Reported from a Windows Server 2019 test: a "Windows Installer" dialog listing
every msiexec /Option appeared, then the wizard reported that the bundled MySQL
database could not be installed. That dialog is msiexec's usage help - it prints
it when the command line does not parse - so the install never started.
Cause: $MysqlRoot defaulted to 'C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 8.4', which
contains spaces. Invoke-Native wraps any argument containing whitespace in
quotes, producing "INSTALLDIR=C:\Program Files\...". msiexec takes public
properties as PROPERTY=value and expects the VALUE quoted -
INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files\..." - so it rejected the line, printed usage, and
exited non-zero.
This file already carried the rule, next to the Python target: "Never put a
space in a path this installer controls." I broke it setting the 8.4 path.
Two fixes, because one of them alone leaves the trap in place:
- $MysqlRoot is now C:\MySQL84, space-free like C:\Python314. The MySQL client
search paths in the installer, the preflight and the operator console all look
there first, keeping backups working against the bundled server.
- Invoke-Native now quotes PROPERTY=value correctly, so passing a spaced path
explicitly no longer produces an unparseable command line.
tests/test_installer_defaults.py fails if an installer-controlled path default
ever contains a space again.
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