Hi, yes, idea is to maintain a list of applied patches with their patch number. Such that we can use this list during applying patches.
Best Regards.. Manoj Kumara Software Engineer WSO2, Inc.; http://wso2.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/ManKuma Mobile: +94713448188 On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 10:17 AM, Srinath Perera <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 9:31 AM, Ananda Manoj Kumara <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> I'm starting this discussion about $subject which is related to Redmine >> issue [1]. >> >> Currently patches can be applied to carbon applications through * >> $CARBON_HOME/repository/components/patches* directory on and with this >> new implementation we will be able to apply combination of set of patches >> named as 'service pack' to the carbon application. >> >> With this approach when applying patches the code will first check on >> available service packs on *$CARBON_HOME/repository/components/servicepack >> directory and apply them on incremental order. Each service pack will >> maintain a metadata file which contain patch numbers it contain. When >> applying service packs system will maintain a list of the patches include >> in each service pack and then apply the patch if its not previously added >> or its a new patch file.* >> * >> * >> *Only after applying all the service packs it switch to apply patches on >> patch directory. In this we again use the previous patch metadata list to >> check the applied patches and skip it the patch already applied using >> service packs.* >> > > I think this is the key (If this works clean, then above is good). What > metadata do you use to find out that patch is already applied? do you plan > to use patch number? > > --Srinath > >> * >> * >> >> [1] https://redmine.wso2.com/issues/1360 >> >> >> Thanks, >> Manoj >> >> >> Best Regards.. >> >> >> Manoj Kumara >> Software Engineer >> WSO2, Inc.; http://wso2.com >> >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/ManKuma >> Mobile: +94713448188 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Architecture mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mail.wso2.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/architecture >> >> > > > -- > ============================ > Srinath Perera, Ph.D. > http://www.cs.indiana.edu/~hperera/ > http://srinathsview.blogspot.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > Architecture mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.wso2.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/architecture > >
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