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Methods, systems, and computer program products for provisioning software using dynamic tags to identify and process files

Patent number: 8255363

Abstract: Software is provisioned by providing a repository that contains software files available for provisioning. At least one tag is associated with respective ones of at least a subset of the software files, the tags describing the at least a subset of the software files. A tag handler is used to process at least one detected change affecting at least one of the software files having a tag associated therewith.

Type: Grant

Filed: June 8, 2006

Date of Patent: August 28, 2012

Assignee: rPath

Inventors: Michael K. Johnson, Erik W. Troan, Matthew S. Wilson
Methods, systems, and computer program products for provisioning software using local changesets that represent differences between software on a repository and a local system

Patent number: 8255362

Abstract: Software is provisioned by providing a repository that contains a software trove. A local changeset is generated that represents differences between a version of the software trove on the repository and a corresponding version of the software trove on a local system.

Type: Grant

Filed: June 8, 2006

Date of Patent: August 28, 2012

Assignee: rPath

Inventors: Michael K. Johnson, Erik W. Troan, Matthew S. Wilson