System/tool for resource-conservative installation of compressed archives
First Claim
1. A method in a data processing system of installing a set of particular files contained in a compressed archive of a plurality of files, the method comprising:
- decompressing the set of particular files; and
installing the set of particular files from the compressed archive into a memory of a data processing system by using an index associated with the compressed archive and a configuration logic section associated with the compressed archive, said index containing the locations of files within the compressed archive and said configuration logic section adapted to allow an installation program to determine which files among the plurality of files should constitute the set of particular files.
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Abstract
Installing a payload file contained in a compressed archive of files using a minimum of memory. The payload file is directly installed onto a target data processing system without making additional copies of the particular file on the target data processing system and without intermediate expansion of the entire archive. The compressed archive of files contains an index indicating the location of files within the archive and a configuration logic section that allows an installation program to determine which files should be installed on which data processing systems and where the files should be installed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method in a data processing system of installing a set of particular files contained in a compressed archive of a plurality of files, the method comprising:
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decompressing the set of particular files; and
installing the set of particular files from the compressed archive into a memory of a data processing system by using an index associated with the compressed archive and a configuration logic section associated with the compressed archive, said index containing the locations of files within the compressed archive and said configuration logic section adapted to allow an installation program to determine which files among the plurality of files should constitute the set of particular files. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer program product in a computer readable medium, said computer program product adapted to install a set of particular files contained in a compressed archive of a plurality of files onto a data processing system, the computer program product comprising:
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first instructions for decompressing the set of particular files; and
second instructions for installing the set of particular files from the compressed archive into a memory of a data processing system by using an index associated with the compressed archive and a configuration logic section associated with the compressed archive, said index containing the locations of files within the compressed archive and said configuration logic section adapted to allow an installation program to determine which files among the plurality of files should constitute the set of particular files. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A data processing system comprising:
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a bus;
a memory operably connected to the bus, wherein the memory contains a set of instructions for installing a set of particular files contained in a compressed archive of a plurality of files;
a processor operably connected to the bus, wherein the processor is adapted to execute the set of instructions to decompress the set of particular files; and
install the set of particular files from the compressed archive into a memory of a data processing system by using an index associated with the compressed archive and a configuration logic section associated with the compressed archive, said index containing the locations of files within the compressed archive and said configuration logic section adapted to allow an installation program to determine which files among the plurality of files should constitute the set of particular files. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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