Re: Windows installer replaces the PATH variable

[Elliott S. <ell...@gm...>]

On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 9:36 AM, Sam Steingold <sd...@gn...> wrote:

> > * Anton Vodonosov <nib...@ln...> [2011-04-10 05:16:40 +0400]:
> >
> > I just installed CLISP 2.49 on Windows. During installation I left the
> > checkbox "Path variable" as is - checked.
> >
> > After the installation the old value of the PATH variable had become
> > replaced by the CLISP installation directory: C:\Program Files
> (x86)\clisp-2.49.
> >
> > I would expect the CLISP path to be added to the PATH instead of
> replacing it.
> >
> > It's Windows 7, 64 bit.
>

Anton: Did you install this "for everyone" or "just for me"? Have you ever
had any previous versions of CLISP installed via the installer on this
machine?

Elliott, could you please take a look at
> clisp/win32msvc/nsis/add_to_path.nsh?
>

Sam: Thanks for letting me know, I'll take a look at it.

I should also mention that I've noticed a bug where the start menu item
doesn't get deleted properly when the install "just for me" option is
checked. Again, this bug only appears on Windows 7.

-- 
Elliott Slaughter

"Don't worry about what anybody else is going to do. The best way to predict
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