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bug: PATH is replaced by InstallWizard, on Windows #7
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[-]bug: PATH is replaced by InstallWizard[/-][+]bug: PATH is replaced by InstallWizard, on Windows[/+]on Oct 6, 2026 Probably the easiest way is to get
System.getenv("PATH")but this is mixture of system PATH and user PATH, and too expanded.This might work, but still untested.
ProcessBuilder setxPb = new ProcessBuilder( "cmd.exe", "/C", "setx PATH \"C:\\msys64\\mingw64\\bin;%PATH%\"");
This might work, but still untested.
Tested with groovysh, it seems working as an workaround. But I think this method is still dangerous for Windows developers.
processing.cpp/src/java/InstallWizard.java
Lines 483 to 484 in 92e1899
This code replaces user's environment PATH on Windows 11, and not recoverable.
This would break everything else in environment, so I think this should be fixed at least on Windows.
(Please note that
%PATH%is just text, not expanded, at least on Windows.)