Problem installing local package

[shargon]

I'm having trouble with what I want to do.

How do I install a queries package where all the others are so I don't have to specify the folder I want to analyze them from when I run an analysis?

I use

RUN codeql pack install -v --allow-prerelease packagePath

But seems that are not used later when I use

codeql database analyze ...

I want to install a package for a specific language, without having to specify the path every time I use analyze.

[mbg]

codeql pack download [name] will download the pack to the default location. Generally speaking there are two scenarios:

1. You install a CLI bundle, which ships with all the default packs in a location relative to the CLI, and will find the packs automatically.
2. You install the CLI on its own, which does not ship with any packs, and you must install the ones you want. You then need to install packs with codeql pack download. They get installed to a location where the CLI can find them.

codeql pack install is used to install the dependencies of a pack you're creating yourself.

See the documentation at:

• codeql pack download
• Creating your own packs

[shargon]

But can I use download with a local package?