[wpkg-users] Can WPKG install packages while user is at desktop

[Steve Handy]

Well I used something different. Here it is:

<package
    id="firefox"
    name="Mozilla Firefox 2.0"
    revision="20014"
    reboot="false"
    priority="10">

    <check type="logical" condition="or">
      <check type="uninstall" condition="exists" path="Mozilla Firefox (2.0)" />
      <check type="uninstall" condition="exists" path="Mozilla Firefox (2.0.0.13)" />
    </check>

    <check type="file" condition="exists" path="%PROGRAMFILES%\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"/>

    <install cmd='"\\Store1\Mozilla\Firefox Setup 2.0.0.13.exe" -ms' />

    <upgrade cmd='"\\Store1\Mozilla\Firefox Setup 2.0.0.13.exe" -ms' />

    <remove cmd='"%PROGRAMFILES%\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe" /s' />

</package>

Now the revision has to incremented each time I uninstall the program and try to reinstall it. How do I eliminate this. (If I a person offsite removes the software, the reinstallation of it will not occur, or am I wrong)


-----Original Message-----
From: Rainer Meier [mailto:r.meier at wpkg.org]
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 2:33 PM
To: Steve Handy
Cc: 'Adam Williams'; 'wpkg-users at lists.wpkg.org'
Subject: Re: [wpkg-users] Can WPKG install packages while user is at desktop

Hi Steve,

 > I used the Firefox xml from the site. It worked twice but I had to
 > increment revision by 1 each time I unistalled the Mozilla firefox to
 > test it.
 >
 >
 >
 > So does this mean each time the revision has to be incremented. If so,
 > then how can I automate this process. When ihave offsite users, how is
 > the xml file going to be incremented?


When I look at the XML definition there is one single check:
<check type="file" condition="exists"
path="%programfiles%\mozilla.org\SeaMonkey\seamonkey.exe" />

So if seamonkey.exe does not exist, then the package is re-installed. Or
I should write "it _would_ be reinstalled". It is not because the
execute="once" flag is set. This means that WPKG just installs it ONCE
and never checks again if it is still installed. Just remove the
"execute='once'" attribute completely and you will see that WPKG is
going to re-install the package in case the check fails (ie if
seamonkey.exe is deleted).

I don't know who inserted that execute=once flag but if I find some time
I will check the definitions on wpkg.org.

br,
Rainer