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fix(cua-driver)(#1651): install.ps1 updates current shell's PATH for immediate cua-driver resolution #1652

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fix(cua-driver)(#1651): install.ps1 updates current shell's PATH for immediate cua-driver resolution #1652

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16 changes: 13 additions & 3 deletions libs/cua-driver/scripts/install.ps1
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Expand Up @@ -1109,6 +1109,17 @@ function Add-UserPathEntry([string]$dir) {
$newValue = $dir
}
[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("Path", $newValue, "User")

# Also update the CURRENT process's $env:Path so `cua-driver` resolves
# immediately in the same shell — the SetEnvironmentVariable('User') call
# above only writes to the registry; existing processes have their
# $env:Path cached at launch time and don't see the update otherwise.
# The install.ps1 body runs in the caller's shell via iex (per the
# `irm install.ps1 | iex` one-liner), so writing $env:Path here mutates
# exactly the shell the user is typing into. See #1651.
if (-not (($env:Path -split ';') -contains $dir)) {
$env:Path = "$dir;$env:Path"
}
}

function Write-ManualPathInstructions([string]$dir) {
Expand All @@ -1117,7 +1128,7 @@ function Write-ManualPathInstructions([string]$dir) {
Write-Host ""
Write-Host " [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('Path', `"`$([Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('Path','User'));$dir`", 'User')"
Write-Host ""
Write-Host "Then open a new PowerShell window. To use it in the current session:"
Write-Host "To use it in the current session immediately:"
Write-Host ""
Write-Host " `$env:Path += `";$dir`""
Write-Host ""
Expand All @@ -1143,8 +1154,7 @@ else {
try {
Add-UserPathEntry $VisibleBinDir
Write-Host "Added $VisibleBinDir to your User PATH." -ForegroundColor Green
Write-Host ' cua-driver will resolve in any NEW PowerShell window.'
Write-Host ' In THIS shell, invoke via the full Binary path printed below.'
Write-Host ' cua-driver resolves immediately in THIS shell and in any new shell.'
Write-Host ' Opt out next time with: install.ps1 -NoPathUpdate'
Write-Host ""
}
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