Installing R doesn't add it to the environment Path

[sohang3112]

Brief description of your issue

I installed R using winget, but its installation directory wasn't added to the environment Path. On my system, the R binary was installed at C:\Program Files\R\R-4.3.1\bin - this path should have been automatically added to the environment Path.

Note: This is similar to this issue where the author installed vim but it wasn't added to the environment Path.

Steps to reproduce

• winget install -e --id RProject.R
• Restart the shell, and type command R or Rscript.

Expected behavior

Expected R executable to start.

Actual behavior

R executable isn't starting even after restarting shell, because it could not be found in environment Path.

Environment

$ winget --info
Windows Package Manager v1.5.2201
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.22621.2134
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.20.2201.0

Winget Directories
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Logs                               %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\DiagOutputDir
User Settings                      %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\settings.json
Portable Links Directory (User)    %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Links
Portable Links Directory (Machine) C:\Program Files\WinGet\Links
Portable Package Root (User)       %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages
Portable Package Root              C:\Program Files\WinGet\Packages
Portable Package Root (x86)        C:\Program Files (x86)\WinGet\Packages

Links
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Privacy Statement   https://aka.ms/winget-privacy
License Agreement   https://aka.ms/winget-license
Third Party Notices https://aka.ms/winget-3rdPartyNotice
Homepage            https://aka.ms/winget
Windows Store Terms https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/storedocs/terms-of-sale

Admin Setting                             State
--------------------------------------------------
LocalManifestFiles                        Disabled
BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Disabled
InstallerHashOverride                     Disabled
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride           Disabled

[stephengillie]

This might not be merely similar to #549, but might be a duplicate.

[denelon]

Duplicate of #549

This is the default behavior in Windows. We're doing some work to improve the experience here, but it will be a long lead time item. Some of the initial work was done in WinGet 1.6 associated with installing packages with dependencies on other packages.

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Hello @sohang3112,

We've identified this as a duplicate of another issue or PR that already exists. This specific instance is being closed in favor of the linked issue. Please add your 👍 to the other issue to raise its priority. Thanks for your contribution!

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