winpython.ini is overwhelmed by long path and settings cannot be read. #1038
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Hum, well the path to mingwpy and r may be removed, maybe the path to julia |
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Yes, please. They should be selectable by people who use them. May I suggest these steps:
As I understand, you have confirmed this issue. Would you look at where it fails and what places a limit on the length? I feel this issue is important, because it makes it difficult to move WinPy installation around: on some machines (with long OS path) the winpython.ini configuration will not be read and settings such as spyder for example will not be placed in the movable folder, but in the Windows user folder instead. In my own case I rely on some external tools (e.g. Octave) called from within python, but I need them to be on a relative path from WinPy. If winpython.ini is not read, I can't use my tools, regardless of the fact that WinPython installation is perfectly synched between the machines ... |
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It could be that the OS PATH length limit is 2048, but in my case I have some relative paths with /../.. which are possibly expanded when passed to the OS. So this makes it appear that the break-down length of the PATH variable is shorter than the actual limit. Just a thought... |
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Winpython no longer ships with R or mingw, so I'll remove those two. |
to help on winpython#1038
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let see. |
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I presume it's solved, or the user has changed shop |
Hi!
Thanks for WinPy!
I noticed that adding too many paths in
winpython.inimakes it unusable and settings cannot be read.Environment:
OS: Windows 10,
WinPython: WinPy64-3890
To reproduce, try to add the lines below to your
winpython.ini:Then start
WinPython Command Prompt.exeand at the command prompt typeset.This should output all of the environment variables, which are set.
ZZ_PATH_CHKshould appear near the bottom of the screen.Uncomment the commented out lines and repeat.
Depending on the length of your OS
PATHvariable, now you will likely not seeZZ_PATH_CHK, i.e.it cannot be set, if the PATH is too long.
If you still see it, try adding a few more lines to make a longer PATH.
On my machine, it seems that the limit of PATH length before breaking down of
winpython.iniis somewhere about 1780 characters.I haven't investigated the exact number, but that is less than the number of 2048, given in some online forums: Path environment variable - which is otherwise limited to 2048 characters (while a single path has an historical limit of 206 characters)
I resolved this by removing from my OS path of some software, which I don't often use. But there must be some more elegant solution.
Is there anything that can be done?
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