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  1. Puppet
  2. PUP-2937

Windows: Unable to reference packages with UTF-8 Characters in their names

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    • Bug
    • Status: Closed
    • Normal
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • PUP 3.6.2
    • PUP 4.4.0
    • None
    • No Action

    Description

      I'm currently trying to prevent a specific package from continuing its install run on subsequent puppet apply commands. The package in Question is the Windows Azure SDK for .Net 2.3. The package's name listed in the registry contains an endash (–) instead a normal hyphen.

      See attached screen shot for view from "programs and features" control panel.

      In puppet, it shows up like this:

      PS C:\Users\vagrant> puppet resource package | sls Azure
      		 
      package { 'Windows Azure Libraries for .NET û v2.3':

      I seem to be unable to query for it completely – this is what I can't figure out:

      PS C:\Users\vagrant> puppet resource package "Windows Azure Libraries for .NET – v2.3"
      		 
      package { 'Windows Azure Libraries for .NET û v2.3':
      		 
        ensure => 'absent',
      		 
      }
      		 
      PS C:\Users\vagrant> puppet resource package "Windows Azure Libraries for .NET û v2.3"
      		 
      package { 'Windows Azure Libraries for .NET √ v2.3':
      		 
        ensure => 'absent',
      		 
      }

      When I try to reference it in a Puppet manifest, it causes to miss the package completely and always attempts to install it. This isn't a huge issue, but is obviously undesired.

      Manifest:

      file { "${tempDirectory}WindowsAzureLibsForNet-x64.msi":
      		 
          ensure => present,
      		 
          source => 'puppet:///modules/packages/WindowsAzureLibsForNet-x64.msi',
      		 
        }
      		 
        ->
      		 
        package { 'Azure Libraries for .NET – v2.3':
      		 
          ensure  => '2.3.0424.070',
      		 
          source  => "${tempDirectory}WindowsAzureLibsForNet-x64.msi"
      		 
        }

      When I run my manifest I get this:

        Notice: /Stage[main]/Packages::Msi/Package[Azure Libraries for .NET ΓÇô v2.3]/ensure: created

      Here is the package in question: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42317 (WindowsAzureLibsForNet-x64.msi is the package)

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          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. PUP-1211 Puppet Resource Package fails

          • Normal - Regular issue, some loss of functionality under specific circumstances.
          • Resolved

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. PUP-2154 Puppet Resource Package not work with Windows OS (russian localization)

          • Normal - Regular issue, some loss of functionality under specific circumstances.
          • Resolved

          Epic - Created by Jira Software - do not edit or delete. Issue type for a big user story that needs to be broken down. PUP-3746 Non-US Language / Unicode Support for Windows

          • Normal - Regular issue, some loss of functionality under specific circumstances.
          • Closed

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. PUP-5728 Change default parsing of manifest files to UTF-8

          • Normal - Regular issue, some loss of functionality under specific circumstances.
          • Closed

          Improvement - An improvement or enhancement to an existing feature or task. PUP-3837 Work around Ruby string encoding behavior exercised during registry calls in win32/registry

          • Normal - Regular issue, some loss of functionality under specific circumstances.
          • Closed
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              kensykora Ken Sykora
              Erik Dasher Erik Dasher
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