Windows Package With Title Containing Square Brackets

Dan Gibbons

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May 28, 2014, 10:05:57 AM5/28/14

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Hi,

We're trying to install a package but the title has got square brackets which seems to make Puppet blow up, for example:

package { "Windows Server AppFabric v1.1 CU4 [KB 2800726]":

ensure => installed,

source => $fullInstallerPath,

install_options => $install_options,

}

Trying to run this results in error "invalid tag". We've tried escaping the brackets but that doesn't work either.

Even running puppet resource form the command prompt gives an error:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Puppet Labs\Puppet\bin>puppet resource package

Error: Could not run: Invalid tag "microsoft sql server 2005 compact edition "

The actual title in control panel for is "microsoft sql server 2005 compact edition [ENU]". It would seem resource titles with square brackets cause issues.

Is this is a bug in Puppet? Can anyone suggest a work around as this kind of renders Puppet not very useful for us without being able to install products.

Thanks

Dan

Rob Reynolds

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May 29, 2014, 9:40:20 AM5/29/14

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Hi Dan,

Which version of Puppet are you using on Windows? We recently fixed some encoding issues that would seem to have been limited by similar issues.

Let's try

puppet resource package --debug --trace --verbose

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Dan Gibbons

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Hi Rob,

Thanks for getting back to me.

Agent version 3.4.3, here's the output:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Puppet Labs\Puppet\bin>puppet resource package --debug --

trace --verbose

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderAix: file /usr/bin/lslpp does not exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderDpkg: file /usr/bin/dpkg does not exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderApt: file /usr/bin/apt-get does not exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderAptitude: file /usr/bin/aptitude does not

exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderRpm: file rpm does not exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderAptrpm: file apt-get does not exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderSun: file /usr/bin/pkginfo does not exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderFink: file /sw/bin/fink does not exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderOpenbsd: file pkg_info does not exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderFreebsd: file /usr/sbin/pkg_info does not

exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderHpux: file /usr/sbin/swinstall does not ex

ist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderNim: file /usr/sbin/nimclient does not exi

st

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderOpkg: file opkg does not exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderPacman: file /usr/bin/pacman does not exis

t

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderPkg: file /usr/bin/pkg does not exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderPkgin: file pkgin does not exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderPortage: file /usr/bin/emerge does not exi

st

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderPorts: file /usr/local/sbin/portupgrade do

es not exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderPortupgrade: file /usr/local/sbin/portupgr

ade does not exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderRug: file /usr/bin/rug does not exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderSunfreeware: file pkg-get does not exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderUp2date: file /usr/sbin/up2date-nox does n

ot exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderUrpmi: file urpmi does not exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderYum: file yum does not exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderZypper: file /usr/bin/zypper does not exis

t

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderAix: file /usr/bin/lslpp does not exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderDpkg: file /usr/bin/dpkg does not exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderApt: file /usr/bin/apt-get does not exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderAptitude: file /usr/bin/aptitude does not

exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderRpm: file rpm does not exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderAptrpm: file apt-get does not exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderSun: file /usr/bin/pkginfo does not exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderFink: file /sw/bin/fink does not exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderOpenbsd: file pkg_info does not exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderFreebsd: file /usr/sbin/pkg_info does not

exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderHpux: file /usr/sbin/swinstall does not ex

ist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderNim: file /usr/sbin/nimclient does not exi

st

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderOpkg: file opkg does not exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderPacman: file /usr/bin/pacman does not exis

t

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderPkg: file /usr/bin/pkg does not exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderPkgin: file pkgin does not exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderPortage: file /usr/bin/emerge does not exi

st

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderPorts: file /usr/local/sbin/portupgrade do

es not exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderPortupgrade: file /usr/local/sbin/portupgr

ade does not exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderRug: file /usr/bin/rug does not exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderSunfreeware: file pkg-get does not exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderUp2date: file /usr/sbin/up2date-nox does n

ot exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderUrpmi: file urpmi does not exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderYum: file yum does not exist

Debug: Puppet::Type::Package::ProviderZypper: file /usr/bin/zypper does not exis

t

Debug: Package Microsoft SQL Server 2012 T-SQL Language Service found in both w

indows and windows; skipping the windows version

Error: Could not run: Invalid tag "microsoft sql server 2005 compact edition "

C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/util/tagging.rb:12:i

n `block in tag'

C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/util/tagging.rb:11:i

n `each'

C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/util/tagging.rb:11:i

n `tag'

C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/resource.rb:227:in `

initialize'

C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/type.rb:1183:in `new

'

C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/type.rb:1183:in `has

h2resource'

C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/type.rb:2171:in `ini

tialize'

C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/type.rb:1145:in `new

'

C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/type.rb:1145:in `blo

ck (2 levels) in instances'

C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/type.rb:1135:in `col

lect'

C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/type.rb:1135:in `blo

ck in instances'

C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/type.rb:1128:in `col

lect'

C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/type.rb:1128:in `ins

tances'

C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/indirector/resource/

ral.rb:25:in `search'

C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/indirector/indirecti

on.rb:267:in `search'

C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/application/resource

.rb:226:in `find_or_save_resources'

C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/application/resource

.rb:143:in `main'

C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/application.rb:372:i

n `run_command'

C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/application.rb:364:i

n `block (2 levels) in run'

C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/application.rb:470:i

n `plugin_hook'

C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/application.rb:364:i

n `block in run'

C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/util.rb:478:in `exit

_on_fail'

C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/application.rb:364:i

n `run'

C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/util/command_line.rb

:137:in `run'

C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/util/command_line.rb

:91:in `execute'

C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/bin/puppet:4:in `<main>'

Thanks

Dan

Rob Reynolds

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This looks like a bug that was not resolved with our work on PUP-1211[1].

Would you mind filing a ticket[2] with this behavior so we can prioritize it? Thank you.

[1] https://tickets.puppetlabs.com/browse/PUP-1211

[2] https://tickets.puppetlabs.com/browse/PUP

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Josh Cooper

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According to the puppet language docs[1], resource names should be able to contain any character, but something is clearly wrong with square brackets in resource names, but only when they appear at the end of the string:

0 ~/work/puppet (master) $ bundle exec puppet apply -e "notify { 'Hello [world]': }" --trace

Error: Invalid tag hello at line 1 on node arcturus.wifi.puppetlabs.net

...

/Users/josh/work/puppet/lib/puppet/util/errors.rb:104:in `fail'

/Users/josh/work/puppet/lib/puppet/util/tagging.rb:19:in `block in tag'

/Users/josh/work/puppet/lib/puppet/util/tagging.rb:11:in `each'

/Users/josh/work/puppet/lib/puppet/util/tagging.rb:11:in `tag'

/Users/josh/work/puppet/lib/puppet/resource.rb:223:in `initialize'

/Users/josh/work/puppet/lib/puppet/parser/resource.rb:118:in `initialize'

/Users/josh/work/puppet/lib/puppet/pops/evaluator/runtime3_support.rb:282:in `new'

...

0 ~/work/puppet (master) $ bundle exec puppet apply -e "notify { 'Hello [world] again': }"

Notice: Compiled catalog for arcturus.wifi.puppetlabs.net in environment production in 0.02 seconds

Notice: Hello [world] again

Notice: /Stage[main]/Main/Notify[Hello [world] again]/message: defined 'message' as 'Hello [world] again'

Notice: Finished catalog run in 0.02 seconds

I get the same results using future parser also. Definitely looks like a language issue.

In the meantime, you should be able to specify the package name using its MSI PackageCode[2]

Josh

[1] http://docs.puppetlabs.com/puppet/latest/reference/lang_reserved.html#resources

[2] https://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/11868#note-1

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