Sorry for the delay replying to this mail...
I do maintain a 'patchdiag.xref wishlist' myself too :-)
On 08/09/11 08:59, Martin Paul wrote:
dpecka
wrote:
i'm suggesting to think about these
fields:
- patch bundle
I have raised discussions about creating a patchdiag.xref
corresponding to each Solaris Update patch bundle previously. I
assume that's what is meant by patch bundle above, right?
I couldn't get commitment to create them.
I thought that someone on the PCA alias had come up with a mechanism
to create a patchdiag.xref from any given set of patches?
That aside, by installing the Patchsets that Oracle create you do
get the benefit of the installpatchset script that my team created.
- readme md5sum
These are not generated anywhere currently AFAIK.
- zipped patch md5sum
Available from:
https://updates.oracle.com/reports/CHECKSUMS
or on a per-patch basis - eg.
https://updates.oracle.com/Orion/Services/search?bug=120068-02 (see
http://blogs.oracle.com/patch/entry/useful_patch_related_downloads
for further info).
Agree it would be useful in patchdiag.xref too.
I'll add these from my wishlist:
- patch properties (rebootafter, etc.)
Already have this one on my list!
-
patch size (zipped/unzipped)
I have this on my list (definitely the zipped filesize anyway).
-
a new flag "always install first" for the patch utilities patches
etc.
So, what you need is a patch utilities flag then!
Patches required for Live Upgrade to function correctly too perhaps?
I can't think of any other "always install first" scenarios
off-hand.
-
include all patch revisions, not just the latest
Would this not make it more difficult for you to extract the latest
rev?
It'll certainly grow the filesize considerably (We have > 30,000
patches currently available).
and then make PCA the official Solaris patch tool. and BTW, peace
on earth would be nice, too :)
:-)
Best,
-Don
Martin.
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Don O'Malley
Manager,Patch System Test
Revenue Product Engineering | Solaris | Hardware
East Point Business Park, Dublin 3, Ireland
Phone: +353 1 8199764
Team Alias: rpe_patch_system_test...@oracle.com
