Ticket #46663

Default Windows Install directory by MSYSTEM

Open Date: 2023-01-31 12:50 Last Update: 2023-02-13 05:41

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MileStone:
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5 - Medium
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5 - Medium
Resolution:
Fixed
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2

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In S3_0 we had just "win32" and "win64" targets, and Windows has separate directory hierarchies for those. But in S3_1 we have "win64" and "win64-10", which Windows installs (by default) to the same hierarchy. Their directory names should differ, so that they can be installed in parallel (especially for our own testing / debugging), and not to overwrite each other. Such overwrite likely mess things so that clean uninstall of both installations will require extra hacking from user's side.

Ticket History (3/7 Histories)

2023-01-31 12:50 Updated by: cazfi
  • New Ticket "Default Windows Install directory by MSYSTEM" created
2023-01-31 23:00 Updated by: cazfi
Comment

The directory name is only a part of the problem. Also registry keys overlap, and that's arguably a bigger problem, and it affects also older branches.

2023-02-01 15:34 Updated by: cazfi
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Reply To cazfi

The directory name is only a part of the problem. Also registry keys overlap, and that's arguably a bigger problem, and it affects also older branches.

Also; all kinds of Window builds touching registry are affected. Let's keep this ticket about the msys2/autotools case (the most critical one, as that's what releases from stable branches use)

2023-02-09 14:20 Updated by: cazfi
  • Owner Update from (None) to cazfi
  • Resolution Update from None to Accepted
Comment

Patch also for S2_6 attached.

2023-02-13 05:41 Updated by: cazfi
  • Status Update from Open to Closed
  • Resolution Update from Accepted to Fixed
Comment

Next step in series -> #47343

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