Hi David, My path at work is 1907 characters long right now. If I have some spare time soon, I'll try it again to see what happens. I don't know if PATH length is the key, it is just something I wondered about since that is a definite difference between home and work (though there are many other differences too).
Mark On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 3:38 PM, David Cole <[email protected]> wrote: > FWIW: > I made my user PATH value 302 characters long... as in: > > C:\a;C:\b;C:\c;C:\dddddddddd;C:\dddddddddd;C:\dddddddddd;C:\dddddddddd;C:\dddddddddd;C:\dddddddddd;C:\dddddddddd;C:\dddddddddd;C:\dddddddddd;C:\dddddddddd;C:\dddddddddd;C:\dddddddddd;C:\dddddddddd;C:\dddddddddd;C:\dddddddddd;C:\dddddddddd;C:\dddddddddd;C:\dddddddddd;C:\dddddddddd;C:\dddddddddd;C:\eeee > > ...then I installed CMake 2.8.0 from this installer: > http://www.cmake.org/files/v2.8/cmake-2.8.0-win32-x86.exe > > And it worked. It appended the CMake installation path at the end of my big > long path, and then when I uninstalled it, it removed it and put my PATH > back to its original value. > > If anybody has any additional details that would help me reproduce this > problem, I would really be grateful. The installer should NEVER destroy any > part of your PATH other than the component it adds itself for the CMake bin > directory... > > If you can reproduce it, please add a note to this issue in the bug > tracker: > http://public.kitware.com/Bug/view.php?id=9878 > > > Thanks, > David > > > On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 10:04 AM, David Cole <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Can you give exact steps to reproduce and tell me exactly how you are >> observing the replacement? >> >> i.e.: >> - set your user PATH to something that is N characters long with M >> semi-colon separated components >> - look at "My Computer > Properties > Advanced > Environment Variables > >> user PATH value" to see the new PATH value >> >> I will try this again on Monday with the installer you've pointed out. Any >> additional details you can provide would be helpful. >> >> >> Thanks, >> David >> >> >> On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Mark Jones <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Hi David, >>> >>> I was using the latest installer that I downloaded from the cmake page: >>> >>> http://www.cmake.org/files/v2.8/cmake-2.8.0-win32-x86.exe >>> >>> I am using Windows XP SP3. >>> >>> I have a relatively long PATH already. Is your PATH very long on the >>> system that you tried to reproduce this on? I wonder if that has anything >>> to do with it (maybe Windows tells it that it cannot append to the PATH and >>> so it replaces the PATH completely?). >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 9:28 AM, David Cole <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> There are bug reports about that, but I cannot reproduce that bug >>>> here... What CMake installer were you running? Where did you get it from? >>>> >>>> See these bugs for more details: >>>> http://public.kitware.com/Bug/view.php?id=9878 >>>> http://public.kitware.com/Bug/view.php?id=8959 >>>> >>>> If you have steps to reproduce this problem, please re-open one of these >>>> bugs and attach details. (Exactly what steps you took that produced the >>>> problem...) >>>> >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> David >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 7:31 AM, Mark Jones >>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> I chose to add cmake to my PATH (on Win XP 32) during the >>>>> installation. After it finished I noticed that it completely overrode my >>>>> PATH instead of appending to it. Is this a known bug? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Mark >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Powered by www.kitware.com >>>>> >>>>> Visit other Kitware open-source projects at >>>>> http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html >>>>> >>>>> Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: >>>>> http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ >>>>> >>>>> Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: >>>>> http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >
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