update

builder/vmware/builder.go

@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ type config struct {
 	VMXTemplatePath   string            `mapstructure:"vmx_template_path"`
 	VNCPortMin        uint              `mapstructure:"vnc_port_min"`
 	VNCPortMax        uint              `mapstructure:"vnc_port_max"`
-	Description       string            `mapstructure:"description"`
 
 	RawBootWait        string `mapstructure:"boot_wait"`
 	RawSingleISOUrl    string `mapstructure:"iso_url"`
@@ -139,10 +138,6 @@ func (b *Builder) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) ([]string, error) {
 	if b.config.ToolsUploadPath == "" {
 		b.config.ToolsUploadPath = "{{ .Flavor }}.iso"
 	}
-	
-	if b.config.Description == "" {
-		b.config.Description = "<No Description>"
-	}
 
 	// Errors
 	templates := map[string]*string{

builder/vmware/builder_test.go

@@ -744,34 +744,6 @@ func TestBuilderPrepare_VNCPort(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestBuilderPrepare_Description(t *testing.T) {
-	var b Builder
-	config := testConfig()
-	
-	// Test with no description field
-	config["description"] = ""
-	warns, err := b.Prepare(config)
-	if len(warns) > 0 {
-		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", warns)
-	}
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
-	}
-	if b.config.Description != "<No Description>" {
-		t.Fatalf("Wrong value: %s", b.config.Description)
-	}
-
-	// Test with a description field
-	config["description"] = "VM description"
-	warns, err = b.Prepare(config)
-	if len(warns) > 0 {
-		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", warns)
-	}
-	if b.config.Description != "VM description" {
-		t.Fatalf("Wrong value: %s", b.config.Description)
-	}
-}
-
 func TestBuilderPrepare_VMXData(t *testing.T) {
 	var b Builder
 	config := testConfig()

builder/vmware/step_create_vmx.go

@@ -90,8 +90,6 @@ func (stepCreateVMX) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 
 	// Set this so that no dialogs ever appear from Packer.
 	vmxData["msg.autoAnswer"] = "true"
-	// prints the template description into the "notes" field on VMWare
-	vmxData["annotation"] = config.Description
 
 	vmxPath := filepath.Join(config.OutputDir, config.VMName+".vmx")
 	if err := WriteVMX(vmxPath, vmxData); err != nil {