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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2009
Thomas F. Bitonti, Cary, NC (US);
Wendell Jason Bouknight, Jr., Clayton, NC (US);
James Alexander Hutton, Cary, NC (US);
Dana Lea Price, Cary, NC (US);
Thomas F. Bitonti, Cary, NC (US);
Wendell Jason Bouknight, Jr., Clayton, NC (US);
James Alexander Hutton, Cary, NC (US);
Dana Lea Price, Cary, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A Delta Framework program (DF) automatically detects and prevents breaking scenarios during an automated software build by identifying a build artifact from a list of build artifacts in a repository; comparing the build artifact to a current software build; identifying a delta between the build artifact and the current software build; determining whether the delta has a link to a rule in the rules database; responsive to the artifact having a link to a rule, determining whether the rule identifies a breaking scenario; responsive to the rule identifying the breaking scenario, taking an action specified by the rule.