The patch manifest file

The patch manifest file contains all the information about the patch.

Overview

The manifest file for each patch is named manifest-[patch#]. The manifest file is a text file containing a set of configuration tokens.

Note: The first patch is named manifest-1.

Contents

The manifest file contains these tokens:

PATCH_LEVEL
The patch level which this patch provides.
Note: The PATCH_LEVEL value is used (along with information in [DISTRIBUTION_DIR]/version/core-version.txt ) to fill in [DISTRIBUTION_DIR]/conf/patches with the current release and patch level. If [DISTRIBUTION_DIR]/conf/patches does not exist, it is created.
PATCH_DESCRIPTION
A description of the patch.
UNINSTALL_LIST
A list of RPMs to uninstall (using relative paths, comma separated).
INSTALL_LIST
A list of RPMs to install (using relative paths, comma separated).
Note: Comments in the manifest file are identified by a leading hash (#).