Also this feature just came out with 3.4.0 - see https://tickets.puppetlabs.com/browse/PUP-272
Note that there is some upcoming work with the Windows Package Provider - https://tickets.puppetlabs.com/browse/PUP-393 , notably you may want to explore https://tickets.puppetlabs.com/browse/PUP-400 (and the linked redmine issue). On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 11:33 AM, Rob Reynolds <r...@puppetlabs.com> wrote: > > > > On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 5:55 AM, Tomer Paz <tomer....@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi. >> I have an issue with puppet package resource not verifying Version well >> for MSI packages on windows. >> I tried both puppet 3.4 and latest 3.6, the matters remains the same. >> When using >> ensure => "installed" >> it works fine and puppet skip running the msiexec /i... >> >> I made sure I am using MSI DisplayVersion (double verified with >> add/remove programs and using MS VB scripts and registry to check the >> package DisplayVersion) including some very common globally distributed >> MSIs and executables like MS products (VC2xxx for to name a few). >> The behavior is: Puppet re-runs msiexec /i as if it is not found. >> The expected behavior: Puppet to skip installation by verifying version >> equals. >> >> Only one exception note, I have also in-house created MSIs which are Not >> registered to add/remove programs list (ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT=1) but I don't >> think that matters either (as also MS MSIs/Execs are not checked by version >> correctly). >> > > > If you run puppet resource package and your packages do not show up, then > it is not going to work with puppet. You should probably register them to > the add/remove programs to see if that fixes things before trying to opt it > out. I'm guessing this one thing is likely causing your behavior. The issue > you are seeing with others is likely due to what I've covered in the next > section. > > >> >> Here is a sample of how my package resource looks like, including hiera >> configuration: >> >> class framework_app_server_env::install () inherits framework_app_server { >> $gavarr = split($gav, ':') >> >> * $version = $gavarr[2]* >> artifactory::artifact { 'FrameworkAppServerEnvironment.msi': >> gav => "${gav}", >> ensure => present, >> packaging => 'msi', >> repository => "${artifactory_repo}", >> output => >> "${install_dir}\\FrameworkAppServerEnvironment-${version}.msi", >> require => Class['artifactory'] >> } >> >> package { 'Framework App Server Environment': >> > > The package name must mach *exactly* with what you get back from calling > 'puppet resource package', including any versions in the name. See > http://docs.puppetlabs.com/windows/writing.html#packagepackage for more > details. > > >> >> * ensure => "${version}", * source => >> "${install_dir}\\FrameworkAppServerEnvironment-${version}.msi", >> install_options => [ 'ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT=1', >> "INSTALLDIR=${software_dir}", '/log', >> "${log_dir}\\framework_app_server_env.log" ], >> require => [ >> Artifactory::Artifact['FrameworkAppServerEnvironment.msi'], >> File["${install_dir}"], File["${software_dir}"] ] >> } >> } >> >> and in hiera file: >> framework_app_server_env::artifact::gav : >> 'shared-components:FrameworkAppServerEnvironment:*11.2.0.0186*' >> >> I tried using notify to print ${version} while running agent -t on the >> agent windows machine and it printed the version perfectly. >> >> Puzzled. >> >> Tom >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Puppet Users" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/puppet-users/ae6edc0b-6f50-42d1-bdc1-b16eca147534%40googlegroups.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/puppet-users/ae6edc0b-6f50-42d1-bdc1-b16eca147534%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Rob Reynolds > Developer, Puppet Labs > > *Join us at **PuppetConf 2014 <http://puppetconf.com>**, September > 23-24 in San Francisco* > *Register by May 30th to take advantage of the Early Adopter discount > <http://links.puppetlabs.com/puppetconf-early-adopter> **--**save $349!* > -- Rob Reynolds Developer, Puppet Labs *Join us at **PuppetConf 2014 <http://puppetconf.com>**, September 23-24 in San Francisco* *Register by May 30th to take advantage of the Early Adopter discount <http://links.puppetlabs.com/puppetconf-early-adopter> **--**save $349!* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/puppet-users/CAMJiBK5ffxz8LQ53Oh8WNPb3g%3Dhi-K1LaaxQ5kzwjT7v0iaAeQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
