Re: Purpose of PatchSearch.xml file in Oracle patches?
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:16:10 -0600
Message-ID: <CAFU3ey5YMK1Z97nYuUyvQiBefoLGkPqcWW_P+mv4hkye-5i2Dw_at_mail.gmail.com>
MOS doc id 1626147
The doc suggests the following to exclude the file from unzipping:
unzip -d <GI HOME> p6880880_121010_Linux-x86-64.zip -x PatchSearch.xml
On Tue, Feb 25, 2020 at 10:10 AM Rich J <rich242j_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey all,
<https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/DocContentDisplay?id=1626147.1>
suggests that it is not needed for opatch. That's not quite the same as an
answer to "is there a use for this file," but at least we can know that
it's not needed for patching.
>
> So I need to apply multiple patches to a 19.6 installation (sigh). Each
> patch contains a PatchSearch.xml file at the base level, outside of the
> patch's folder. So, each time I unzip a downloaded patch to my patch
> staging folder, that file gets overwritten.
>
> Is there a use for this file? Is it a problem if it exists for another
> patch other than the one I'm currently installing or deinstalling [sic]?
>
> Thanks,
> Rich
>
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