Dear,

After a reaction on starters forum (= 2427) we make some changes
to all packages on our site and install.kix script.
Previously it was very difficult to trace a problem situation.
Reason: the script is an element of the package and you can't
activate a debug mode.

Extension to previous version:


  • debug mode will be active when you have declare the environment
    variable kix-debug. the value is meaningless.
  • shows pop-up windows about progress and shows which version and
    which directories will be using.
  • creates a debug file c:\kixtart.log, which gives us infor-
    mation about the installation process of your package.
  • the control file c:\kix???.ok will contain additional infor-
    mation about the kixtart files.

Attention for following issue for Windows 95 environments:

code:

   too late flushing write-buffers on windows95 may give unexpected
   and unwanted errors. We discover this by running COPY statement
   by kixtart 4.00 beta 2 (build 24.4.2001).

For the creation of debug file c:\kixtart.log you must change
your BAT file to:

code:

  set kix-debug=ok
  %0\..\kix363update.exe /q
  set kix-debug=

or
code:

  set kix-debug=ok
  if not exist c:\kix363.ok %0\..\kix363update.exe /q
  set kix-debug=

Your window screen will show:

code:

First it will show a pop-up window with a message like
   Installation of Kixtart 363 started from 'c:\my documents\ixp000.tmp'."
After completion it will show following pop-up window:
   Installation of Kixtart 363 completed from 'c:\my documents\ixp000.tmp'. File 'KIX363.OK' created."
or
   Installation of Kixtart 363 incompleted from 'c:\my documents\ixp000.tmp'. No file 'KIX363.OK' created."

Please press YES button by both pop-up windows.

The contents of kix363.ok will be

code:

[Kixtart W95]
kix32.exe 3.63=2001/06/08 01:56:52 -> 2000/10/15 14:50:20 163840
kx16.dll 3.63=2001/06/08 01:56:52 -> 1999/09/01 16:00:00 47104
kx32.dll 3.63=2001/06/08 01:56:52 -> 1999/09/01 16:00:00 32768
kx95.dll 3.63=2001/06/08 01:56:52 -> 1999/09/01 16:00:00 36864
Kixtart 3.63=installation completed at 2001/06/08 01:56:52 (=kix32.exe =kx16.dll =kx32.dll =kx95.dll) to "c:\windows\"

The contents of your debug output file c:\kixtart.log can be:

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----- Install.KIX 3.63 ----------------------------------------- 2001/06/08
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Informative INSTALL: copy c:\temp\ixp000.tmp\kix32.exe c:\windows\kix32.exe
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  internalname       KIX32
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Informative INSTALL: copy c:\temp\ixp000.tmp\kx16.dll c:\windows\kx16.dll
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Informative INSTALL: copy c:\temp\ixp000.tmp\kx32.dll c:\windows\kx32.dll
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Informative INSTALL: copy c:\temp\ixp000.tmp\kx95.dll c:\windows\kx95.dll
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Informative INSTALL.KIX: creation of KIX file associations.
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 logevent    = Kixtart-UPDATE 2.02 script completed successfully (00:48:05 - 00:48:08) (+kix32.exe +kx16.dll +kx32.dll +kx95.dll) to "c:\windows\" (CONSOLE)
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Kixtart 3.63 update completed. ('c:\temp\IXP000.TMP\' -> 'C:\WINDOWS\')
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winbootdir=C:\WINDOWS
PATH=C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND
COMSPEC=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM
TEMP=C:\temp
TMP=c:\temp
PROMPT=$t$h$h$h $p$g
DIRCMD=/l /o:n
USER=w95uk
windir=C:\WINDOWS
SNDSCAPE=C:\WINDOWS
BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 T2 
KIX-DEBUG=ok
 Volume in drive C is W95UK      
 Volume Serial Number is 2410-1DEA
 Directory of C:\WINDOWS
kix32    exe       163.840  15-10-00  14:50 kix32.exe
         1 file(s)        163.840 bytes
         0 dir(s)     286.457.856 bytes free
 Volume in drive C is W95UK      
 Volume Serial Number is 2410-1DEA
 Directory of C:\WINDOWS
kx16     dll        47.104  01-09-99  16:00 kx16.dll
kx32     dll        32.768  01-09-99  16:00 kx32.dll
kx95     dll        36.864  01-09-99  16:00 kx95.dll
         3 file(s)        116.736 bytes
         0 dir(s)     286.457.856 bytes free

By possible problems run the package in debug mode and send the
debug output file c:\kixtart.log to us.
Any comment is welcome.
Greetings.

btw: the packages run first a small script. the definition of
your environment variable kix-debug will the script
with or without debugging code.
this script runs START1.KIX (original installation script) or
START2.KIX (script with additional debug information):

code:

  IF setconsole("hide")
  ENDIF
;
;     NT/95 install kixtart - Kixtart 3.62, 3.63, 4.00
;
; (c) scripting@wanadoo.nl - 2000, 2001
;
;     vs 1.00 - program
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;     1.00  (20010605)     original version. created for IExpress package.
;                          - split script for with/without debugging.
;                          - activate $debug_mode when variable %kix-debug% is declared.
;                          - shows also @curdir value.
;
  $prgrm_version="1.00"
  ;
  $debug_mode="no"
  IF (len(ExpandEnvironmentVars(CHR(37)+"kix-debug"+CHR(37))) <> 0)
    $debug_mode="yes"
  ENDIF
  ;
  IF ($debug_mode = "yes")
    $message="Installation of Kixtart "+@kix+" started from '"+LCASE(@curdir)+"'."
    $title="Kixtart "+@kix
    IF (MessageBox($message, $title, 340, 300) <> 0)
    ENDIF
    ? $message
  ENDIF
  IF ($debug_mode <> "yes")
    call "start1.kix"
  ELSE
    call "start2.kix"
  ENDIF
:end
  IF (RedirectOutput("CON") = 0)
  ENDIF
  $debug_mode="no"
  IF (len(ExpandEnvironmentVars(CHR(37)+"kix-debug"+CHR(37))) <> 0)
    $debug_mode="yes"
  ENDIF
  ;
  IF ($debug_mode <> "yes")
    ? "Informative INSTALL: no creation of debug list 'c:\kixtart.log'"
  ELSE
    ? "Informative INSTALL: create debug list 'c:\kixtart.log'"
    IF (Exist("c:\kix"+substr(@kix,1,1)+substr(@kix,3,2)+".ok") = 1)
      $message="Installation of Kixtart "+@kix+" completed from '"+LCASE(@curdir)+"'."
      $message=$message+" File '"+UCASE("kix"+substr(@kix,1,1)+substr(@kix,3,2)+".ok")+"' created."
    ELSE
      $message="Installation of Kixtart "+@kix+" incompleted from '"+LCASE(@curdir)+"'."
      $message=$message+" No file '"+UCASE("kix"+substr(@kix,1,1)+substr(@kix,3,2)+".ok")+"' created."
    ENDIF
    $title="Kixtart "+@kix
    IF (MessageBox($message, $title, 340, 300) <> 0)
    ENDIF
    ? $message
  ENDIF
  break on
  flushkb

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