[wpkg-users] issue with 1.2.1-RC25?

[Stefan Pendl]

Hi Rainer,

> 
> Changes 2011-10-22, v1.2.1-RC29 by Rainer Meier <r.meier (at) 
> wpkg.org>
> MOD: Improved variable handling. Now variables can overwrite 
> previously defined
>       variables even if they are defined recursively.
>       For example it is possible to "extend" a previously 
> defined variable in
>       hosts with a variable defined in profiles or packages. 
> So the following
>       is valid now:
>       Hosts:       SOFTWARE=\\host\software-share
>                    SETTINGS\\host\settings-share
>                    VAR1=test
>       Profiles:    SOFTWARE=%SOFTWARE%\subdirectory
>                    VAR2=test
>       Package:     SOFTWARE=%SOFTWARE%\subdir-of-subdir
> 

Sorry, but the recent changes to the variable handling have reintroduced the empty variable issue.

An empty variable is useful to remove commandline switches for administrative hosts, whereas regular hosts would not install an
auto-update feature, for instance.

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Stefan