Fix #391: Allow package_ensure => latest on Windows with Chocolatey provider#420
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Fix #391: Allow package_ensure => latest on Windows with Chocolatey provider#420kenyon merged 4 commits intovoxpupuli:masterfrom
package_ensure => latest on Windows with Chocolatey provider#420kenyon merged 4 commits intovoxpupuli:masterfrom
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package_ensure => latest on Windows with Chocolatey provider
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Pull Request (PR) description
This PR fixes issue #391 by allowing
package_ensure => 'latest'on Windows when using Chocolatey as the package provider.Changes Made
manifests/forwarder.ppandmanifests/enterprise.pppackage_ensureis 'latest' ANDpackage_provideris NOT 'chocolatey'ensure => lateston WindowsRationale
As mentioned in #391, Chocolatey supports package upgrades, making it possible to use
ensure => lateston Windows. The previous implementation blocked this functionality entirely based solely on the OS family, preventing legitimate use cases where Chocolatey is used as the package provider.Example Usage
Users can now successfully use:
Backward Compatibility
This Pull Request (PR) fixes the following issues
Fixes #391