The PRODUCT PACKAGE command collects input from the source
and material directories and creates the product kit in the
destination directory. The source directory contains the required
product description file (PDF) and an optional product text file
(PTF) that the kit developer provides. The material directories
contain the executable images and other files that make up the
product. In addition, any command procedures that the product
developer supplies to perform product specific installation tasks
are in the material directories.
During a package operation, the PCSI utility stores the PDF
and PTF in the kit in a modified format. Comments are removed
from the PDF and information is added such as the size of each
installed file. The PTF file is converted to text library format
and given a file type of .PCSI$TLB.
The PRODUCT PACKAGE command can create a product kit in either
sequential or reference format. To create a kit in compressed
format, first enter the PRODUCT PACKAGE command to create a kit
in sequential format. Then enter the PRODUCT COPY command to
convert this sequential kit to a kit in compressed format.
The PRODUCT PACKAGE command requires the /SOURCE, /DESTINATION,
and /MATERIAL qualifiers.