Packaging an Application

You can package a completed application as a tar file, zip file, or Solaris SVR4 package.

To package your completed project:

  1. Right-click the project and choose Properties.
  2. In the Project Properties dialog box, select the Packaging node.
  3. Select the package type from the drop-down list.
  4. Change the output path if you want to use a different destination directory or filename for the package.
  5. Click the Packaging Files browse button.
  6. In the Packaging Files dialog box:
    1. For an SVR4 package, modify the package parameters on the Info tab as needed.
    2. For all package types, add files to the package using the buttons on the Files tab. For each file, type the path you want it to have in the package in the File or Directory Path in Package column of the Files list, and the location of the file in your project in the Original File or Link column.
      • Click New to add a blank line you can type into.
      • Click Add File or Directory to add a file or directory to the package. In the Add File or Directory dialog box, browse to the desired file or directory, or type a path name in the File Name field, and click Select.
      • Click Add Files From Directory to recursively add files from a selected directory. In the Add Files From Directory dialog nox, browse to the desired directory, or type a path name in File Name field, and click Select.
      • Click Add Softlink to add a symbolic link to a file.
      • Click Duplicate to duplicate the selected line in the Files list.
      • Click Remove to delete the selected line in the Files list.
      • Click OK when your Files list is complete.
    3. Turn off verbose mode if you wish by clicking the checkbox.
    4. Click OK.
    5. To build your package, right-click the project and choose Build Package.

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