Re: [Oorexx-devel] [ 1722389 ] UnInstaller deletes unrelated files

[Mark M. <mie...@gm...>]

On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 6:15 AM, Rick McGuire <obj...@gm...> wrote:

> This sort of brings up another issue, which is whether we can/should
> do anything at install with the REXX_PATH environment symbol.  Maybe
> install should create a "My Rexx Programs" directory somewhere and
> automatically set REXX_PATH to point to it.

I was going to bring this up separately, as I also thought about it
when I wrote the first post.

I think the best thing to do is add the option to the installer, for
Windows. (I've thought this for some time, just haven't wrote the
installer part.)

I see it as having the option of doing it, adding the environment
symbol and creating a directory.  It could be a check box.  If the
user selects to do it, then he would have the option of what directory
to create.  This would be the same, similar, to the option of where to
put the install.  There could be a default directory, so the user
could also just elect to have it done.

> I'm also having a hard time figuring out where the appropriate place
> to add additional documentation for REXX_PATH would be so the people
> are altered to the possibility.  This is independent of whether we do
> anything with the install.

Yeah, that is a tough.  I intend to start editing the ReadMe pdf doc
so it is up to date for 4.0.0.  It can go in there, probably should.
But, it also probably needs to be in the regular doc somewhere.

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Mark Miesfeld