#8 Install of CLISP 2.49, deletes Windows 10 Path Statement.
Hello Sam Steingold, Bruno Haible,
There is a major error in the install of GNU Clisp 2.49.
I installed yesterday it, 1/24/2021, and today
tried to use such a simple command system command,
like ipconfig. But, it is not found.
With some inspection, I checked the environment
variables. The install of GNU Clist 2.49, deleted
the entire environment string for system, and replaced it
with 'C:\Program Files (x86) \Clisp-2.49'
This is a major error.
The path statement is a critical part of Windows 10,
and your software, or the GNU CList 2.49 deletes it,
all the software installed is now lost to system.
The temporary fix, is to edit the System Path,
and add c:\Windows\system32. But the
former locations of software in path statement were deleted,
in Windows 10.
Tom Cubbins
1) Where do you downloaded the CLISP installer from?
2) About your Windows installation: What version is it (32-bit or 64-bit Windows)?
3) Did you see the "deleted" PATH environment variable in the Control Panel?
4) Did you see the "deleted" PATH environment variable in a cmd.exe window?
5) Did you see the "deleted" PATH environment variable through a clisp command (getenv "PATH") ?
Hello Bruno Haible,
Thank you for your follow up. Sorry for the delay I had a class this afternoon.
Yes, it was a surprise to find my system path replaced with an address of clisp.
Here are some screen prints below to provide an outline of what happened.
For myself, I plan on just using my User Path statement to rebuild,
System Path statement. That is the fix.
I am contacting you, because I think you need to check your
install procedure. Once that is done, the matter is closed.
I will fix the changes that effect my own computer.
====
(1) I downloaded clisp at 2:42 AM, from
https://sourceforge.net/projects/clisp/files/latest/download
(2) I just reused that address, 1:29 PM and downloaded again,
below, you can see that the files, are the same size in the two downloads,
in the screen print.
Those files are then the current one, available for download,
and the one I download at 2:42 AM,
I assume they are defective.
Note: Not to get lost in the information, this morning,
I added the line C:\Windows\System32, to the system
path statement, to bring my computer back to a regular working condition.
Know that after the install at 2:42 AM,
the my System Path statement
consisted only of, "C:\Program Files (x86)\Clisp
(3) I think you have an error in your setup that is written like:
System Path = c:\Program Files (x86)\Clisp,
It should be, something like:
(4) System Path = Path : c:\Program File (x86)\Clisp,
Written so that it does not delete, the current contents of the system path statement
I should say, before the clisp install at 2:42 AM, I had a rich and long path, which actually can now be
repopulate from user, because there are two path statements, one a system, and one for the user.
Funny this happened, for myself, I am usually quite careful to check any commands that alter a path statement.
Thank you for contact me, I think I have done my duty
to report the error, I will fix my end.
Note: The System Path variable was deleted, as shown, and found, in the System section of the
the Control Panel.
Please take the matter from here.
Tom Cubbins
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Subject: [clisp:support-requests] #8 Install of CLISP 2.49, deletes Windows 10 Path Statement.
1) Where do you downloaded the CLISP installer from?
2) About your Windows installation: What version is it (32-bit or 64-bit Windows)?
3) Did you see the "deleted" PATH environment variable in the Control Panel?
4) Did you see the "deleted" PATH environment variable in a cmd.exe window?
5) Did you see the "deleted" PATH environment variable through a clisp command (getenv "PATH") ?
[support-requests:#8]https://sourceforge.net/p/clisp/support-requests/8/ Install of CLISP 2.49, deletes Windows 10 Path Statement.
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Created: Mon Jan 25, 2021 05:50 PM UTC by Thomas Cubbins
Last Updated: Mon Jan 25, 2021 05:50 PM UTC
Owner: Sam Steingold
Hello Sam Steingold, Bruno Haible,
There is a major error in the install of GNU Clisp 2.49.
I installed yesterday it, 1/24/2021, and today
tried to use such a simple command system command,
like ipconfig. But, it is not found.
With some inspection, I checked the environment
variables. The install of GNU Clist 2.49, deleted
the entire environment string for system, and replaced it
with 'C:\Program Files (x86) \Clisp-2.49'
This is a major error.
The path statement is a critical part of Windows 10,
and your software, or the GNU CList 2.49 deletes it,
all the software installed is now lost to system.
The temporary fix, is to edit the System Path,
and add c:\Windows\system32. But the
former locations of software in path statement were deleted,
in Windows 10.
Tom Cubbins
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#8Hello Bruno Haible,
Thank you for your follow up. Sorry for the delay I had a class this afternoon.
Yes, it was a surprise to find my system path replaced with an address of clisp.
Here are some screen prints below to provide an outline of what happened.
For myself, I plan on just using my User Path statement to rebuild,
System Path statement. That is the fix.
I am contacting you, because I think you need to check your
install procedure. Once that is done, the matter is closed.
I will fix the changes that effect my own computer.
====
(1) I downloaded clisp at 2:42 AM, from
https://sourceforge.net/projects/clisp/files/latest/download
(2) I just reused that address, 1:29 PM and downloaded again,
below, you can see that the files, are the same size in the two downloads,
in the screen print.
Those files are then the current one, available for download,
and the one I download at 2:42 AM,
I assume they are defective.
Note: Not to get lost in the information, this morning,
I added the line C:\Windows\System32, to the system
path statement, to bring my computer back to a regular working condition.
Know that after the install at 2:42 AM,
the my System Path statement
consisted only of, "C:\Program Files (x86)\Clisp
(3) I think you have an error in your setup that is written like:
System Path = c:\Program Files (x86)\Clisp,
It should be, something like:
(4) System Path = Path : c:\Program File (x86)\Clisp,
Written so that it does not delete, the current contents of the system path statement
I should say, before the clisp install at 2:42 AM, I had a rich and long path, which actually can now be
repopulate from user, because there are two path statements, one a system, and one for the user.
Funny this happened, for myself, I am usually quite careful to check any commands that alter a path statement.
Thank you for contact me, I think I have done my duty
to report the error, I will fix my end.
Note: The System Path variable was deleted, as shown, and found, in the System section of the
the Control Panel.
Please take the matter from here.
Tom Cubbins
Thank you for the details.
Someone else had the same problem on 2019-12-12 and gave this comment: "WARNING: The default installation will wipe out your PATH variable. "
I have therefore removed the .exe-format installers from the download directory. Windows users can still use the clisp-2.49-win32-mingw-small.zip and clisp-2.49-win32-mingw-big.zip files.
I have also added a note about this bug in the development sources.