Updating a nondefault installation using xlCndi

If the IBM® Open XL C/C++ compiler has been installed to a nondefault directory, you must use xlCndi to install fix packs.

1. Install the openxlCcmp.17.1.4.ndi fileset included in the fix pack.
   This fileset must be installed first so that the xlCndi script inside it can be used to correctly install the remaining filesets.

   To determine the version number of the openxlCcmp.17.1.4.ndi fileset currently installed on your system, run the command:

   lslpp -l openxlCcmp.17.1.4.ndi

   To install a new version of the openxlCcmp.17.1.4.ndi fileset, run the command:

   installp -aXgd fix_pack_images_location -e logfile openxlCcmp.17.1.4.ndi

2. Create a text file listing the fix pack filesets you want to install.
   This text file must contain the name of a single fix pack file on each line. You can use the ls command to do this:

   ls source_path > fix_pack_names_file

   Example

   ls /compiler/update/*.bff > /home/user/update.list

   update.list contains all the updated fileset names, one for each line as follows:

   openxlCcmp.17.1.4.bff

3. Use the perl command to run the xlCndi script:
   

   perl /opt/IBM/openxlC/17.1.4/bin/xlCndi -d source_path -u fix_pack_names_file [-e logfile] -b [target_dir]

   where:

   -d source_path

   Specifies the directory where the filesets are located. This path might also be a mounted CD-ROM drive.

   -u fix_pack_names_file

   Specifies the text file containing the names of fix pack filesets you want to install.

   -e logfile

   Specifies the name and location of the installation log file. By default, the installation log file xlCndi.log is stored in your working directory.

   -b target_dir

   Specifies the directory where the compiler you are updating is installed.

   -rte

   Specifies that only the runtime component is installed.

   -version

   Displays the version of the nondefault installation tool.

   Note: The installation script creates a compressed TAR backup of the compiler files that exist before the fix pack update. If a problem occurs with the installation of the fix pack update or with the fix pack update itself, you can restore from this backup file target_dir.tar.Z to uninstall the fix pack update.

   The following example uses the xlCndi Perl script to install all available fix pack filesets in the /compiler/update/ source directory to the nondefault location, /compiler/openxlcpp/ and writes the installation log file to /tmp/xlcpp.ndi.inst.log.

   Example:

   perl /opt/IBM/openxlC/17.1.4/bin/xlCndi -d /compiler/update/ -u /compiler/update/ptflist -b /compiler/openxlcpp/ -e /tmp/xlcpp.ndi.inst.log