Prab_kar@hotmail.com (Prabh) wrote in message news:<e7774537.0411110923.42b2a450@posting.google. com>...

> 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.

If you want more information on creating filesets that installp
recognizes (I've always thought of them as "lpp"s), read "Packaging
Software for Installation" (chapter 19) in the "General Programming
Concepts: Writing and Debugging Programs" document for AIX (the link
for the AIX 5.2 version is
http://publib16.boulder.ibm.com/pser...base/aix52.htm
: look for the above document in that list).

Despite the name of the doc, there's no actual coding required. The
chapter's pretty easy to get through, and it gives you a clear
understanding of how an AIX lpp file is put together (the actual
extension can vary according to convention). I was able to create
simple filesets within half an hour.