InstallationSystemWiki/InstallationSystemLayout

"Software" Documentation - Installationsystem - Layout

The installation system creates a directory structure containing scripts, perl module, compoment directories and so on. This page describes the structure and the meaning of the directories and their content.

/bin		sub directory containing the scripts to manage and installation or that are part of an installed component
	install_module	installs a new component from a tarball
	list_module	lists all installed components
	activate_module	activates a component (makes it available in the environment
	remove_module	removes a component
	validate_module	lists files that have been changed after installation
	add_cvs_repository	installs a new component from a CVS server
	component_start	wrapper scripts to start perl scripts provided by a component
	symlinks	shortcuts to start perl scripts of some component
/share		perl modules and management files of the installation system, sub directories for compoments
	config	scripts to create the runtime environment, e.g. setting up pathes and environment variables
	exec	templates for the component start scripts
	modules.dtd, modules.xml	component management and configuration
	perl	perl modules of the installation system
	component-version	subdirectory containing a component. The layout of the directories depends on the component
	component	symlink to the activated version of a component. These links are used within various environment variables to point to the right version of a component
/var		storage for data that is generated by the components. Each components uses a sub directory to keep the data seperated
/tmp		used during module installation for extracting tarballs or as CVS working directory. Content may be removed after the installation has finished

Note:

• The components currently available to not include architecture dependent files.

Author: Burkhard Linke