US2003163801A120030828US2003163801A120030828US2003163801US14784602National20020517US1478460220020517USUS20020147846US3352500120011031USUS20010335250P60335250US200316380120030828A1G06F 873FI20130101EPBHG06F 871LI20130101EPBHG06F 7/00 20060101A I20051110RMEP 20060101ALI20051110RMEPG06F700G06F 9/44 20060101A I20070721RMUS 20060101ALI20070721RMUSG06F944G06F 15/00 20060101A I20051110RMEP 20060101ALI20051110RMEPG06F1500G06F 17/00 20060101A I20051110RMUS 20060101ALI20051110RMUSG06F1700G09G 5/00 20060101A I20051110RMEP 20060101ALI20051110RMEPG09G500Computer-based method for defining a patch in computer source code including conditional compilation cell groupsUS5276880A19940104US5905894A19990518US6065035A20000516THAMES JOSEPH MUSDUCKETT STEVEN WUSTHAMES JOSEPH M.DUCKETT STEVEN W.METACYBER NETUSMETACYBER.NETA computer-based method for defining a patch selects a conditional compilation cell group from conditional compilation cell groups included in computer source code. A pre-defined computer source code block is located relative to the conditional compilation cell group. The pre-defined computer source code block includes a block end and a heading. It is determined whether both the heading and the block end are contained within the conditional compilation cell group. A patch is as the pre-defined computer source code block if both the heading and the block end are contained within the conditional compilation cell group. If the computer source code block is not contained within the conditional compilation cell group, one or both of the heading and the block end are adjusted so that the conditional compilation cell group is contained between the heading and the block end. After the adjustment the patch is defined as the computer source code from the heading to the block end.