Re: [PATCH] Fix unset PATH crash

[Phil Holmes]

"Colin Campbell" <address@hidden> wrote in message 
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> 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


No.  It would be better raised as a new issue.

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Phil Holmes