Hello all,
Pardon my dumb question, but whats the native package file format for
IBM-AIX, like .pkg for Solaris, .RPM for RedHat Linux etc.

I was told I can install Solaris' pkging utilities (pkgadd, pkgrm)and
create/install/remove Solaris .pkg on AIX, but I want to explore the
native packaging capabilities of AIX.

I think I should start with 'installp' command, but I dont think it
talks about any particular filetype. In the man page, it lists ,
..include, .lib, .motif etc.
Is there any one native file format, corresponding to pkg/Solaris,
RPM/RedHat Linux.

2. Also, how would you compare Solaris pkging with AIX installp?
I think, working with the native tools is always preferable to any
third party plugins to simulate Solaris pkging, but I'm interested
what can and cannot be done from installp.

Thanks for your time,
Prab