National Instruments 320685D-01 ユーザーズマニュアル

Chapter 7

Creating and Distributing Standalone Executables and DLLs

LabWindows/CVI Programmer Reference Manual

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makecvirte

 script prompts you to name the directory in which to place the completed 

package. The package name is 

NICcvirte

. 

6.

To install or remove a package on a machine you must log in as 

root

. You can then use 

either of the following two methods to install or remove a package:

•

Use the Software Management Tool 

swntool

 located in the 

/usr/sbin

 directory 

of your system.

•

Use the following command to install a package:

pkgadd -d 

<path to package> pkgname

To remove a previously installed package, issue the following command:

pkgrm 

pkgname

To distribute executable programs under Solaris 1, complete the following steps.

1.

If your program loads UIR files with 

LoadPanel

 or loads external modules with 

LoadExternalModule

, use caution when you specify filenames in calls to these 

functions. If you use a relative path, the path is relative to the directory that contains the 
executable. Refer to the 

 section in this chapter for more information.

2.

Create a directory containing your executable program and associated files. Structure the 
directory exactly as you want it to appear after installation. To test your program, run it 
from that directory.

3.

Use the shell script 

makedist

 in the 

misc/bin

 directory to create a distribution 

package. This script creates a compressed tar file that contains the directory you created 
in Step 2 and a copy of the LabWindows/CVI Run-time Engine.

4.

Make a copy of the installation script 

INSTALL.sample

 in the 

misc/bin

 directory and 

customize it using the information 

makedist

 provides. This installation script unpacks 

a distribution package, creating a directory like the one you created in Step 2, and then 
installs the LabWindows/CVI Run-time Engine. The installation script can install from 
floppy disks or from the current directory.

5.

If you want to distribute your program on floppy disks, use the shell script 

makefloppy

 

in the 

misc/bin

 directory to copy your installation script and distribution package to 

floppy disks. If you want to distribute using some other method, such as anonymous FTP, 
you must provide users with the package file that 

makedist

 creates and the customized 

installation script that extracts the files from the package. 

You can use this method under Solaris 2 if you do not want to use the 

pkgmk

 utility.

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