cmd/release: notify explorer of PATH update after install on Win

Windows installer will not broadcast WM_SETTINGCHANGE when a reboot is pending. This message is required for explorer.exe to reload the PATH from the registry so future cmd.exe processes will launch with go/bin in the PATH. Use the Wix extension to always broadcast this message after install. More info: http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/customactions/wixsettingchange.html Fixes golang/go#18680 Change-Id: I4f3af49f167f3875bbf8e898f4d50ee358b4e35d Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/36324 Reviewed-by: Chris Broadfoot <[email protected]>
golang · Feb 7, 2017 · 924bb6b · 924bb6b
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diff --git a/cmd/release/releaselet.go b/cmd/release/releaselet.go
@@ -681,6 +681,9 @@ var windowsData = map[string]string{
     <Custom Action="SetApplicationRootDirectory" Before="InstallFinalize" />
 </InstallExecuteSequence>
 
+<!-- Notify top level applications of the new PATH variable (golang.org/issue/18680)  -->
+<CustomActionRef Id="WixBroadcastEnvironmentChange" />
+
 <!-- Include the user interface -->
 <WixVariable Id="WixUILicenseRtf" Value="LICENSE.rtf" />
 <WixVariable Id="WixUIBannerBmp" Value="images\Banner.jpg" />