Re: LilyPond Windows installer entirely erases the PATH environment variable

[Colin Campbell]

On 11-05-07 07:38 PM, Zachary Northrup wrote:
> I recently installed LilyPond for Windows and soon after noticed that a ton of
> development tools stopped working. I then discovered that LilyPond's Windows
> installer had completely erased my PATH environment variable and replaced it
> with the LilyPond path. Thankfully for me, Windows keeps environment variables
> in the backup system control set in the registry, so I was able to find the old
> variable and replace it myself.
>
> I then reinstalled LilyPond to verofy that it was, in fact, LilyPond's
> installation that caused the variable corruption, and it was.
>
> This is a *serious* corruption of the user environment. The LilyPond for Windows
> installer should be rescinded immediately to prevent further data loss. I also
> note that the installer never once asked the user whether they even wanted the
> PATH variable modified. As a best practice, it should default to /not/ modifying
> the variables, unless the user asks for it.
>
>
> _______________________________________________

I'm about to log this as an issue, Zachary, but would you let me know 
what version of of LilyPond you are installing, as well as what version 
of Windows, and whether you are running as an administrator or as a 
regular user, please?

Colin Campbell
Bug Squad

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