Answer to question #1: How to get a new patch ID.
getpatch@raid.Corp
Answer to question #2: Who to send patches to.
The SunSoft Patch Manager is Alex.Simonovich@Corp. You can
coordinate with him to deliver the patch. A deliver utility
does exist. Actually, it looks like two delivery utilities
exist. I'm not sure which one you should use or what the
differences are. We use submitpatch, I believe. See:
benet:/benet/Sustaining/PatchTools/{submitpatch, sunsoftsubmitpatch}
Answer to unasked question #3 about how to generate README.patchid files:
See benet:/benet/Sustaining/PatchTools/{genreadme, genreadme_style_guide}
Hope this helps. Good luck.
Claire
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brian, i'll show you how i make patches for online: backup. this
should be pretty similar to what you'll need to do.
once we've done that, here's what i would do.
email getpatch@raid.corp. this will get you your own unique
patchid.
make a directory whose name is the patchid, including a minor
number, e.g. 101176 is your patch id, mkdir 101176-01.
copy /net/benet.eng/benet/Sustaining/PatchTools/{installpatch,backoutpatch}
to your new directory.
get the goods to make your package. this will include the
patched binaries, etc. it should be a subset of your already
existing package.
strip out the prototype file for your package, so that it includes
only the stuff you're patching.
do a `pkgmk'. ask julian taylor (the package god) if you run into
any problems.
do a `cp -r /var/spool/pkg/SUNWnwcl 101176-01' (or whatever).
do a /net/benet.eng/benet/Sustaining/PatchTools/genreadme to make
a readme file to go into 101176-01.
talk to alex simonovich about handing it off! he should know
about test issues, etc.
- sam
