[chef] Re: RE: RE: Re: Re: Re: Upgrading chef-client on Windows not supported?

[Lamont Granquist < >]

they're built with wix:

https://github.com/opscode/omnibus-chef/blob/master/config/software/chef-client-msi.rb

On 2/27/14 6:09 PM, Kapil Shardha wrote:
> Wondering if the MSI's are being created using Visual Studio installer 
> projects or WiX. If that is the case, VS generates a random GUID as PRODUCT 
> CODE property.
>
> Perhaps, checking the registry on a system with multiple versions of 
> chef-client will tell if the Product Code is different.
>
> -Kapil
>
>
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> From: Lamont Granquist 
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> Subject: Re: [chef] RE: Re: Re: Re: Upgrading chef-client on Windows not 
> supported?
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> there's a known problem where i think we're using unique product codes for 
> every different chef msi so that you can have multiple chef-client packages 
> installed at the same time (even though they overwrite each other's files).
>
> https://tickets.opscode.com/browse/CHEF-4657
>
> not sure if that's related, but it probably doesn't help any...
>
> On Thu Feb 27 13:36:45 2014, Kapil Shardha wrote:
> > The MSI installer platform supports "Upgrade" scenario as long as the MSI has an unique "Product 
> > Code" and "Version Number" included. I am not sure what chef-client MSI does or how it has been 
> > authored but I have authored installers using WiX that support "Upgrade scenario".
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