NAME

 Software::Packager::Aix

SYNOPSIS

 use Software::Packager;
 my $packager = new Software::Packager('aix');

DESCRIPTION

 This module is used to create software packages in a format suitable for
 installation with installp.
 The procedure is baised heaverly on the lppbuild version 2.1 scripts.
 It creates AIX 4.1 and higher packages only.

FUNCTIONS

add_item()

 The method overrides the add_item method of Software::Packager to use
 Software::Packager::Object::Aix.
 See Software::Packager for more details on this method.

_find_lpp_type()

 This method finds the type of LPP we are building.
 If all components are under /usr/share then the part is a SHARE package.
 If all components are under /usr then the part is a USER package.
 If components are under any other directory then the part is a ROOT+USER package.

 ROOT only parts are not permitted.
 SHARE + ROOT and or USER parts are not permitted.

 Returns the LPP code for the part type on success and undef if there are
 errors.
 a USER part will return U
 a ROOT+USER part will return B
 a SHARE part will return H

setup()

 This method sets up the temporary build structure.

cleanup()

 This method cleans up after us.

_check_version()

 This method is used to check the format of the version and returns true, if
 there are any problems then it returns undef;
 This method overrides Software::Packager::_check_version
 Test that the format is digits and periods anything else is a no good.
 The first and second numbers must have 1 or 2 digits
 The rest can have 1 to 4 digits.

SEE ALSO

 Software::Packager

AUTHOR

 Bernard Davison <rbdavison@cpan.org>

HOMEPAGE

 http://bernard.gondwana.com.au

COPYRIGHT

 Copyright (c) 2001 Gondwanatech. All rights reserved.
 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
 the same terms as Perl itself.