[pca] Listing only noreboot patches

[Martin Paul]

Rajiv Gunja wrote:
> pca -n -i missing --> will install only patches which do not require a
> reboot.
> 
> but using the command:
> pca -n -l missing --> does not do the same. Is there a way to get this
> information?

This is one of the biggest annoyances about patchdiag.xref - it simply 
doesn't contain the necessary reboot* and reconfig* flags.

When listing patches, pca usually only has information from the xref 
file. When installing patches, it can take a look inside the patch files 
and use the included patchinfo and README.* files to collect information 
about required reboots.

You can use "pca -n -I missing" to pretend installation of the patches, 
which will give you the same information as -i without actually 
modifying the system.

Personally, I always try to reboot systems after patch installation, so 
I can't comment on your other questions.

Martin.