Taylor B Wayman

US Patent:

20110239207, Sep 29, 2011

Filed:

Jun 9, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/156912

Inventors:

Taylor B. Wayman - Longmont CO, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717168

Abstract:

A system and program for comparing a preexisting, hierarchical set of program container files to an updated, hierarchical set of program container files to identify one or more of the program container files or files within the program container files that have been deleted, added or changed in the updated program container file. First program instructions expand a first higher-level program container file within the preexisting set of program container files into first lower-level program container file(s) and other file(s). The first program instructions also expand a corresponding second higher-level program container file within the updated set of program container files into second lower-level program container file(s) and other file(s). Second program instructions identify one or more of the first lower-level program container file(s) and other file(s) that do not exist in the second lower-level program container file(s) and other file(s), and identify one or more of the second lower-level program container file(s) and other file(s) that do not appear in the first lower-level program container file(s) and other file(s). Third program instructions identify one or more of the second lower-level program container file(s) and other file(s) which have been changed relative to corresponding one or more of the first lower-level program container file(s) and other file(s). The foregoing process is repeated for the changed program container files.

US Patent:

20050222968, Oct 6, 2005

Filed:

Apr 6, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/818760

Inventors:

Taylor Wayman - Longmont CO, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - ARMONK NY

International Classification:

G06F007/00

US Classification:

707001000

Abstract:

A system and program for comparing a preexisting, hierarchical set of program container files to an updated, hierarchical set of program container files to identify one or more of the program container files or files within the program container files that have been deleted, added or changed in the updated program container file. First program instructions expand a first higher-level program container file within the preexisting set of program container files into first lower-level program container file(s) and other file(s). The first program instructions also expand a corresponding second higher-level program container file within the updated set of program container files into second lower-level program container file(s) and other file(s). Second program instructions identify one or more of the first lower-level program container file(s) and other file(s) that do not exist in the second lower-level program container file(s) and other file(s), and identify one or more of the second lower-level program container file(s) and other file(s) that do not appear in the first lower-level program container file(s) and other file(s). Third program instructions identify one or more of the second lower-level program container file(s) and other file(s) which have been changed relative to corresponding one or more of the first lower-level program container file(s) and other file(s). The foregoing process is repeated for the changed program container files.