Patent ID: 6334214
Filing Date: 2001-12-25
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
Using a programmed computer, a method of adding executable code to a plurality of software programs each of which is stored as an archive of files, produced using a plurality of installation toolkits, comprising the steps of:storing a table identifying for each of a plurality of different installation toolkits an unpacking mechanism to be used to unpack the archive and a repacking mechanism to be used to repack the archive; and, for each of a plurality of such archives of files:identifying by reference to said table a particular unpacking method to be used to unpack the archive and a particular repacking method to be used to repack the archive;unpacking the archive using the particular unpacking method;wrapping each of said software programs by modifying selected code modules in each of said software programs of the unpacked archive; and repacking the archive using the particular repacking method.