tzip EXAMPLE.ZIP subdir1 subdir2 ... subdirN |
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| %hPackage directory structure |
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| The directory structure of a package depends on the type of packages. |
| For "core" packages, we have this: |
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| APPINFO Put the program's LSM file here |
| BIN Binaries, such as exe and com files |
| DOC\%PKGNAME% Package documentation |
| HELP Used ONLY by the "help" package |
| NLS\%PKGNAME% Localizations (NLS language files) of the package |
| SOURCE\%PKGNAME% The source code (optional) |
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| Non-core packages use a slightly different directory organization. For |
| example, if we were to consider a package FOO, we might end up with the |
| following structure: |
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| APPINFO\FOO.LSM Package meta file for the FOO program |
| PROGS\FOO\FOO.EXE The program's executable |
| PROGS\FOO\FOO.TXT Some documentation |
| PROGS\FOO\FILE.DAT Data file used by the FOO program |
| SOURCE\FOO\* here would be stored the foo's source code (optional) |
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| Note the 'PROGS' directory above. This is a category to which the package |
| belong. The package installer might change this directory at install time, |
| depending on the user's preferences. Possible categories are listed below: |
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| Category | Description |
| DEVEL | Development tools (mostly compilers) |
| DRIVERS | Drivers |
| GAMES | Games |
| PROGS | User programs, tools... |
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| Note: "DOC", "NLS", "BIN" and "HELP" directories are strictly reserved to |
| CORE packages. |
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| %hLSM meta-data files |
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| Every package MUST contain an LSM file in its "APPINFO" directory. This LSM |
| file is a text file that contains basic information about the package. Its |
| format is very simple, it must contain at least two lines: |
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| version: x.y.z |
| description: package description |
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| Any other lines are ignored by the SvarDOS package manager. |