NIPM rebbot required - how to configure

[pawhan11]

Hello, 

I have package that installs windows service. It is required to reboot after install/uinstall.

If remember correctly some NI packages have nice window - reboot displayed. IS there an option to somehow configure this in package definition?

[Scott_Richardson · Accepted solution]

Paweł, my understanding is the an instructions file in a File package does not yet support specifying that a reboot is required, nor does NIPM interpret the return code from a File package custom execute that suggests a reboot is required.

However,

1. NIPM does support WinInst packages that install MSIs and if an MSI returns a exit code of 3010 or 1641, I believe NIPM see this and display the prompt that you are interested in. You should be able to create a simple MSI that just returns that error code. I package builder applications do not support building WinInst packages, but you could use WiX Toolset to create a simple MSI, and then use NIPM's nipkg.exe to build the package: https://www.ni.com/docs/en-US/bundle/package-manager/page/assemble-wininst-package.html.
2. NIPM also documents that WinInst (MSI) packages can call custom executes and if the instructions file specifies to interpret return code like an installer, a return code of 3010 or 1641 will trigger the same prompt. See https://www.ni.com/docs/en-US/bundle/package-manager/page/instructions-xml-wininst-packages.html. 

[SteenSchmidt]

That’s pretty solid and swift support on NIPM you’re giving there Scott. Thank you!

[pawhan11]

thanks. issue solved