Issue #18569: The installer now adds .py to the PATHEXT variable

when extensions are registered. Patch by Paul Moore.
2013-08-01 18:31:06 +02:00 · 2013-08-01 18:31:06 +02:00 · 5284f80268
commit 5284f80268
parent 85a4847f07
2 changed files with 10 additions and 0 deletions
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@ -734,6 +734,12 @@ IDLE
 - Issue #17532: Always include Options menu for IDLE on OS X.
  Patch by Guilherme Simões.

+Windows
+-------
+
+- Issue #18569: The installer now adds .py to the PATHEXT variable when extensions
+  are registered. Patch by Paul Moore.
+
 Build
 -----

--- a/Tools/msi/msi.py
+++ b/Tools/msi/msi.py
@ -1270,6 +1270,10 @@ def add_registry(db):
              "{60254CA5-953B-11CF-8C96-00AA00B8708C}", "REGISTRY.def"),
            ])

+    # PATHEXT
+    add_data(db, "Environment",
+             [("PathExtAddition", "=-*PathExt", "[~];.PY", "REGISTRY.def")])
+
    # Registry keys
    prefix = r"Software\%sPython\PythonCore\%s" % (testprefix, short_version)
    add_data(db, "Registry",