Automatically preserving application customizations during installation of a new software release
US5845128A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 20, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/44505
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A software release system includes a customization copier and a ship list file. The ship list file enumerates a set of files contained in the new software release and includes a revision indicator, a file size and a checksum for each file in the new software release. The customization copier detects customizations to an old release by analyzing the revision indicators, the file sizes and the checksums.
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