Packer: Packer 1.1.2 fails to find VirtualBox Guest Additions on Windows

[codekaizen]

Running packer build against any template on windows fails to resolve the VirtualBox Guest Additions .iso file correctly it seems. It starts by finding the file correctly, but then fails to prepend the drive letter, forcing Windows to look in the current directory for the path. A workaround is to copy .iso file to a subdirectory of the current dir matching the path from the drive root. E.g. if the .iso file is in C:Program FilesOracleVirtualBox/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso and the current dir is C:packer; copy or link the .iso file to c:packerProgram FilesOracleVirtualBox/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso

2017/11/17 11:51:08 packer.exe: 2017/11/17 11:51:08 Found Default Guest Additions ISO: C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso
2017/11/17 11:51:08 packer.exe: 2017/11/17 11:51:08 Guest additions URL: file://C:/Program%20Files/Oracle/VirtualBox/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso
2017/11/17 11:51:08 ui: ==> virtualbox-iso: Downloading or copying Guest additions
2017/11/17 11:51:08 ui:     virtualbox-iso: Downloading or copying: file://C:/Program%20Files/Oracle/VirtualBox/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso
2017/11/17 11:51:08 packer.exe: 2017/11/17 11:51:08 Acquiring lock to download: file://C:/Program%20Files/Oracle/VirtualBox/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso
2017/11/17 11:51:08 packer.exe: 2017/11/17 11:51:08 Parsed URL: &url.URL{Scheme:"file", Opaque:"", User:(*url.Userinfo)(nil), Host:"C:", Path:"/Program Files/Oracle/VirtualBox/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso", RawPath:"", ForceQuery:false, RawQuery:"", Fragment:""}
2017/11/17 11:51:08 packer.exe: 2017/11/17 11:51:08 [DEBUG] Using local file: /Program Files/Oracle/VirtualBox/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso
2017/11/17 12:11:24 ui:     virtualbox-iso: Error downloading: CreateFile Program Files/Oracle/VirtualBox/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso: The system cannot find the path specified.
2017/11/17 12:11:24 ui error: ==> virtualbox-iso: Guest additions download failed.

Log and template gist: https://gist.github.com/codekaizen/71eb4a8a92d419ec46e50f3028d0acd9

[mwhooker]

@codekaizen Thanks for the report, sorry about this. I believe this has been fixed on master. Would you care to test it? I can build you a binary if you need, just tell me the os

[codekaizen]

Sure I can test it. I'm running Win10 x64.

[mwhooker]

lol, should have guessed that from the report, thanks. Attached is packer on master
5600.zip

[codekaizen]

Yup, the master build works ok! Thanks...

[mwhooker]

great, feel free to use that build of packer or an earlier version. If you want to wait, the next packer release will be in a few weeks

[drgeb]

I also experienced the same issue. Used the 5600.zip with the master build and ... "Yup, the master build works GRRRrreat! Thanks"

[h-vishal]

The attached binary did not fix this issue for me, downgrading to the previous version did.

[SwampDragons]

@h-vishal will you please open a new ticket with all of the details we ask for in the issue template? Since this solution seemed to work for some people, I think you are facing a separate, related issue.

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