8 files changed, 11 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/solenv/bin/modules/installer/download.pm b/solenv/bin/modules/installer/download.pm
index b0e414abbd06..ca270fe563a9 100644
--- a/solenv/bin/modules/installer/download.pm
+++ b/solenv/bin/modules/installer/download.pm
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ sub create_tar_gz_file_from_directory
         unlink("$installdir/install");
     }
 
-    my $systemcall = "cd $changedir; $fakerootstring tar -cf - $packdir | gzip > $targzname";
+    my $systemcall = "cd $changedir; $fakerootstring tar -cf - $packdir | $installer::globals::packertool > $targzname";
 
     my $returnvalue = system($systemcall);
 
diff --git a/solenv/bin/modules/installer/epmfile.pm b/solenv/bin/modules/installer/epmfile.pm
index 7a1f5fd94c52..ecddeb395712 100644
--- a/solenv/bin/modules/installer/epmfile.pm
+++ b/solenv/bin/modules/installer/epmfile.pm
@@ -1839,7 +1839,7 @@ sub create_packages_without_epm
 
     # Solaris: pkgmk -o -f solaris-2.8-sparc/SUNWso8m34.prototype -d solaris-2.8-sparc
     # Solaris: pkgtrans solaris-2.8-sparc SUNWso8m34.pkg SUNWso8m34
-    # Solaris: tar -cf - SUNWso8m34 | gzip > SUNWso8m34.tar.gz
+    # Solaris: tar -cf - SUNWso8m34 | $installer::globals::packertool > SUNWso8m34.tar.gz
 
     if ( $installer::globals::issolarispkgbuild )
     {
@@ -1983,7 +1983,7 @@ sub create_packages_without_epm
         #########################
 
         # my $targzname = $packagename . ".tar.gz";
-        # $systemcall = "cd $destinationdir; tar -cf - $packagename | gzip > $targzname";
+        # $systemcall = "cd $destinationdir; tar -cf - $packagename | $installer::globals::packertool > $targzname";
         # print "... $systemcall ...\n";
 
         # $returnvalue = system($systemcall);
diff --git a/solenv/bin/modules/installer/globals.pm b/solenv/bin/modules/installer/globals.pm
index 2309a3781b4e..11442ef202a8 100644
--- a/solenv/bin/modules/installer/globals.pm
+++ b/solenv/bin/modules/installer/globals.pm
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ BEGIN
 
     $strip = 0;
 
+    $packertool = "gzip";           # the default package compression tool for *NIX
+
     $logfilename = "logfile.log";   # the default logfile name for global errors
     @logfileinfo = ();
     @errorlogfileinfo = ();
diff --git a/solenv/bin/modules/installer/helppack.pm b/solenv/bin/modules/installer/helppack.pm
index 726157be2e27..456e91ecfdb0 100644
--- a/solenv/bin/modules/installer/helppack.pm
+++ b/solenv/bin/modules/installer/helppack.pm
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ sub create_tar_gz_file
 
     $packagename =~ s/\.rpm\s*$//;
     my $targzname = $packagename . ".tar.gz";
-    my $systemcall = "cd $installdir; tar -cf - $packagestring | gzip > $targzname";
+    my $systemcall = "cd $installdir; tar -cf - $packagestring | $installer::globals::packertool > $targzname";
     installer::logger::print_message( "... $systemcall ...\n" );
 
     my $returnvalue = system($systemcall);
diff --git a/solenv/bin/modules/installer/languagepack.pm b/solenv/bin/modules/installer/languagepack.pm
index a39769144de6..14a870866128 100644
--- a/solenv/bin/modules/installer/languagepack.pm
+++ b/solenv/bin/modules/installer/languagepack.pm
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ sub create_tar_gz_file
 
     $packagename =~ s/\.rpm\s*$//;
     my $targzname = $packagename . ".tar.gz";
-    $systemcall = "cd $installdir; tar -cf - $packagestring | gzip > $targzname";
+    $systemcall = "cd $installdir; tar -cf - $packagestring | $installer::globals::packertool > $targzname";
     installer::logger::print_message( "... $systemcall ...\n" );
 
     my $returnvalue = system($systemcall);
diff --git a/solenv/bin/modules/installer/parameter.pm b/solenv/bin/modules/installer/parameter.pm
index 8c63a341d34d..8f259c3e9a32 100644
--- a/solenv/bin/modules/installer/parameter.pm
+++ b/solenv/bin/modules/installer/parameter.pm
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ The following parameter are needed:
 -languagepack : do create a languagepack, no product pack (optional)
 -helppack : do create a helppack, no product pack (optional)
 -strip: Stripping files (Unix only)
+-packer: Path and parameters for tarball packaging tool (default: gzip (Unix only))
 -log : Logging all available information (optional)
 
 Examples for Windows:
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ sub getparameter
         elsif ($param eq "-helppack") { $installer::globals::helppack = 1;}
         elsif ($param eq "-debian") { $installer::globals::debian = 1; }
         elsif ($param eq "-strip") { $installer::globals::strip = 1; }
+        elsif ($param eq "-packer") { $installer::globals::packertool = shift(@ARGV); }
         elsif ($param eq "-destdir")    # new parameter for simple installer
         {
             $installer::globals::rootpath ne "" && die "must set destdir before -i or -simple";
diff --git a/solenv/bin/modules/installer/simplepackage.pm b/solenv/bin/modules/installer/simplepackage.pm
index b1d3acdf67ac..5ab12978362d 100644
--- a/solenv/bin/modules/installer/simplepackage.pm
+++ b/solenv/bin/modules/installer/simplepackage.pm
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ sub create_package
             $fakerootstring = "fakeroot";
         }
 
-        $systemcall = "cd $tempdir; $fakerootstring tar -cf - . | gzip > $archive";
+        $systemcall = "cd $tempdir; $fakerootstring tar -cf - . | $installer::globals::packertool > $archive";
     }
 
     if ( $makesystemcall )
diff --git a/solenv/bin/modules/installer/worker.pm b/solenv/bin/modules/installer/worker.pm
index 8da6b14ba7fe..fb2969f77e1c 100644
--- a/solenv/bin/modules/installer/worker.pm
+++ b/solenv/bin/modules/installer/worker.pm
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ sub collectpackagemaps
     # Create a tar gz file with all package maps
     my $tarfilename = $subdirname . ".tar";
     my $targzname = $tarfilename . ".gz";
-    $systemcall = "cd $pkgmapdir; tar -cf - $subdirname | gzip > $targzname";
+    $systemcall = "cd $pkgmapdir; tar -cf - $subdirname | $installer::globals::packertool > $targzname";
     installer::systemactions::make_systemcall($systemcall);
     installer::systemactions::remove_complete_directory($pkgmapsubdir, 1);
 }