MiKTeX 2.9 sets wrong Windows PATH variable
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#1916 MiKTeX 2.9 sets wrong Windows PATH variable
When installing MiKTeX 2.9 for all users, MiKTeX adds this path to the Windows PATH variable:
C:\Program Files (x86)\MiKTeX 2.9\miktex/bin
It must read
C:\Program Files (x86)\MiKTeX 2.9\miktex\bin
The current slash instead of backslash causes troubles with other programs that check the path of MiKTeX.
This is problematic because due to this issue I cannot make my LyX installer to recognize MiKTeX 2.9. Other programs like LilyPond etc. will most probably have the same problem.
Christian, could you btw. have a look again at my last 2 comments of https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3081657&group_id=10783&atid=110783
p.s. www.miktex.org should have an official announcement that version 2.9 is been finally released or is build 3927 still a release candidate?
Thank you for the report. I will fix the PATH issue as soon as possible.
3081657 should not be an issue for MiKTeX 2.9: ifxetex.sty is installed in the correct
location (tex/generic/ifxetex) and the file name database contains the correct path.
MiKTeX 2.9 will be announced with the release of the next basic installer.
Christian, when will the next basic installer be available?
I'm asking because this weekend LyX 1.6.8 and LyX 2.0beta1 have been released and I need to prepare a Windows installer for them.
I can add a workaround for the PATH described in this bug report, but I would like to include the latest 2.9 basic installer without workarounds.
The fix will be available tomorrow afternoon (CET).
The pretest version of the new installer is now available:
http://downloads.miktex.org/temp/basic-miktex-2.9.3972.exe
Many thanks! This version works very well.
best regards Uwe