System and method for generating a distributable software package

• US 20080141243A1
• Filed: 12/08/2006
• Published: 06/12/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company)
• Original Assignee: Electronic Data Systems Corporation (Perspecta, Inc.)
• Inventors: Gibson, David, Dubber, Drew, De Wavrin, Stuart, Sheppard, Robert F.
• Granted Patent: US 8,255,904 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/177
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/74 operating in dual or compartmented mode, i.e. at least one secure mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/75 by inhibiting the analysis of circuitry or operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation

Abstract

A system, method, and computer program product for generating a distributable software package, including loading a template/profile; loading at least one module; receiving configuration options over a network connection; and assembling a distributable software package according to the profile, template(s), modules, and the configuration options.

Claims

1. A method for generating a distributable software package, comprising:

loading a template;

loading at least one module;

receiving configuration options over a network connection; and

assembling a distributable software package according to the template, module, and the configuration options.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the distributable software package is capable of customizing an operating system installation beyond that possible with native configuration methods.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the module includes at least one of meta data, a script, a source file, a control file, and an answer file.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the module includes a plurality of configuration options.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the template and module are retrieved from a software library.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving, over a network connection, a selection of the template and the module.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing the template, module, and the configuration options in modular form for distribution.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising installing the distributable software package on a target data processing system.

9. A data processing system having at least a processor and accessible memory, comprising:

means for loading a profile means for loading a template;

means for loading at least one module;

means for receiving configuration options over a network connection; and

means for assembling a distributable software package according to the profile, template, module, and the configuration options.

10. The data processing system of claim 9, wherein the distributable software package is capable of customizing an operating system installation beyond that possible with native configuration methods.

11. The data processing system of claim 9, wherein the module includes at least one of meta data, a script, a source file, a control file, and an answer file.

12. The data processing system of claim 9, wherein the module includes a plurality of configuration options.

13. The data processing system of claim 9, wherein the profile, template, module and script are retrieved from a software library.

14. The data processing system of claim 9, further comprising means for receiving, over a network connection, a selection of the template and the module.

15. The data processing system of claim 9, further comprising means for storing the profile, template, module, script and the configuration options in modular form for distribution.

16. The data processing system of claim 9, further comprising means for installing the distributable software package on a target data processing system.

17. A computer program product tangibly embodied in a machine-readable medium, comprising:

instructions for loading a template;

instructions for loading at least one module;

instructions for receiving configuration options over a network connection; and

instructions for assembling a distributable software package according to the template, module, and the configuration options.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the distributable software package is capable of customizing an operating system installation beyond that possible with native configuration methods.

19. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the module includes at least one of meta data, a script, a source file, a control file, and an answer file.

20. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the module includes a plurality of configuration options.

21. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the base build and module are retrieved from a software library.

22. The computer program product of claim 17, further comprising instructions for receiving, over a network connection, a selection of the template and the module.

23. The computer program product of claim 17, further comprising instructions for storing the template, module, and the configuration options in modular form for distribution.

24. The computer program product of claim 17, further comprising instructions for installing the distributable software package on a target data processing system.