[postgis-tickets] [PostGIS] #3311: Base Directory registry Path change in Postgres 9.3.9.3 causes PostGIS install to fail

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#3311: Base Directory registry Path change in Postgres 9.3.9.3 causes PostGIS
install to fail
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 Reporter:  wsi      |      Owner:  pramsey
     Type:  defect   |     Status:  new
 Priority:  blocker  |  Milestone:  PostGIS PostgreSQL
Component:  postgis  |    Version:  2.1.x
 Keywords:           |
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 Window 7

 Install Postgres 9.3.9.3 from the command line
 The Base Directory registry entry has FORWARD slashes in the path to where
 Postgres is installed (which is a change from past versions of Postgres).
 The postGIS installer uses this registry value to populate its own
 installation path and it cannot install with the slashes going forward.

 I contacted Postgres and they told me that they haven't changed their
 product and that its up to PostGIS to make their installers work.  I
 proved very quickly that 9.3.5.3 installs one way and 9.3.9.3 installs
 another way, so I now wonder if you simply aren't aware of the change that
 Postgres has implemented in their installer.

 If I can install PostGIS with arguments to resolve this slash issue that
 will work, but past requests for a silent installer were unsuccessful so
 this is mostly just a heads up about their installer change.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/ticket/3311>
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