netbeans corrupts enumeration of the registry

[dtgm]

NetBeans versions tested and affected: 8.0.2, 8.1

After installing netbeans, attempting to enumerate a key created by netbeans fails.

This is bad because many chocolatey packages enumerate the registry in this way to locate their uninstall routine.

Typical code found in chocolateyUninstall.ps1

Get-ItemProperty -Path @('HKLM:\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*',
                         'HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*',
                         'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*') `
                 -ErrorAction:SilentlyContinue `
| Where-Object   {$_.DisplayName -like *FOO*}

Error

Get-ItemProperty : Specified cast is not valid.
At line:1 char:1
+ Get-ItemProperty -Path @('HKLM:\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Window ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-ItemProperty], InvalidCastException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.InvalidCastException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetItemPropertyCommand

[dtgm]

Looks like it is this bug.

https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=251538#bugzilla-body

[dtgm]

System.InvalidCastException

internal posh bug where Get-ItemProperty fails when reading a REG_DWORD value which contains binary data

http://connect.microsoft.com/PowerShell/feedbackdetail/view/801007/get-itemproperty-specified-cast-is-not-valid-error-when-reg-dword-value-has-binary-data

[dtgm]

email exchange

rubendijkstra123 2016-01-09 13:28 UTC:

Hello Maintainers of the NetBeans Chocolatey Package. I am a NetBeans user, and would love to use this package the next time I have to install it.
I do however have a few questions:

• Is it possible for the cinst call to pass a different installation directory to the installer?
• When do you usually update the packaged NetBeans version? (We're now at NetBeans 8.1 already)

dtgm 2016-02-11 12:24 UTC:

Sorry for the delay.

1. Currently it is not possible to pass a different installation directory for this package, but could probably easily be added to the package if you'd like to contribute.
2. Packages I maintain typically get updated within a day of new releases. However this package is currently on hold as there are some issues with Netbeans installer. See netbeans corrupts enumeration of the registry #92 and let me know if you have a solution.

comfreek 2016-02-12 17:01 UTC:

dtgm:
Yeah, I’ve already encountered this nasty PowerShell bug, but haven’t found a solution either. Maybe going low-level and using C# or even WinAPI functions could be workarounds.

rubendijkstra123 2016-02-12 17:49 UTC:

this doesn't seem like an issue with powershell reading a value, but the netbeans jnicall writing a value.
So in the low-level layer is the problem, so i agree that something low level should fix it.
I haven't yet delved into the actual format of the registry, so don't know from the top of my head how to fix it retroactively.

[ComFreek]

I cannot reproduce the problem anymore with the latest version in my repository: https://github.com/ComFreek/chocolatey-packages/tree/4e2580583507921b4a06dc4a7c97737cdf1a538d
@dtgm Could you please verify this? In case it is resolved, I could push an update to Chocolatey.org. I'd like to make sure it works this time because last time co-maintainer 'Fallen' pushed an update, it was rejected with the reason being this open issue.

EDIT: I've made another change, please use the commit version as per the updated URI above.

[tunisiano187]

@gep13 the version of netbeans as changed since this, and i don't think it's still relevant.
The current maintainer is @ComFreek and i've created the PR #570 for this.

Have a nice day

[gep13]

@tunisiano187 sounds like a plan!