Merge pull request #52 from fosrl/copilot/fix-system-path-removal

Fix Windows uninstaller deleting entire System PATH instead of OLM entry
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Owen Schwartz
2025-11-14 10:27:30 -05:00
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@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ Name: "{group}\{#MyAppName}"; Filename: "{app}\{#MyAppExeName}"
; The 'Path' variable is located under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment'.
; ValueType: expandsz allows for environment variables (like %ProgramFiles%) in the path.
; ValueData: "{olddata};{app}" appends the current application directory to the existing PATH.
; Flags: uninsdeletevalue ensures the entry is removed upon uninstallation.
; Check: IsWin64 ensures this is applied on 64-bit systems, which matches ArchitecturesAllowed.
; Note: Removal during uninstallation is handled by CurUninstallStepChanged procedure in [Code] section.
; Check: NeedsAddPath ensures this is applied only if the path is not already present.
[Registry]
; Add the application's installation directory to the system PATH.
Root: HKLM; Subkey: "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment"; \
ValueType: expandsz; ValueName: "Path"; ValueData: "{olddata};{app}"; \
Flags: uninsdeletevalue; Check: NeedsAddPath(ExpandConstant('{app}'))
Check: NeedsAddPath(ExpandConstant('{app}'))
[Code]
function NeedsAddPath(Path: string): boolean;
@@ -85,4 +85,68 @@ begin
Result := False
else
Result := True;
end;
procedure RemovePathEntry(PathToRemove: string);
var
OrigPath: string;
NewPath: string;
PathList: TStringList;
I: Integer;
begin
if not RegQueryStringValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,
'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment',
'Path', OrigPath)
then begin
// Path variable doesn't exist, nothing to remove
exit;
end;
// Create a string list to parse the PATH entries
PathList := TStringList.Create;
try
// Split the PATH by semicolons
PathList.Delimiter := ';';
PathList.StrictDelimiter := True;
PathList.DelimitedText := OrigPath;
// Find and remove the matching entry (case-insensitive)
for I := PathList.Count - 1 downto 0 do
begin
if CompareText(Trim(PathList[I]), Trim(PathToRemove)) = 0 then
begin
Log('Found and removing PATH entry: ' + PathList[I]);
PathList.Delete(I);
end;
end;
// Reconstruct the PATH
NewPath := PathList.DelimitedText;
// Write the new PATH back to the registry
if RegWriteExpandStringValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,
'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment',
'Path', NewPath)
then
Log('Successfully removed path entry: ' + PathToRemove)
else
Log('Failed to write modified PATH to registry');
finally
PathList.Free;
end;
end;
procedure CurUninstallStepChanged(CurUninstallStep: TUninstallStep);
var
AppPath: string;
begin
if CurUninstallStep = usUninstall then
begin
// Get the application installation path
AppPath := ExpandConstant('{app}');
Log('Removing PATH entry for: ' + AppPath);
// Remove only our path entry from the system PATH
RemovePathEntry(AppPath);
end;
end;