Leading "C:" no longer hardcoded in the default installation directory.
After removing that, two testers on machines where C: is not the system
drive reported that the installer suggested their system drive instead
of C:, and that's what they wanted it to do.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 98feacc..01c0ba6 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -62,6 +62,16 @@
Windows
-------
+- The installer always suggested that Python be installed on the C:
+ drive, due to a hardcoded "C:" generated by the Wise installation
+ wizard. People with machines where C: is not the system drive
+ usually want Python installed on whichever drive is their system drive
+ instead. We removed the hardcoded "C:", and two testers on machines
+ where C: is not the system drive report that the installer now
+ suggests their system drive. Note that you can always select the
+ directory you want in the "Select Destination Directory" dialog --
+ that's what it's for.
+
Mac
---
diff --git a/PCbuild/python20.wse b/PCbuild/python20.wse
index 64c3ef0..90ecf25 100644
--- a/PCbuild/python20.wse
+++ b/PCbuild/python20.wse
@@ -203,11 +203,20 @@
item: End Block
end
item: Remark
- Text=Note from Tim: doesn't seem to be a way to get the true boot drive, the Wizard hardcodes "C".
+ Text=Note from Tim: The Wizard hardcod "C:" at the start of the replacement text for MAINDIR.
+end
+item: Remark
+ Text=That's not appropriate if the system drive doesn't happen to be C:.
+end
+item: Remark
+ Text=I removed the "C:", and that did the right thing for two people who tested it on non-C: machines,
+end
+item: Remark
+ Text=but it's unclear whether it will always do the right thing.
end
item: Set Variable
Variable=MAINDIR
- Value=C:\%MAINDIR%
+ Value=\%MAINDIR%
Flags=00001100
end
item: Remark