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A method prepares a computer program for operation in a computer supply system that supplies portions, or program units, of program code or program data of the computer program as the program needs the portions. The method includes defining a program unit of the program and removing the program unit from the program, thereby producing a program skeleton that is missing the program unit. The method further includes inserting instructions in place of the program unit in the program skeleton. The instructions are operative to request the program unit when the program skeleton encounters the instructions. An information structure includes a program skeleton of a program. The program skeleton is missing a funclet of the program, but includes a placeholder in place of the funclet. The program skeleton additionally includes instructions in place of the funclet. The instructions are operative to request the funclet when the program skeleton encounters the instructions.

Preparation for software on demand system

A method of supplying program units of a computer program as the program needs the program units includes running a program skeleton. The program skeleton is derived from the program, but has a program stub where a program unit associated with the program stub may be inserted. Upon encountering the program stub, the method includes getting the program unit associated with the program stub and inserting the program unit at the program stub. A method of supplying funclets of a computer program from a server computer system to a client computer system includes receiving a plurality of requests for funclets during a test period. If a tested probability of requests for a first funclet being followed by requests for a second funclet is at least a predetermined probability, then the method also includes sending the first funclet and the second funclet to the client computer system in response to a request from the client computer system for the first funclet after the test period.

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