1order(4)                         File Formats                         order(4)
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NAME

6       order - package installation order description file
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DESCRIPTION

9       The  package installation order file, .order, is an ASCII file specify‐
10       ing the order in which packages must be installed  based on their  pre‐
11       requisite  dependencies.   Any   package with prerequisite dependencies
12       must be installed  after any packages it lists as a prerequisite depen‐
13       dency in its depend file.
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16       A  .order  file  is  required  for the OS product. The .order file must
17       reside in the top-level directory containing the product.
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20       The ordering is specified as a list of package  identifiers,  from  the
21       first  package  to be installed to the last, one package identifier per
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NOTES

25       The depend file supports incompatible and reverse  dependencies.  These
26       dependency types are not recognized in the order  file.
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SEE ALSO

29       cdtoc(4), clustertoc(4), depend(4), packagetoc(4), pkginfo(4)
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33SunOS 5.11                        24 Feb 1993                         order(4)
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