Choco install with packages.config should print out the packages to install

[andmos]

What You Are Seeing?

When running

choco install packages.config

The output is

Installing the following packages:
C:\Users\anm\Desktop\Packages.config

What is Expected?

I expect the output to list the packages in the packages.config file:

Installing the following packages:
package-a
package-b
package-c

How Did You Get This To Happen? (Steps to Reproduce)

Create a packages.config file with some id's and versions and run
choco install packages.config

Output Log

$ choco install Packages.config -s $(pwd) --verbose --debug
Chocolatey is running on Windows v 10.0.14390.0
Attempting to delete file "C:/ProgramData/chocolatey/choco.exe.old".
Attempting to delete file "C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\choco.exe.old".
Command line: "C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\choco.exe" install Packages.config -s C:\Users\anm\Desktop --verbose --debug
Received arguments: install Packages.config -s C:\Users\anm\Desktop--verbose --debug
RemovePendingPackagesTask is now ready and waiting for PreRunMessage.
Sending message 'PreRunMessage' out if there are subscribers...
[Pending] Removing all pending packages that should not be considered installed...
The source 'C:\Users\anm\Desktop' evaluated to a 'normal' source type

NOTE: Hiding sensitive configuration data! Please double and triple 
 check to be sure no sensitive data is shown, especially if copying 
 output to a gist for review.
Configuration: CommandName='install'|
CacheLocation='C:\Users\anm\AppData\Local\Temp\chocolatey'|
ContainsLegacyPackageInstalls='True'|
CommandExecutionTimeoutSeconds='2700'|WebRequestTimeoutSeconds='30'|
Sources='C:\Users\anm\Desktop'|SourceType='normal'|
Debug='True'|Verbose='True'|Force='False'|Noop='False'|
HelpRequested='False'|RegularOutput='True'|QuietOutput='False'|
PromptForConfirmation='True'|AcceptLicense='False'|
AllowUnofficialBuild='False'|Input='Packages.config'|
AllVersions='False'|SkipPackageInstallProvider='False'|
PackageNames='Packages.config'|Prerelease='False'|ForceX86='False'|
OverrideArguments='False'|NotSilent='False'|IgnoreDependencies='False'|
AllowMultipleVersions='False'|AllowDowngrade='False'|
ForceDependencies='False'|Information.PlatformType='Windows'|
Information.PlatformVersion='10.0.14390.0'|
Information.PlatformName='Windows'|
Information.ChocolateyVersion='0.9.10.3'|
Information.ChocolateyProductVersion='0.9.10.3'|
Information.FullName='choco, Version=0.9.10.3, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=79d02ea9cad655eb'|

Information.Is64Bit='True'|Information.IsInteractive='True'|
Information.IsUserAdministrator='True'|
Information.IsProcessElevated='True'|
Information.IsLicensedVersion='False'|Features.AutoUninstaller='True'|
Features.CheckSumFiles='True'|Features.FailOnAutoUninstaller='False'|
Features.FailOnStandardError='False'|Features.UsePowerShellHost='True'|
Features.LogEnvironmentValues='False'|Features.VirusCheck='False'|
Features.FailOnInvalidOrMissingLicense='False'|
Features.IgnoreInvalidOptionsSwitches='True'|
Features.UsePackageExitCodes='True'|
Features.UseFipsCompliantChecksums='False'|
ListCommand.LocalOnly='False'|
ListCommand.IncludeRegistryPrograms='False'|ListCommand.PageSize='25'|
ListCommand.Exact='False'|ListCommand.ByIdOnly='False'|
ListCommand.IdStartsWith='False'|ListCommand.OrderByPopularity='False'|
ListCommand.ApprovedOnly='False'|
ListCommand.DownloadCacheAvailable='False'|
ListCommand.NotBroken='False'|UpgradeCommand.FailOnUnfound='False'|
UpgradeCommand.FailOnNotInstalled='False'|
UpgradeCommand.NotifyOnlyAvailableUpgrades='False'|
NewCommand.AutomaticPackage='False'|
NewCommand.UseOriginalTemplate='False'|SourceCommand.Command='unknown'|
SourceCommand.Priority='0'|FeatureCommand.Command='unknown'|
ConfigCommand.Command='unknown'|PinCommand.Command='unknown'|
_ Chocolatey:ChocolateyInstallCommand - Normal Run Mode _
Installing the following packages:
Packages.config
By installing you accept licenses for the packages.
Package-A already installed.
 Use --force to reinstall, specify a version to install, or try upgrade.

Chocolatey installed 0/1 packages. 0 packages failed.
 See the log for details (C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\logs\chocolatey.log).

Warnings:
 - Package-A - Package-A v0.0.1-RC0019 already installed.
 Use --force to reinstall, specify a version to install, or try upgrade.
Sending message 'PostRunMessage' out if there are subscribers...
Exiting with 0

[ferventcoder]

This definitely looks like something that could be enhanced to do. I am on the fence about whether this is a bug or an enhancement, I could go either way.

[bpjohannessen]

I think I agree with you. Bug it is. I would love to see this fixed, as I had to write my own parser.