Xlights install location

[deplanche]

When I try to install xlights 2016 versions, I am not getting a prompt asking where I would like to install it.  I want to keep it in a different directory than the version I was using prior to my Christmas show so that I can do some testing on it.  Is there something I should be doing besides double clicking on the file that I download to be able to select where the installation goes?

[Gilrock]

Yep I heard that on an issue submitted on GitHub.  Sean must have changed the installer script trying to fix another issue that was reported with duplicates pathnames.  I always say be careful what you ask for.  You ask us to fix problem #1 and then you end up with problem #2...lol.

[deplanche]

I just assumed I was doing something wrong.  Still trying to get used to the new version of windows, and things are where I am expecting them to be or doing what I think they should be doing.

Thanks.

[flyinverted]

Yep I logged a ticket on Git requesting the install path location to be user selectable.

It's just a setting in the Inno Setup app used to create the installation routine.
For now, I just renamed the folder to match the version installed for easy reference.

[sean]

Yep I logged a ticket on Git requesting the install path location to be user selectable.

It's just a setting in the Inno Setup app used to create the installation routine.
For now, I just renamed the folder to match the version installed for easy reference.

The Innosetup program will prompt you for an install directory unless you have installed it before. It then takes that location to save a step. I have modified the script to set a flag that says it will always prompt for a directory. This will be in 2016.11.

When i upgraded innosetup to the latest software this behavior changed. This is why you see it now. No big deal, it will be fixed in next release.