[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.

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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

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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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