[krbdev.mit.edu #7410] win7 PATH sysvar [kfw-3.2.2 installer]

[Benjamin Kaduk via RT]

[mmu at iconsulting.pl - Mon Oct  8 17:06:00 2012]:

> Hi,
> After installing kfw-3.2.2 
> <http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/kfw-3.2/kfw-3.2.2.html> my PATH sysvar was 
> changed. It seems like the installer REPLACED it with new item, instead 
> of APPENDING on it.
> I guess what happened is that the installer executed `path C:\Program 
> Files (x86)\MIT\Kerberos\bin` instead of `path %PATH%;C:\Program Files 
> (x86)\MIT\Kerberos\bin` .
> I am using win7 home premium.

Hello,

I have a test environment set up as 64-bit win7 enterprise, and when I install kfw-3.2.2.msi, I 
see "C:\Program Files (x86)\MIT\Kerberos\bin" appended to the system path, with no change 
to the user-specific path. Are you using the MSI installer or the exe installer?

That said, the source code for the exe ("NSIS") installer appears to be calling the correct "SET 
PATH=%PATH;[...]" form, so I do not understand where the behavior you see could be 
originating.

-Ben Kaduk