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[New Feature]: Autodesk SFX extraction support #207759

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rovabunw opened this issue Jan 6, 2025 · 1 comment
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[New Feature]: Autodesk SFX extraction support #207759

rovabunw opened this issue Jan 6, 2025 · 1 comment
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@rovabunw
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rovabunw commented Jan 6, 2025

Description of the new feature/enhancement

There are numerous Autodesk single file setups:
#202952

and multiple file setups where two or more setup files need to be downloaded:
#205933 (Autodesk.NavisworksManage2022)
#207762 (Autodesk.AutoCAD2023)
#207763 (Autodesk.AutoCAD2024)

It would be great to support these kind of setups in Winget. However, they need a specific approach to be installed in an unattend/silent way:

  1. sfx extraction

First the sfx.exe (e.g. AutoCAD_2022_English_Win_64bit_dlm.sfx.exe) needs to be extracted using:

-suppresslaunch -d

  1. run setup.exe

Then in the extracted directory (e.g. ..\AutoCAD_2022_English_Win_64bit_dlm\setup.exe) setup.exe needs to be run using a silent switch e.g. -q

SFX installers can be detected because they are signed by Autodesk* and use a filename which has a specific pattern.
A byte pattern detection is also an option, searching for e.g. src\bin\Release\AdDLMgrSFX.pdb.

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@rovabunw rovabunw added the Issue-Feature Complex enough to require an in depth planning process and actual budgeted, scheduled work. label Jan 6, 2025
@microsoft-github-policy-service microsoft-github-policy-service bot added the Needs-Triage This work item needs to be triaged by a member of the core team. label Jan 6, 2025
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Dragon1573 commented Jan 6, 2025

I think it would be great supporting configurations like follows:

InstallerType: sfx
InstallerSwitches:  # They're for the sfx itself.
  Silent: -suppresslaunch -d
  SilentWithProgress: -suppresslaunch -d
NestedInstallerType: exe
NestedInstallerSwitches:  # They're for the nested install wizard.
  Silent: -q
  SilentWithProgress: -p

@denelon - Maybe this issue should be transferred to microsoft/winget-cli?

@stephengillie stephengillie removed the Needs-Triage This work item needs to be triaged by a member of the core team. label Jan 7, 2025
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