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authorMichael Fenn <fennm@deshawresearch.com>2014-11-06 15:19:18 -0500
committerMichael Fenn <fennm@deshawresearch.com>2014-11-06 15:19:18 -0500
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doc: Update SYSV datastream format docs
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@@ -158,13 +158,21 @@ Handles `System V Packaging <http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19683-01/806-7008/index.
.. note::
- If the Packages specified in the PackageList are datastream format packages distributed via HTTP, you must specify a simplefile attribute. Such packages will be downloaded and installed from a local path.
+ If the Packages specified in the PackageList are datastream format
+ packages distributed via HTTP, you must specify a simplefile attribute.
+ Such packages will be downloaded and installed from a local path.
- datastream format over HTTP:
+ Note the use of the uri attribute in the datastream format example. If
+ the simplefile attribute exists, the
+ :ref:`Pkgmgr <server-plugins-generators-pkgmgr>` plugin will
+ automatically construct the url attribute by concatenating the uri and
+ simplefile attributes (with an intervening slash).
+
+ Datastream format over HTTP:
.. code-block:: xml
- <PackageList url='http://install/packages' type='sysv' priority='0'>
+ <PackageList uri='http://install/packages' type='sysv' priority='0'>
<Package name='SCbcfg2' version='1.3.4' simplefile='bcfg-1.3.4-1' />
</PackageList>