[wpkg-users] reinstall uses wrong package definition

[Mark Nienberg]

On one workstation I had a situation where a user manually upgraded a program (I have 
one user with admin privileges).  After his upgrade, the check condition no longer 
worked. His workstation attempted to reinstall the old package at every boot.

In the old package definition I had:
<check type="uninstall" condition="exists" path="Autodesk Design Review 2009" />

So I modified the package definition to this:
<check type="file" condition="versiongreaterthan" 
path="%PROGRAMFILES%\Autodesk\Autodesk Design Review\DesignReview.exe" value="9.0.0.0"/>

I expected that wpkg would now accept his upgraded installation and stop trying to 
reinstall the package.

But here is the surprise output (abbreviated) from a debug run:

WPKG 1.0.2 starting...
Found installed package 'Autodesk Design Review 2009' (DesignReview2009).
Package 'Autodesk Design Review 2009' (DesignReview2009) found in profile packages.

Going to install package 'Autodesk Design Review 2009' (DesignReview2009), Revision 
0, (execute flag is '', notify flag is 'true').

Package 'Autodesk Design Review 2009' (DesignReview2009): Not yet processed during 
this session.

Checking existence of package: Autodesk Design Review 2009
Uninstall entry for Autodesk Design Review 2009 missing: test failed  <<<<<< Note!!

Package 'Autodesk Design Review 2009' (DesignReview2009): Installed but checks 
failed. Re-Installing.


As you can see, wpkg used the old check condition from it's local wpkg.xml file 
instead of the new check condition form the server.

I manually removed the old entry from the local xml file and then it accepted and 
skipped the install.

-- 
Mark Nienberg
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