[pca] Question: Downloading patches to a central server using pca-generated patch reports

[Martin Paul]

Am 29.07.2014 21:24, schrieb Brookins, Neil (Philadelphia):
> Perhaps the solution could be to implement a third type of report? We already have two types (–list and –listhtml) perhaps there should be a third option to list only the patches and not all the other data?

PCA's "--format" option can create reports and lists in whatever format 
is required (see e.g. Roland's reply). But the best solution for the 
original problem is exactly as you state:

> What I do for this issue is different. I don’t try to re-use the report output as subsequent input. I just keep the files for the --fromfiles=DIR around for reuse.  I run the report with –list then when I’m ready to download patches I remove the –list and put –download in its place; rerunning the same command. Since I use the same --fromfiles=DIR each time it downloads the correct patches for that same report list which was previously generated.

hth,
Martin.