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SHORTCF - Control File Templates
DESCRIPTION:
The CONTROL.SCR might be thought of like a config.sys. It tells the
package name, the codepage, where the filelist is that will be used,
how many groups there are, how many diskettes there are, and the
media names to be used on the diskettes. It sets the environment
for where the files are coming from and where they are going. It
also defines the groups that will be involved by defining their
group number, size, name, version and where the file is that will
be used to change the .ini file.
The FILELIST file contains the number of files that are used, then
defines what disk they are on, what group they are in, what the
destination directory will be, what source directory to use and the
file name.
The other .SCR files define whether this is a program or a folder
and then where to locate the associated icons.
The .CH files make the necessary changes to the config.sys in the
path and set statements.
All of these files are interrelated in the sense that the install
needs to know all the information above to successfully install
the component. In other words, the install program reads the
CONTROL.SCR for the environment and paths, then goes to the
filelist and puts the files where they belong, then goes to the
.SCR files and puts folders or programs in their respective
areas and finally, changes the config.sys to be able to find
all the various files.
There are many other functions necessary for a more complicated
install process, so please refer to Chapter 6 in the
OS/2 Toolkit Programmer's Guide for more documentation.
CONCEPT/FEATURE:
SHORTCF contains a simple example of control file templates you
can utilize when installing a program using MINSTALL.
SOURCE FILE LOCATION:
X:\ibmcpp\samples\toolkit\mm\shortcf
where X: is the drive you installed the samples and document component
of VisualAge C++ for OS/2.
SOFTWARE/HARDWARE PREREQUISITES:
- IBM VisualAge C++
- OS/2 Warp
- IBM or compatible 386 and up.