Symbian OS v9.X SIS File Format Specification v1.1, errata

"Symbian OS v9.X SIS File Format Specification", Version 1.1 June
2006

A SISField of type 21, "SISSignatures" is mentioned in two places.
This
field is not documented and it does not appear in any SIS files I have
studied. I suspect that any mention of the field is merely a remnant from
older revision of the document.

-- 
Jussi Ylänen

Thanks for pointing that out - I'll have to check back with the Security
team for clarification.

Mark
Symbian Developer Network



"Jussi Ylänen" <jethro@verkkokauppazeus.fi> wrote in message
news:pqmxa4FzGHA.5056@UKCOL01WWEB01.symbian.intra...
>
> "Symbian OS v9.X SIS File Format Specification", Version 1.1 June
2006
>
> A SISField of type 21, "SISSignatures" is mentioned in two
places. This
> field is not documented and it does not appear in any SIS files I have
> studied. I suspect that any mention of the field is merely a remnant from
> older revision of the document.
>
> -- 
> Jussi Ylänen
>

The two instances of "SISSignatures" that are in section 2.6 should
read
"SISArray of SISSignature values".  The instance in appendix A remains
as
is.  I'll amend and re-issue the document in due course.

Mark

"Mark Shackman" <-> wrote:

> The two instances of "SISSignatures" that are in section 2.6
should read
> "SISArray of SISSignature values".  The instance in appendix A
remains as
> is.  I'll amend and re-issue the document in due course.

Thanks. Here's some further inaccuracies I've found:

According to MakeSIS version 4, 0, 0, 2, LANGUAGE has a variable index of
0x1000, not 0x1001 as documented for EVarLanguage on page 28. Similarly,
REMOTEINSTALL variable index is 0x1001, not 0x1002.

SISCapabilities table has a wrong title "SISHash" on page 22.

-- 
Jussi Ylänen

An updated version (v1.2) should appear on the site in early January.

Thanks for pointing out the errors!

Mark