From: bbiker <renard@...>
Date: 2007-02-06T11:45:09+09:00
Subject: Re: - PathEditor 1.0.0 - A command line utility for managing your Window's Path

On Feb 5, 5:17 pm, "Justin Bailey" <jgbai...@gmail.com> wrote:
> What it is
> =======
>
> Anyone who's had to update their Windows PATH variable more than once
> in a week knows it's a tiresome, error-prone, and clumsy process. This
> utility aims to make it simple and easy.
>
> Where to get it
> ===========
>
> The tool is available as a gem:
>
>   gem install patheditor
>
> Usage
> =====
>
> Once installed, type
>
>   path_editor
>
> To see the current entries in your path. Options are available to add
> or remove path components, or you can automatically clean duplicate
> and non-existent directories.
>
> For a listing of all options available, type:
>
>   path_editor --help
>
> When the path is updated, all processes are notified. The current
> command prompt and any future prompts launched from "Start | Run" will
> have use the new setting.
>
> Bug Reports, Feedback, etc.
> =====================
>
> The RubyForge project page hosts a forum for requesting help or
> leaving feedback, and is available at:
>
>  http://rubyforge.org/projects/patheditor/
>
> Feel free to contact me via email. I hope this tool gives all Win32
> Rubyists one less complication to deal with!
>
> Justin

I just installed the patheditor gem and gave it a quick test ... it
failed!!!

c:\ruby>path_editor
Current path entries:
        C:\Program Files\Arachno Ruby IDE\cmdline
        C:\Tcl\bin
        C:\Program Files\Arachno Ruby IDE\cmdline
        c:\program files\graphicsmagick-1.1.7-q16
        c:\program files\imagemagick-6.2.8-q16
        C:\Perl\bin\
        C:\Program Files\Microsoft DirectX 9.0 SDK (October
2005)\Utilities\Bin\x86
        C:\swig
        C:\Perl\bin
        C:\WINDOWS\system32
        C:\WINDOWS
        C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem
        C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI Control Panel
        C:\p2x
        C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\Bin
        C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE
        C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK\Bin\win64
        C:\Program Files\IDM Computer Solutions\UltraEdit-32

Note that there apparently are two C:\Perl\bin .. true one there is
with C:\Perl\bin.
and two C:\Program Files\Arachno Ruby IDE\cmdline

I invoked the clean command:

c:\ruby>path_editor --clean
Removing C:\swig

NOTICE that it removed C:\swig !!!!! this only occurred once and
neither duplicate were deleted

c:\ruby>path_editor
Current path entries:
        C:\Program Files\Arachno Ruby IDE\cmdline
        C:\Tcl\bin
        C:\Program Files\Arachno Ruby IDE\cmdline
        c:\program files\graphicsmagick-1.1.7-q16
        c:\program files\imagemagick-6.2.8-q16
        C:\Perl\bin\
        C:\Program Files\Microsoft DirectX 9.0 SDK (October
2005)\Utilities\Bin\x86
        C:\Perl\bin
        C:\WINDOWS\system32
        C:\WINDOWS
        C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem
        C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI Control Panel
        C:\p2x
        C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\Bin
        C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE
        C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK\Bin\win64
        C:\Program Files\IDM Computer Solutions\UltraEdit-32

I was able to add C:\swig back.

c:\ruby>path_editor --remove C:\Perl\bin\
Removing path C:\Perl\bin\

NOTE BUENE it removed both C:\Perl\bin\ and C:\Perl\bin

c:\ruby>path_editor
Current path entries:
        C:\Program Files\Arachno Ruby IDE\cmdline
        C:\Tcl\bin
        C:\Program Files\Arachno Ruby IDE\cmdline
        c:\program files\graphicsmagick-1.1.7-q16
        c:\program files\imagemagick-6.2.8-q16
        C:\Program Files\Microsoft DirectX 9.0 SDK (October
2005)\Utilities\Bin\x86
        C:\WINDOWS\system32
        C:\WINDOWS
        C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem
        C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI Control Panel
        C:\p2x
        C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\Bin
        C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE
        C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK\Bin\win64
        C:\Program Files\IDM Computer Solutions\UltraEdit-32
        c:\swig

c:\ruby>path_editor --add c:\swig
Added c:\swig to path.

I tried to delete C:\Perl\bin\    --- notice the last back slash


c:\ruby>path_editor
Current path entries:
        C:\Program Files\Arachno Ruby IDE\cmdline
        C:\Tcl\bin
        C:\Program Files\Arachno Ruby IDE\cmdline
        c:\program files\graphicsmagick-1.1.7-q16
        c:\program files\imagemagick-6.2.8-q16
        C:\Perl\bin\
        C:\Program Files\Microsoft DirectX 9.0 SDK (October
2005)\Utilities\Bin\x86
        C:\Perl\bin
        C:\WINDOWS\system32
        C:\WINDOWS
        C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem
        C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI Control Panel
        C:\p2x
        C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\Bin
        C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE
        C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK\Bin\win64
        C:\Program Files\IDM Computer Solutions\UltraEdit-32
        c:\swig


c:\ruby>echo %PATH%
C:\Program Files\Arachno Ruby IDE\cmdline;
C:\Tcl\bin;
C:\Program Files\Arachno Ruby IDE\cmdline;
c:\program files\graphicsmagick-1.1.7-q16;
c:\program files\imagemagick-6.2.8-q16;
C:\Perl\bin\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft DirectX 9.0 SDK
(October2005\Utilities\Bin\x86;
C:\swig;
C:\Perl\bin;
C:\WINDOWS\system32;
C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;
C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI Control Panel;
C:\p2x;
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\Bin;
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE;
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK\Bin\win64;
C:\Program Files\IDM Computer Solutions\UltraEdit-32;
C:\Program Files\Arachno Ruby IDE\cmdline;
G:\ruby\bin;
C:\ruby\bin;
C:\Program Files\IDM Computer Solutions\UltraCompare

NOTE BUENE  path_editor failed to pick up the last 3 entries in my
%PATH% variable.

I guess that path_editor is not quite ready for prime time. It does
promise to be a handy tool...so please fix it.