[FLUME-372] Flume windows uninstaller should use install log to only delete necessary files.

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: 0.9.4
• Fix Version/s: 0.9.5
• Component/s: Build, Technical Debt, Windows
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Jonathan Hsieh
• Created: 06/Dec/10 14:32
• Updated: 05/Nov/14 08:55
• Resolved: 05/Nov/14 08:55

Description

Comments from Carl Steinbach.

""""
"RMDir $INSTDIR" will fail if the directory isn't empty, which is a possibility if the user placed any additional files in $INSTDIR after running the installer. Calling "RMDIR /r $INSTDIR" isn't safe since it's possible that the user selected a non-standard installation location like C:\WINDOWS

It looks like the best practice for avoiding this problem is to use the the uninstall macro located here: http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Uninstall_only_installed_files
""""

Issue Links

• is blocked by: FLUME-356 Installer for Windows Flume.