About component scripts

Developer's Topics
Chapter 12, Custom Distribution Mastering Toolkit

``Component scripts'' are scripts which function as an API between custom(ADM) and the component; custom runs these scripts during installation of the component.

The custom utility recognizes two types of component scripts:

component control scripts (ccs)
component query scripts (cqs)

As the component developer, use these component scripts to:

control each phase of the installation
control the removal process
create product upgrades
prompt the user for information
use input from user

NOTE: Creating ccs and cqs scripts is not mandatory to creating a custom-installable product with CDMT; use these scripts for more advanced installations and upgrades.

The syntax for the ccs is:

ccs step [keyword_list] package_list

See ``Software management phases'' for information about the step option and ccs(CDMT) for information about the other arguments to ccs.

The syntax for the cqs is:

cqs [keyword_list] package_list

See cqs(CDMT) for information about the cqs.