[haskell-platform] #25: Installer sets(!) the path instead of properly appending

[haskell-platform]

#25: Installer sets(!) the path instead of properly appending
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 Reporter:  torsten.kemps-benedix at sks-ub.de  |        Owner:  refold  
     Type:  defect                           |       Status:  assigned
 Priority:  blocker                          |    Milestone:          
Component:  Windows installer                |   Resolution:          
 Keywords:                                   |  
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Changes (by refold):

 * cc: the.dead.shall.rise at gmail.com (added)

Comment:

 We can use a special build of NSIS that has maximum string length set to
 8192:

 http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Special_Builds

 > Could you read PATH directly and check for error status before setting
 it?

 Probably; I'll look into it.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.haskell.org/haskell-platform/ticket/25#comment:5>
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