Patch-ID# 108988-01
Keywords: patchrm patchadd
Synopsis: SunOS 5.8_x86: Patch for patchadd and patchrm
Date: 24/Feb/00
 
Solaris Release: 8_x86

SunOS Release: 5.8_x86

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Topic: SunOS 5.8_x86: Patch for patchadd and patchrm

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4278860 4304640 4303509 4292990 4299710

Changes incorporated in this version: 

Relevant Architectures: i386

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch:

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

/usr/sbin/patchadd
/usr/sbin/patchrm

Problem Description: 

4278860 patchrm on Solaris 7 breaks packages/pkgchk
4304640 ran installpatch and mkdir: usage: mkdir [-m mode] [-p] dirname ... showed up
4303509 installpatch will not patch 2.5.1 OS services on 2.4 server
4292990 patchadd apply_diPatch function does not set patch_quit
4299710 typo's in patch utilities

Patch Installation Instructions: 
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For Solaris 2.0-2.6 releases, refer to the Install.info file and/or
the README within the patch for instructions on using the generic
'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided with each patch.
 
For Solaris 7-8 releases, refer to the man pages for instructions 
on using 'patchadd' and 'patchrm' scripts provided with Solaris.  
Any other special or non-generic installation instructions should 
be described below as special instructions.  The following example 
installs a patch to a standalone machine:
 
       example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/104945-02
 
The following example removes a patch from a standalone system:
 
       example# patchrm 104945-02
 
For additional examples please see the appropriate man pages.

Special Install Instructions: 
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None.
