[wpkg-users] %SOFTWARE% variable not resolving

[Jacob A. Wyatt]

I'm having trouble with packages not installing because of the
%SOFTWARE% environment variable.

Example:
>From http://wpkg.org/Java:
<install cmd='%SOFTWARE%\jre\jre-6u11-windows-i586-p.exe /s IEXPLORER=1
MOZILLA=1 ADDLOCAL=ALL REBOOT=Suppress JAVAUPDATE=0 JU=0
AUTOUPDATECHECK=0' />

Does NOT work, but...

<install cmd='%comspec% /c %SOFTWARE%\jre\jre-6u11-windows-i586-p.exe /s
IEXPLORER=1 MOZILLA=1 ADDLOCAL=ALL REBOOT=Suppress JAVAUPDATE=0 JU=0
AUTOUPDATECHECK=0' />

Works!

Just adding %comspec% /c causes the %SOFTWARE% variable to expand where
it otherwise isn't.  Weird.  I'm working with a network that someone
else set up and I assume this is not wpkg's fault, but what could it be?


Jacob Wyatt
Associate Enterprise Systems Administrator
ex. 5301