#304 Installation Issue with "isl.tar.gz" on Windows Platforms

[Artur Tarassow]

Dear all,

I am writing to report a bug encountered by students attempting to install a data collection package on Windows 10 and 11 systems using Gretl. The command used was pkg install isl.tar.gz. This command, however, failed to execute properly on the mentioned Windows versions.

Issue Description:
- Command Used: pkg install isl.tar.gz
- Error Message: The error message incorrectly appended ".zip" to the "tar.gz" file type, suggesting a possible issue in file type recognition or handling within the Windows version of Gretl.
- Operating Systems Affected: Windows 10 and Windows 11.
- Gretl version: Tested on 2023b and 2023c
- Comparison with Other Systems: The same command executed without issues on an Ubuntu machine, indicating that the problem may be isolated to Windows environments.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open Gretl on a Windows 10 or 11 machine.
2. Execute the command: pkg install isl.tar.gz.
3. Observe the error indicating a problem with the file type.

Expected Behavior:
The package should install without errors, as it does on Ubuntu systems.

Actual Behavior:
The system generates an error related to the file type and fails to proceed with the installation.

Additional Information:
- There is no indication in the Gretl documentation suggesting that this command should behave differently on Windows compared to other operating systems.
- The assumption is that the functionality should be consistent across different operating systems.

Best,
Artur

[Artur Tarassow]

The ticket gets closed.
The feature for installing a dataset collection via the pkg command was only recently introduced with Gretl 2024a.