/sys$common/syshlp/helplib.hlb PRODUCT, PACKAGE, Qualifiers, /MATERIAL  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

       /MATERIAL=(path-name[,...])

    Specifies one or more locations in which the utility can search
    for product material files to include in the software product
    kit. Material files represent the output of the producer's
    software engineering process, that is, all files that make up
    the software product, including any command procedures that might
    be used during installation.

    Note that the location of the PDF and PTF are not specified
    with the /MATERIAL qualifier. See the /SOURCE qualifier for more
    information.

    This is a required qualifier for the PRODUCT PACKAGE command.
    Parentheses (())  are optional only when you specify a single
    path name. They are required when you specify multiple path
    names.

    The format for path-name is: device-name:[directory-name]

    You can specify path-name as:

    A specific directory   Only one directory is searched.

    A root directory       A period (.)  following the directory name
                           denotes a root directory specification.
                           For example, TEST$:[ABC.FT2.] limits
                           the search path to subdirectories of
                           [ABC.FT2].

    A wildcard directory   The directory name includes one or more
                           of the wildcard characters asterisk (*),
                           percent sign (%),  or ellipsis (...).
                           All directories that satisfy the wildcard
                           specification are searched.

    Note that when you use either a wildcard directory or a list of
    path names, if files in different directories have the same name,
    only the first file found in the search path is used.

    When either a specific directory or a wildcard directory is
    used, the relative file specification on the file statement in
    the PDF file is not used to locate the file. However, when a
    root directory is used, the utility appends the relative file
    specification from the file statement in the PDF to the root
    directory in the material search path to locate files.

    In general, use of a specific directory or a root directory is
    more efficient than using a wildcard directory. When packaging
    a product that contains hundreds of files, you might notice
    a significant difference in processing time, depending on the
    method you use to specify the path name. The choice of material
    path name does no affect the time required to install the kit.