I’m unsure if I am using it correctly.
When the install is done manually, it take a very very very long time.
Here is my recipe section:
…
windows_package ‘ActivePerl 5.16.3 Build 1604’ do
source "c:\temp\ActivePerl-5.16.3.1604-MSWin32-x64-298023.msi"
options '/q /lvx* c:\temp\activeperl.log’
installer_type :custom
action :install
end
…
Here is the output from chef-client
[2014-06-30T13:22:30-05:00] INFO: Processing windows_package[ActivePerl
5.16.3 Build 1604] action i
nstall (nonwebserver::taskanalytics line 150)
[2014-06-30T13:22:30-05:00] INFO: Installing windows_package[ActivePerl
5.16.3 Build 1604] version
latest
[2014-06-30T13:22:30-05:00] INFO: Starting installation…this could take
awhile.
I think it might be hanging. (get-process on the box thats being cheffed
doesnt show msiexec, as i am expecting)
I wanna start at the beginning, and just make sure that I am even using the
resource properly. How do I know if I am using the windows_package from the
cookbook over the one thats baked in to the core?
Hi Kenneth,
By what I understand, the resource that is provided by the windows cookbook
will be used if you include the cookbook as a dependency in the metadata.rb
file. So for e.g in metadata.rb, include the following line:
depends 'windows'
Also as the package that you want to install is a MSI, you should be
specifying the installer_type as :msi:
windows_package 'ActivePerl 5.16.3 Build 1604' do
source "c:\temp\ActivePerl-5.16.3.1604-MSWin32-x64-298023.msi"
options '/q /lvx* c:\temp\activeperl.log'
installer_type :msi
action :install
end
Hope this helps.
-Aditya
On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 11:47 AM, Kenneth Barry kbarry-x@tunein.com wrote:
I'm unsure if I am using it correctly.
When the install is done manually, it take a very very very long time.
Here is my recipe section:
...
windows_package 'ActivePerl 5.16.3 Build 1604' do
source "c:\temp\ActivePerl-5.16.3.1604-MSWin32-x64-298023.msi"
options '/q /lvx* c:\temp\activeperl.log'
installer_type :custom
action :install
end
...
Here is the output from chef-client
[2014-06-30T13:22:30-05:00] INFO: Processing windows_package[ActivePerl
5.16.3 Build 1604] action i
nstall (nonwebserver::taskanalytics line 150)
[2014-06-30T13:22:30-05:00] INFO: Installing windows_package[ActivePerl
5.16.3 Build 1604] version
latest
[2014-06-30T13:22:30-05:00] INFO: Starting installation...this could take
awhile.
I think it might be hanging. (get-process on the box thats being cheffed
doesnt show msiexec, as i am expecting)
I wanna start at the beginning, and just make sure that I am even using
the resource properly. How do I know if I am using the windows_package from
the cookbook over the one thats baked in to the core?