[wpkg-users] WPKG with multiple systems and architectures

[Daniel Dehennin]

Rainer Meier <r.meier at wpkg.org> writes:

> Well, the Reply of David reminded me that I did not answer yet.
>
> So here it comes.
>
> For most applications I use a bunch of cmd scripts to install them.
> First of all my generic installer ("install.cmd"). Then I use a simple
> "unattended.cmd" batch file which makes use of "install.cmd".  For
> uninstall I am using a script called "unattended-uninstall.cmd".

[...]

> Other uninstall scripts might require invoking an uninstall EXE file
> with specific parameters. My scripts take into account 32-bit and
> 64-bit operating systems.

Thanks everybody for your answers, looking at them I was wondering if
having conditionnal variables could be a good thing, let me explain:

I don't really like to have some external cmd scripts, it requires to
look at multiple files to see what's happening with a package, what
about something like this:

=====
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<packages>
  <package
      id='7zip'
      name='7 Zip'
      revision='4.62'
      reboot='false'
      priority='100'>

    <check type='variable'
           name='PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE'
           condition='equals'
           value='x86'>
      <variable name='7zInstaller' value='7z462.msi'/>
    </check>

    <check type='variable'
           name='PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE'
           condition='equals'
           value='AMD64'>
      <variable name='7zInstaller' value='7z462-x64.msi'/>
    </check>

    <check type='uninstall' condition='exists' path='7-Zip 4.62'/>

    <install cmd='msiexec /qn /norestart /i %SOFTWARE%\zip\%7zInstaller%'/>
    <install cmd='regedit /s "%SOFTWARE%\zip\7zip.reg"'/>

    <upgrade cmd='msiexec /qn /norestart /i %SOFTWARE%\7zip\%7zInstaller%'/>
    <upgrade cmd='regedit /s "%SOFTWARE%\zip/7zip.reg"'/>

    <remove cmd='msiexec /qn /norestart /x %SOFTWARE%\zip\%7zInstaller%'/>

  </package>
</packages>
=====

Doing the same for the uninstall entry if it differ between x86 and
x64 architectures.

This would permit to have generic package definitions.

Regards.
--
Daniel Dehennin
RAIP de l'Orne