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Report software install location #689

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ferventcoder opened this issue Apr 12, 2016 · 6 comments
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Report software install location #689

ferventcoder opened this issue Apr 12, 2016 · 6 comments

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@ferventcoder
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Chocolatey should report where the software from a package installs so that it is not a guessing game after install.

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Requested by @gpakosz

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#755

ferventcoder added a commit that referenced this issue May 30, 2016
When unpacking or installing software, determine the install location
of that software. If the install was was unable to be found, report
that as well but report that it was an installer if it was.
ferventcoder added a commit that referenced this issue May 30, 2016
* stable:
  (doc) update CHANGELOG/nuspec
  (maint) formatting
  (GH-735) Remove actual when uninstalling meta
  (GH-455) Summary - log reason for warnings/errors
  (GH-735) split package list from all operation
  (GH-710) If timeout, inform user
  (maint) add review note
  (GH-689) Report install location
  (GH-755) Track more MSI information
  (maint) Template specs - restrict to Windows only
ferventcoder added a commit to ferventcoder/choco that referenced this issue May 31, 2016
If a package is a dependency or has no PowerShell, it should still
clean up env vars between the two packages.
ferventcoder added a commit that referenced this issue Jun 3, 2016
* stable:
  (GH-772) Uninstall-ChocolateyEnvironmentVariable
  (GH-765) Updates for Get-FtpFile
  (GH-697) Allow for ignored arguments
  (maint) miscellaneous PS fixes
  (GH-713) Rename Get-ProcessorBits Get-OSArchitectureWidth
  (GH-527) Url is optional
  (GH-697) Update Generated Documentation
  (GH-697) Update Code With Documentation
  (GH-697) Generate Documentation Automatically
  (GH-697) Update Current Docs for Generator
  (GH-697) rename CommandsSources to CommandsSource
  (GH-697) add current helpers/commands
  (maint) remove magic string environment vars
  (GH-756) Empty $env:ChocolateyToolsLocation combine error
  (GH-689) Report install work w/non-POSH pkgs
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ortymd commented Feb 4, 2020

Hello,
Thanks for your efforts with this update. It is really a very handy feature.
However I still cannot figure out how this works on 0.10.15.
Could you please provide some details. I cannot find it anywhere in choco help

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theShiva commented Jun 2, 2020

How is this issue closed? I still don't see any environment variable or a way to find out the location of a package.

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pauby commented Jun 2, 2020

The environment variable $env:ChocolateyToolsLocation determines where software that would be installed to the tools folder would go. See Advanced Variables.

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@theShiva Packages are always in $env:ChocolateyInstall\lib - I believe you are stating you don't know where the install location of software might always be. Chocolatey reports what it learns, but there are additional issues in here that are looking for a more advanced look to make that determination.

@ferventcoder ferventcoder changed the title Report install location Report software install location Jun 2, 2020
TheCakeIsNaOH added a commit to TheCakeIsNaOH/docs that referenced this issue Apr 20, 2021
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