Re: [PATCH] Fix unset PATH crash

[Colin Campbell]

On 2015-03-01 02:07 AM, Masamichi HOSODA wrote:
> On Windows, lilypond crashes when the environment variable PATH is not set.
>
> ```
> C:\tmp\lilypond-2.19.16-0.mingw\$_OUTDIR\usr\bin>set PATH=
>
> C:\tmp\lilypond-2.19.16-0.mingw\$_OUTDIR\usr\bin>lilypond
> GNU LilyPond 2.19.16
> terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::logic_error'
>    what():  basic_string::_S_construct null not valid
>
> This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way.
> Please contact the application's support team for more information.
>
> C:\tmp\lilypond-2.19.16-0.mingw\$_OUTDIR\usr\bin>
> ```
>
> Even in the case of linux, this issue is a possible crash.
> A patch file is attached.

Should this be added to Issue 1948 
<https://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1948>: Windows 
install clobbered system PATH and the issued be re-opened?

Cheers,
Colin

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