[wpkg-users] newbie Question

[Michael Mosel]

Hi,

with version 18.0.2 stuff seems to work better.
Here is my package file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<packages>
  <package 
	id="firefox"
	name="Mozilla Firefox"
	revision="51"
	reboot="false"
	priority="10">
 
	<variable name="version" value="18.0.2" />
	<variable name="architecture" value="x86" />
	<variable name="locale" value="de" />
	<!--  <variable name="locale" value="fr" /> -->
 
 
	<check type="uninstall" condition="exists" path="Mozilla Firefox %version% (%architecture% %locale%)" />
 
	<install cmd="taskkill /F /IM Firefox.exe">
			<exit code="any" />
	<!--	<exit code="0" /> -->
	<!--	<exit code="-1073741515" /> -->
	<!--	<exit code="128" /> -->
	</install>
 
	<install cmd='"%SOFTWARE%\firefox\Firefox Setup %version%.exe" -ms' />
 
        <upgrade include="install" />
 
	<remove cmd="taskkill /F /IM Firefox.exe">
		<exit code="0" />
		<exit code="128" />
		<exit code="-1073741515" />
	</remove>
 
        <!-- for 32bit and 64bit System -->
	<remove cmd='%COMSPEC% /C if exist "%PROGRAMFILES%\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe" "%PROGRAMFILES%\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe" -ms' />
	<remove cmd='%COMSPEC% /C if exist "%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe" "%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe" -ms' />
	
	<check type="file" condition="exists" path="%PROGRAMFILES%\Mozilla Firefox\defaults\pref\policies.js" />
	<check type="file" condition="exists" path="%PROGRAMFILES%\Mozilla Firefox\mozilla.cfg" />
 
	<install cmd='%COMSPEC% /c copy /y "%SOFTWARE%\firefox\policies.js" "%PROGRAMFILES%\Mozilla Firefox\defaults\pref\"' />
	<install cmd='%COMSPEC% /c copy /y "%SOFTWARE%\firefox\mozilla.cfg" "%PROGRAMFILES%\Mozilla Firefox\"' />
 
	<upgrade cmd='%COMSPEC% /c copy /y "%SOFTWARE%\firefox\policies.js" "%PROGRAMFILES%\Mozilla Firefox\defaults\pref\"' />
	<upgrade cmd='%COMSPEC% /c copy /y "%SOFTWARE%\firefox\mozilla.cfg" "%PROGRAMFILES%\Mozilla Firefox\"' />
 
</package>
</packages>

Firefox installs nicely on most of the PCs... there are just some cases where it fails and indeed destroys the old - already installed - installation. I also had one case which I didn't understand at all where Firefox installed itself to the Application_Data Folder of Windows XP (?).

Sincerely,
Michael
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: wpkg-users-bounces at lists.wpkg.org [mailto:wpkg-users-
> bounces at lists.wpkg.org] On Behalf Of Stefan Pendl
> Sent: Freitag, 1. Februar 2013 21:53
> To: wpkg-users at lists.wpkg.org
> Subject: Re: [wpkg-users] newbie Question
> 
> Am 01.02.2013 11:34, schrieb Michael Mosel:
> > Hello again,
> >
> > Paul had suggest to me to change the exit code to any since if Firefox was
> not running the taskkill would fail with exitcode 128. Thus I changed the exit
> code but unfortunately this didn't do much good.
> >
> > Firefox is most important to me so I skipped the rest (for now).
> > Unfortunately changing the exit code didn't do any good. Now I get
> following the log files:
> >
> > 2013-02-01 11:26:34, INFO    : Package 'Mozilla Firefox' (firefox): Already
> installed but version mismatch.|Installed revision: '9.0.1'|Available revision:
> '50'.|Preparing upgrade.
> > 2013-02-01 11:26:34, INFO    : Installing 'Mozilla Firefox' (firefox)...
> > 2013-02-01 11:26:34, INFO    : Command 'taskkill /F /IM Firefox.exe'
> returned  exit code [128]. This exit code indicates success.
> > 2013-02-01 11:26:34, INFO    : Command in installation of Mozilla Firefox
> returned exit code [128]. This exit code indicates success.
> > 2013-02-01 11:26:57, ERROR   : Could not process (upgrade) Mozilla
> Firefox.|Failed checking after installation.
> >
> > If I manually update Firefox, it first updates from 9.0.1 to version
> > 12 and then to version 18.0.1 Do I have to do this as well with WPKG?
> >
> 
> I would just remove the old version and install the latest one, which can be
> done in one go.
> 
> To do so you just need to create a new package and assign it to the hosts
> instead of the old one.
> 
> Posting the package you have now would allow us to help you better too.
> 
> 
> --
> Stefan P.
> 
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