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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2013
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Nathan V. Bak, Portland, OR (US);
David K. Olsen, Portland, OR (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Software product build information is bi-directionally linked. At least a first build instance of the software product is built and the first build instance is published by a supplier build repository. Responsive to an entity who is not the supplier indicating a use of the first build instance in a client product, build information relating to the use of the first build instance in the client product is received. The build information relating to the use of the first build instance in the client product is published by the supplier build repository.