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US 5,845,128 AGranted
Automatically preserving application customizations during installation of a new software release
AssigneeOracle Corporation
InventorsKenton E. Noble, Richard J. Lotero
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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.
Claims13
A software release system, comprising:
- ship list file that enumerates a set of files contained in a new software release;
- customization copier that detects customizations to an old release of the files and that automatically applies the customizations to the new software release.
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