Originally posted by: Hello_123_adai

Hello,
Is there anyone who has successfully created and install an relocatable packages on AIX(5.3 or above)?

I found that the information about how to create and install a relocatable package on AIX is so little and confused.

Could any one kindly provide specific steps to describe the processing of create relocatable packages and install relocatable packages on non-default directory on AIX?

Because I am not very familiar with AIX, it is excellent to give a specific example.
(B.T.W, using backup and bffcreate tool should be excellent)

Thanks a lot in advance!
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Originally posted by: Hello_123_adai_123

Let me answer the question myself:(I changed a login id...)

1: Create relocatable package:newkkk.1.0.0.0.bff
in one directory:
#mkdir -p user/new
#> user/new/kkk

prepare the template file: newtest.tmplt
#cat newtest.tmplt
Package Name: newkkk
Package VRMF: 1.0.0.0
Update: N
Fileset
Fileset Name: newkkk.rte
Fileset VRMF: 1.0.0.0
Fileset Description: new kkk
USRLIBLPPFiles
EOUSRLIBLPPFiles
Bosboot required: N
License agreement acceptance required: N
Include license files in this package: N
Requisites:
USRFiles
/usr/new
/usr/new/kkk
EOUSRFiles
ROOT Part: N
ROOTFiles
EOROOTFiles
Relocatable: Y
Requisites_r:
EOFileset

Then issue following command:
mkinstallp -T newtest.tmplt

The package was created in the
./tmp/newkkk.1.0.0.0.bff

2: Install relocatable package:
#cd ./tmp
/usr/sbin/installp_r -R /newplace -d newkkk.1.0.0.0.bff newkkk

That is OK.

Thanks!
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Originally posted by: sunnyk

Hi,

I am using lppbuild to create bff package, which doesn't use template file. lppbuild uses control file and i have checked the tags for this file,

But couldn't find RELOCTABLE tag.

how can we create relocatable package using lppbuild ?

Thanks,

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