Language-neutral and language-specific installation packages for software setup

Abstract

A first installation package for a first group of files is created for a program. The first group of files include language-neutral files for the program but no language-specific files for the program. A second installation package for a second group of files is also created for the program. The second group of files includes language-specific files for the program.

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technical field The present invention relates to software programs and distribution of software programs, and more particularly to language-neutral and language-specific installation packages for software setup. Background technique Many companies have offices located in various locations throughout the world. As a result, the company's employees speak a variety of languages. This situation creates various requirements for the computers used by companies, often requiring the computers to present user interfaces in various different languages. For example, in the United States or the United Kingdom, an English user interface for a word processing program can be displayed, while in France, a French user interface for the same word processing program can be displayed. This situation is problematic for software developers because they need to support this variety of user interfaces across a variety of products. For example, a software developer may design and market word pro...

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Problems solved by technology

Typically, a different software patch is required for each possible combination of applications and languages ​​that users may use, leading software developers to distribute a single software patch that includes the correct instructions for the patch for each of these numerous possible combinations, which results in Distributing very large software patches

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