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DeZLearnsPCs
DeZLearnsPCs

Reputation: 81

Am I using the wrong .exe file for creating a Chocolatey package?

I am going to have to create a bunch of local chocolatey packages, and I am still failing at creating my first one. To set this straight, do I need to be using the installer.exe for packaging? Here is an example of the chocolateyinstall.ps1 for my first package attempt where you can, I used armcc.exe for the ARM RVCT installer I was trying to make.

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'; # stop on all errors
$toolsDir   = "$(Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)"
$fileLocation = Join-Path $toolsDir 'armcc.exe'
$packagename = 'ARM_RVCT'
$packageArgs = @{
  packageName   = $packagename
  fileType      = 'EXE' #only one of these: exe, msi, msu
  file         = $fileLocation

  softwareName  = 'ARM_RVCT*' #part or all of the Display Name as you see it in Programs and Features. It should be enough to be unique
  validExitCodes= @(0, 3010, 1641)

  silentArgs   = '/VERYSILENT'
  #silentArgs   = '/s'           # InstallShield
  #silentArgs   = '/s /v"/qn"'   # InstallShield with MSI
  #silentArgs   = '/s'           # Wise InstallMaster
  #silentArgs   = '-s'           # Squirrel
  #silentArgs   = '-q'           # Install4j
  #silentArgs   = '-s'           # Ghost
  # Note that some installers, in addition to the silentArgs above, may also need assistance of AHK to achieve silence.
  #silentArgs   = ''             # none; make silent with input macro script like AutoHotKey (AHK)
}

Install-ChocolateyInstallPackage @packageArgs # https://chocolatey.org/docs/helpers-install-chocolatey-install-package

I have just being going off of the documentation I can find but really don't know what to look for. I know that my packages need to be locally sourced, but that is it. If I can create one successful package and actually understand it, I think I should be able to succeed with the rest.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 278

Answers (1)

Jawad
Jawad

Reputation: 11364

There are a number of tutorials available that walks you through creating a NuGet package. Chocolatey installs nuget packages from local source or artifactory and uses a packaged nuget file. This nuget package contains nuspec file that contains meta, tools folder that normally contains any executables or your custom app or script and chocolatey install and uninstall scripts.

Choco new packageName should get you going with a package with all files
Once done with modifying the data, choco pack <path/to/nuspec>

Without a nuget package, chocolatey installs wont work.

One source on how to create NuGet package

Good source as well

Google how to create nuget package and then test it locally.

Upvotes: 1

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