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 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 5:55 AM, Tomer Paz <[email protected]> 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 [email protected]. >> 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 [email protected]. 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.
