windowsRuntimeInstaller Uninstaller succeds (retcode == 0) when ConfigureRT fails

[ghost]

As the last step of VulkanRT uninstallation, ConfigureRT.exe is run to elect newest loader /&vulkaninfo and place them as vulkan-1.dll / vulkaninfo.exe in %SYSTEM% directory.

It seems when ConfigureRT fails, it seems the error is not passed via uninstaller, which exists with code 0 ignoring the failure.

For example, I have installed 3 RTs of different version and removed N-1 (N == newest) vulkan-1-x-x-x-x.dll.
When running the uninstaller of N (newest), ConfigureRT fails with error 220 due to vulkaninfo & vulkan-1.dll version mismatch (N-1 != N-2). It seems no loader is elected, however this error is not signalized in uninstaller, which silently passes and returns retcode 0.

[lenny-lunarg]

We definitely agree that this change should be made, and it'll actually happen soon since I'm already working on it. In the current logic, if ConfigureRT fails, the NSIS installer will do its best to do the same copying on its own, and forgets to check for errors if the NSIS installer fails. We're going to stop the NSIS installer from doing anything except reporting an error when ConfigureRT fails. We're also going to improve the logging when ConfigureRT can't modify vulkan-1.dll (which seems to be the most common failure).

I'll keep this issue updated when we actually make the change.

[mark-lunarg]

@lenny-lunarg, any updates?

[lenny-lunarg]

The status of this issue is that ConfigureRT.exe is going to be removed entirely, shortly. As a side effect, that will resolve this issue. I'll close this issue when I actually make the change.