how to apply patch files in wso2 carbon

Question

Can someone please run through the steps that you need to follow to apply .patch files onto WSO2 ESB v4.0.3? I\'ve tried the following:

1. Upload .patch<

Answer 1

From carbon 4.2.0 onwards you don't need to provide -DapplyPatches option in order to apply the patch. When a server started up it automatically detects and apply if there are new patches. This can be verified from the log file repository/logs/patches.log