Re: [Patch21.5] Find a relative package root at runtime

"Vin Shelton" <acs(a)alumni.princeton.edu&gt; writes: > On 3/19/06, Adrian Aichner <adrian(a)xemacs.org&gt; wrote: >> >> Previous installers may have set EMACSPACKAGEPATH. > > IIRC, the 21.4.13 cygwin install sets EMACSPACKAGEPATH. > >> >> It's hard for current installers to know whether removing the registry >> key is what the user wants. >> >> Vin, would it be possible for InnoSetup to detect this old registry >> settings and query the user whether the entry should be removed? >> >> I think even telling the user about the issue at install-time would be >> valuable. > > Yes, I can erase the setting of EMACSPACKAGEPATH from the registry at > install time, but I'm not sure that's the right thing to do. Maybe I > can detect it and allow the user the choice of clobbering > EMACSPACKAGEPATH. I'll investigate that option. > The latest setup kits I just uploaded now detect if EMACSPACKAGEPATH is set and allow the person installing the chance to remove EMACSPACKAGEPATH from the registry.

Regards, Vin