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 (#).