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Change the Installation Path of the PIF Product MERCHANT

Up to now, the installation path of the PIF product MERCHANT is fixed; it cannot be changed at installation time. Now, we will define a parameter $PATHmerchant that lets you change the installation path.

The parameter must be defined in the parameter section (default section) of the prototype file, as follows:

@DEFAULT:
#parameter: $PATHmerchant , /home/merchant ;
@ENDDEFAULT:

#parameter: $PATHmerchant , /home/merchant ;

The name of the parameter is $PATHmerchant; its default value is set to /home/merchant.

Replace the absolute value /home/merchant for the installation path in the #ppath keyword with the parameter $PATHmerchant in the product information section of the prototype file, as follows:

@PRODUCT:
#phead: MERCHANT , 2.1.0.0 ;
#sys: Any ;
#locale: ENU ;
#comment: This is an example for a PIF product ;
#ppath: $PATHmerchant ;
#pdep: Ingres , 4.0.0.0 ,  >= ;
#postinit: bin/create_tables.sh ;
@ENDPROD:

Now, you are able to change the installation path.

One way to do this is using a shell parameter and overwriting the default setting, for example:

PATHmerchant=/opt/merchant; export PATHmerchant

Another way to change the installation path is using a response file to reconfigure the product installation.

The command line interface and the Packager GUI add the actual installation path automatically to the PIF product. No actions are necessary.