PointCloudLibrary / PointCloudLibrary/pcl
Windows all-in-one installer only does a partial install when used in silent mode.
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Description
Describe the bug
Windows all-in-one installer only does a partial install when used in silent mode.
Context
I am running allinoneinstaller.exe /S /D=C:/where/I/want/pcl in a CI/CD (GitHub actions, but should not matter).
Expected behavior
I expect everything to be installed, including third-party packages, cmake files, etc. Just as would happen if I run the allinone installer interactively.
Current Behavior
Only bin, lib and include are installed.
To Reproduce
Download the all-in-one installer and run with the command line above. May need to be done in an Administrator cmd/pwsh/bash.
Additional context
Maybe there are command-line switches I should pass to the NSIS installer, to make it select all options? But if there are it seems they are not documented anywhere. I found the /S and /D options on the nullsoft website, but if there are pcl-specific options needed for a full install I have not been able to find them.
I have also tried using the vcpkg installer to install libpcl into the CI/CD, but that fails with one of the dependencies (I think boost), in addition to taking literally hours of runtime.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by inspecting the all-in-one installer entry point and its NSIS configuration, then reproduce the issue with allinoneinstaller.exe /S /D=C:/where/I/want/pcl. Compare silent-mode contents with an interactive install; the fix is complete when third-party packages and CMake files are installed as well as bin, lib, and include.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cmake, github-actions
- Domain
- build-system, devops, release
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100