Re: Purpose of PatchSearch.xml file in Oracle patches?

Yeah, I saw that and docs like BUG 17404487. They're just a bit vague, never exactly saying the file isn't used for patches (other than specifically the OPatch download).

Thanks!
Rich

On Tue, Feb 25, 2020 at 10:16 AM Andy Wattenhofer <watt0012_at_umn.edu> wrote:

> MOS doc id 1626147
> <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.
>
> 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,
>>
>> 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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