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2007-01-23

2011-11-22

Dam, Tuan (Department: 2192)

Data processing: software development, installation, and managem

Software upgrading or updating

Including multiple files

C717S170000, C717S171000, C717S175000, C717S176000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08065672

ABSTRACT:
A patch tool receives multiple patches, with each patch designed to fix a corresponding subset of a set of errors in a system. Some of the patches may require that the files from older patches be removed from the system. In an embodiment of the present invention, a developer of a patch is provided the flexibility to specify that a desired file from an older patch fixing a specific error, not be removed during deployment of a new patch designed to fix the same specific error. Rolling back later to the older version of the patch may be simplified by not removing the desired file.

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