[Qgis-user] No QGIS master from OSGeo4W today?

[Anita Graser]

Hi André,

On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 8:27 PM, Andre Joost <andre+joost at nurfuerspam.de> wrote:
> Am 03.03.2013 20:06, schrieb Anita Graser:
>>
>> That works and I'll try to remember. Guess this only leaves the
>> question why the installer doesn't create the shortcuts it used to (in
>> the start menu and on the desktop) even though I had the checkboxes
>> ticked.
>>
>
> The icons will be created if the setup runs through completely.
> Have a look at C:\OSGeo4w\var\setup.log or setup.log.full for errors.
>

The full log shows some mkdir problem. (I think I've seen it mentioned
on this list before.)

2013/03/03 18:44:41 running: cmd.exe /c C:\OSGeo4W\etc\postinstall\qgis-dev.bat
C:\OSGeo4W>textreplace -std -t bin\qgis-dev.bat
C:\OSGeo4W>textreplace -std -t bin\qgis-dev-browser.bat
"mkdir" kann syntaktisch an dieser Stelle nicht verarbeitet werden.
C:\OSGeo4W>if not ==0 mkdir "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start
Menu\Programs/OSGeo4W"
2013/03/03 18:44:42 abnormal exit: exit code=255
2013/03/03 18:45:12 note: Installation abgeschlossen
2013/03/03 18:45:12 Ending cygwin install

On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 8:21 PM, Alex Mandel <tech_dev at wildintellect.com> wrote:
> I haven't seen a shortcut made for the dev version in a very long time.
> Usually it just makes the shortcut for the stable version. Maybe that's a
> bug, maybe thats to keep ordinary users from using dev and then complaining
> about it's stability.

That could be one explanation. I had a 1.9.0-1xx version installed
before. There might not have been a desktop shortcut but it was
definitely available through the start menu.

Best wishes,
Anita