Packaging/Package Requirements

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Contents 1 Package Requirements 1.1 For Tomcat services 1.2 For All packages 1.3 Package information

Package Requirements

For Tomcat services

• Package should depend on Sun Java package
• Package should depend on Tomcat package
• Service will be installed in /var/lib/tomcat5(5)/webapps
• Services that need exist should depend on the perfSONAR package (in repositories)
• package should have minimal write permissions on files, dirs, only where needed
• Read permissions will be minimized for config files and security related files.

For All packages

• Configuration files will go into /etc/<servicename> (or create a symlink tot the config files in this folder)
• startup script will be placed in /etc/init.d/<servicename>
• Services will have a minimal config file, and examples if available in /usr/share/doc/<servicename>/examples.
• Configuration files should be marked as configuration files by the pacakge manager, so updates/upgrades safe the config files.
• Packages should be created confirming to the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard as much as possible. For example dynamic link files should be put in /usr/lib.

Package information

Tomcat Package dependecies:

• Deb based: tomcat5.5
• RPM based: tomcat5

packages using exist should depend on:

• DEB based: tomcat5.5-exist
• RPM based: tomcat5-exist

Tomcat service Installation path:

• Deb based: /var/lib/tomcat5.5/webapps/<servicename>
• RPM based: /var/lib/tomcat5/webapps/<servicename>

Write permissions:
file writable by tomcat should be UID:

• Deb based: tomcat55
• RPM based: tomcat