Outdated chocolatey package

[Roemer]

Hello
Your chocolatey package (https://chocolatey.org/packages/OpenCover) is outdated. Do you plan on updating it? Since it is outdated, I created an updated portable package for it (https://chocolatey.org/packages/opencover.portable). If you want, I could also take over the OpenCover chocolatey package as additional maintainer and keep it updated. If that would be ok for you, can you add me as maintainer on chocolatey?
Thanks

[sawilde]

Thanks - I actually didn't create that package and only recently got myself added to it so I could maintain it with the rest of the releases to try and avoid these situations.

That would be awesome if you want o be involved and help me get this all automated like we do with the nuget package(s)

[Roemer]

I have already created the packages here: https://github.com/Roemer/Chocolatey-Packages
So either just add me as maintainer on chocolatey or add my package to opencover source (and maybe grant me push rights). I'll keep it updated then.

[sawilde]

So either just add me as maintainer on chocolatey or add my package to opencover source

To submit to OpenCover initially we take things as pull requests

To add this so it is dynamic we would need to parameterize the powershell scripts before we packaged it and then use the build to update the script.

The build can then push to chocolatey during a release cycle

[Roemer]

I found a blog where someone more or less does it: https://gripdev.wordpress.com/2015/04/08/appveyor-github-and-chocolatey-automatically-build-your-project-and-publish-updates-it-to-chocolatey/

There are also plenty of other projects which already do this (googling "appveyor choco pack" finds those). A good example seems to be: https://github.com/RaYell/choco-sim/blob/master/appveyor.yml

Will you have a look at it or should I investigate further? Would be great to have that package updated soon.

[sawilde]

It all depends on your timescales

[sawilde]

we have out first package - https://ci.appveyor.com/project/sawilde/opencover/build/4.6.576/artifacts

unfortunately we don't have a matching msi to go with it yet - will need to wait until we make a new release

[Roemer]

Will you also add the "portable" version (see https://chocolatey.org/packages/opencover.portable)? I could add you as maintainer then on chocolatey so you can directly reuse this package.

[sawilde]

Okay, but why would I use one over the other? Sorry not a big chocolatey user.

[Roemer]

The portable one does get installed directly into the chocolatey data directory and not into the program files. Therefore it can be easier to install (needs less rights) and also to remove (only this folder inside chocolatey needs to be removed).

[sawilde]

okay, should be simple enough to do.

[Roemer]

I added you as maintainer for opencover.portable on chocolatey. You can remove me as maintainer if you want.

[sawilde]

see build - https://ci.appveyor.com/project/sawilde/opencover/build/4.6.581