[MDEV-27546] The installer does not check that the selected directory is empty (does not contain the old version of MariaDB) - Jira

Details

Type: Bug
Status: Closed (View Workflow)
Priority: Major
Resolution: Fixed
Affects Version/s: 10.2(EOL), 10.3(EOL), 10.4(EOL), 10.5, 10.6, 10.7(EOL)
Fix Version/s: 10.6.6, 10.7.2
Component/s: Packaging, Platform Windows
Labels:
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Description

Steps:

Install old version of MariaDB (e.g. 10.6.5) in directory "C:\Program Files\MariaDB\"
Try to install new version of MariaDB (e.g. 10.7.1) in the same directory ("C:\Program Files\MariaDB\")

Expected result:
The installer will warn you that the directory is not empty, or will not allow you to install a new version in this directory at all

Actual result:
The new version is installed in the specified directory, Windows considers that there are two versions in this directory.

Attachments

Issue Links

causes

MDEV-27828 Unable to upgrade MariaDB 10.6.5 to MariaDB 10.6.7: Installation directory ''C:\Program Files\MariaDB 10.6\'' exists and is not empty.

Closed

MDEV-30374 Setup wizard on windows checks installation directory only one time and does not recheck when it was changed

Closed

Activity

Transition	Time In Source Status	Execution Times

Vladislav Vaintroub made transition - 2022-01-31 19:14

Open

In Progress

12d 9h 30m

Vladislav Vaintroub made transition - 2022-01-31 20:10

In Progress

Closed

56m 25s

People

Assignee:: Vladislav Vaintroub

Reporter:: Lena Startseva

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Watchers:: 2 Start watching this issue

Dates

Created:: 2022-01-19 09:43

Updated:: 2023-01-12 14:46

Resolved:: 2022-01-31 20:10

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