Base Directory registry Path change in Postgres 9.3.9.3 causes PostGIS install to fail

[wsi]

Window 7

Install Postgres 9.3.9.3 from the command line The Base Directory registry entry has FORWARD slashes in the path to where Postgres is installed (which is a change from past versions of Postgres). The postGIS installer uses this registry value to populate its own installation path and it cannot install with the slashes going forward.

I contacted Postgres and they told me that they haven't changed their product and that its up to PostGIS to make their installers work. I proved very quickly that 9.3.5.3 installs one way and 9.3.9.3 installs another way, so I now wonder if you simply aren't aware of the change that Postgres has implemented in their installer.

If I can install PostGIS with arguments to resolve this slash issue that will work, but past requests for a silent installer were unsuccessful so this is mostly just a heads up about their installer change.

[robe]

wsi How are you installing PostGIS? Sorry not following.

Are you talking about silent installer. I can check the code on that again but I did put in a silent patch.

Also can you tell me the exact version of PostgreSQL you are using:

SELECT version();

I don't know what that extra digit is you have listed is for - is that the release number at end of EDB installers?

you are installing and whether 32-bit or 64-bit.

Latest for 9.3 64/32-bit is here -

​http://download.osgeo.org/postgis/windows/pg93/

Since I haven't rolled out the 2.1.8 for 9.3, I can put a fix in if I understand what needs fixing.

I haven't had any issue installing PostGIS on windows with the installers but admittedly my focus these days is on 64-bit PostgreSQL 9.4, so it's possible I missed something.

[robe]

I don't understand the issue and person who posted did not respond to my question.