[Bug 58457] New: Wine msiexec /a administrative install creates incorrect folder structure for DefaultDirs with .:

[WineHQ Bugzilla]

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=58457

Bug ID: 58457
           Summary: Wine msiexec /a administrative install creates
                    incorrect folder structure for DefaultDirs with .:
           Product: Wine
           Version: 10.0
          Hardware: x86-64
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: msi
          Assignee: [e-mail]
          Reporter: [e-mail]
      Distribution: ---

Created attachment 78908
  --> http://bugs.winehq.org/attachment.cgi?id=78908
TestCase for msiexec /a failing to create correct directory structure

Wine msiexec /a should create an administrative installation and maintain the
source folder structure, same as MS msiexec /a.

But it does not do the latter in cases where the DefaultDir in the MSI
Directory Table contains ".:". Instead, Wine msiexec /a creates a flattened
structure.

Attached is a simple test case .msi, which copies one text file during install.

To test the case, store the StructTest.msi file, and on the Wine CLI, execute
e.g. 
msiexec /a "R:\StructTest.msi" TARGETDIR="R:\StructTest_admin_wine" /qn /L*VX
"R:\StructTest_admin_wine-Log.txt"

Note: Nothing will be installed, only a administrative installation folder
structure is being created.

The attached test file contains
- the StructTest.msi
- the CLI command used
- logfiles for the file trees created by Windows 10 and CrossOver25/Wine 10.0
- logfiles from msiexec for Windows 10 and CrossOver 25/Wine 10.0
- logfile from CrossOver 25/Wine 10.0 with Channels +msi,+msidb
- Hyperlink to learn.microsoft giving details about the Directory Table and the
meaning of ".:" for DefaultDirectories

[Bug 58457] Wine msiexec /a administrative install creates incorrect folder structure for DefaultDirs with .:

[WineHQ Bugzilla]

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=58457

--- Comment #1 from Renzo de Paoli  ---
Real World Test Case - Solidworks eDrawings Viewer 2025.

From Dassault website:
  https://www.solidworks.com/support/free-downloads
Select & download
  eDrawings (64-bit) / Win10/Win11 64-bit / 2025 / 2.0 / Apr 28, 2025

Extract .msi file from .exe under Windows 10 to directory eDrawingsMSI
  eDrawingsFullAllX64.exe /s /x /b"R:\eDrawingsMSI" /v"/qn"
Note: Make sure there are no spaces between /b & /v and the following "

Under Windows 10
  msiexec /a "eDrawings.msi" TARGETDIR="R:\eDrawings2025_admin_Win" /qn /L*VX
"R:\eDrawings2025_admin_Win-Log.txt"

Under Wine 10.0 / CrossOver 25
  msiexec /a "eDrawings.msi" TARGETDIR="R:\eDrawings2025_admin_cx25" /qn /L*VX
"R:\eDrawings2025_admin_cx25-Log.txt"

In addition to the error reported in this ticket, the msiexec /a under
Wine/CrossOver loses files, the log file reports
  SourceDirInCodePageErrorMessage = The installation files are in a folder that
contains invalid characters: R:\eDrawingsMSI.

[Bug 58457] Wine msiexec /a administrative install creates incorrect folder structure for DefaultDirs with .:

[WineHQ Bugzilla]

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=58457

--- Comment #2 from Renzo de Paoli  ---
Created attachment 78910
  --> http://bugs.winehq.org/attachment.cgi?id=78910
Logfiles for eDrawings 2025 .msi test case

[Bug 58457] Wine msiexec /a administrative install creates incorrect folder structure for DefaultDirs with .:

[WineHQ Bugzilla]

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=58457

Ken Sharp  changed:

What    |Removed                     |Added
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                URL|                            |https://www.solidworks.com/
                   |                            |support/free-downloads
           Keywords|                            |download, Installer