Patent ID: 9003399
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer systems software development service offering method, by a provider computer processor, of providing software packages, the computer systems software development service offering method comprising: running a tool that creates a set of index files, wherein the set of index files includes a menu of a plurality of software packages, the plurality of software packages including a first software package built for a first version of an operating system; receiving, from a client system running a second version of the operating system, a selection request for a second software package built for the second version of the operating system; determining, by the provider computer processor, that the second software package requested from the client system is not included in the menu of the plurality of software packages; sending a first notification to the client system that the second software package requested from the client system is not available but can be supplied on demand; in response to determining that the second software package corresponding to the second version of the operating system is not included in the menu of the plurality of software packages, dynamically creating, a third software package on the fly based on receiving the selection request, the dynamically creating comprising: delivering to the client system the third software package; and populating a repository with the third software package.