[wpkg-users] Issues with publishing Java 8u102 over wpkg

[Malte Starostik]

On Monday 12 September 2016 10:28:45 Steve Kersley wrote:
> Just a guess, but as the SHORTUPDATEVER has rolled over to 3 digits, I
> assume that the ID generated is wrong.  Try removing the zero from in front
> of the variable:
> 
> <check type="uninstall" condition="exists"
> path="{26A24AE4-039D-4CA4-87B4-2F83218%shortupdatever%F0}"
> 

In fact, someone at Oracle was apparently having a rather misanthropic day and 
went the way of maximum surprise:

{26A24AE4-039D-4CA4-87B4-2F83218092F0} 8.92 32 bit and
{26A24AE4-039D-4CA4-87B4-2F86418092F0} 8.92 64 bit
turn to
{26A24AE4-039D-4CA4-87B4-2F32180102F0} 8.102 32 bit and
{26A24AE4-039D-4CA4-87B4-2F64180102F0} 8.102 64 bit

Note how -2F8 in the UUID's last part became just -2F

They did *not* go from 092F0 to 102F0 in the end. Nor 092 to 0A2 to kind of 
make use of the hexadecimal charset.  Nah.  Gotta really surprise packagers 
instead.

Kind regards,
Malte