From e89e58f269029803959dc44ee0e06809474f8281 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robin Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:43:07 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add news --- news/1228-exe-long-path-check | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) create mode 100644 news/1228-exe-long-path-check diff --git a/news/1228-exe-long-path-check b/news/1228-exe-long-path-check new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e7e54742b --- /dev/null +++ b/news/1228-exe-long-path-check @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +### Enhancements + +* EXE: Warn users and improve error messages when the installation path may exceed the Windows 260-character path length limit, based on the longest file path bundled with the installer. (#1170 via #1228) + +### Bug fixes + +* + +### Deprecations + +* + +### Docs + +* + +### Other + +* From 702b3c9907794dfbb10e56351c0c10de9281e497 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robin Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:05:30 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] update news --- news/1228-exe-long-path-check | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/news/1228-exe-long-path-check b/news/1228-exe-long-path-check index e7e54742b..abdc08b21 100644 --- a/news/1228-exe-long-path-check +++ b/news/1228-exe-long-path-check @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ ### Enhancements -* EXE: Warn users and improve error messages when the installation path may exceed the Windows 260-character path length limit, based on the longest file path bundled with the installer. (#1170 via #1228) +* EXE: Add a new error check when the chosen installation path would exceed the Windows 260-character limit, computed from the longest bundled file path. This reduces the risk of users running into confusing installation failures caused by long paths on Windows. (#1170 via #1228) ### Bug fixes