Details
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Bug
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Resolution: Done
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P2: Important
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4.1.1
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Qt Installer Sprint 37-Summer
Description
Start menu shortcuts (for command line prompt, linguist tool, and others ) is only created for Qt versions / Tools installed by OnlineInstaller in the first time. Qt versions / Tools installed further by Maintenance Tool -> add modules, does not has start menu short cuts. In the installation log, it can be seen the maintenance tool has attempted to create short cuts as below
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[479594] perform qt.qt5.5155.win64_msvc2015_64 operation: CreateShortcut
[479594] - arguments: C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe, Qt/5.15.5/MSVC 2015 (64-bit)/Qt 5.15.5 (MSVC 2015 64-bit).lnk, /A /Q /K F:\Qt515\5.15.5\msvc2015_64\bin\qtenv2.bat
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It does not seem it has used the correct path for lnk file.
And in some systems, the same step gives error
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[8540252] perform qt.57.win64_msvc2015_64 operation: CreateShortcut
[8540252] - arguments: C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe, Qt/5.7/MSVC 2015 (64-bit)/Qt 5.7 64-bit for Desktop (MSVC 2015).lnk, /A /Q /K C:\Qt\5.7\msvc2015_64\bin\qtenv2.bat
[8540253] Done
[8540253] Operation \"CreateShortcut\" with arguments \"C:\\Windows\\system32
cmd.exe; Qt/5.7/MSVC 2015 (64-bit)/Qt 5.7 64-bit for Desktop (MSVC 2015).lnk; /A /Q /K C:\\Qt\\5.7\\msvc2015_64\\bin\\qtenv2.bat\" failed:
[8540253] installationErrorWithCancel : Installer Error : Error during installation process (qt.57.win64_msvc2015_64):
Retry|Ignore|Cancel
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Attachments
Issue Links
- duplicates
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QTBUG-96854 The Qt online installer removes the shortcut to Qt Creator on updates
- Closed
- is duplicated by
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QTIFW-2280 MaintenanceTool Install of Qt 6.1.1 MSVC 2019 (64-bit) fails at 97% calling CreateShortcut
- Closed
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QTIFW-2306 MaintenanceTool creates Qt Creator shortcut in relative path to CWD after update
- Closed
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QTBUG-95079 Qt Maintenance Tool on Windows creates shortcuts in wrong directory
- Closed
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QTBUG-100828 Windows: New Qt SDK shortcuts end up in SDK directory (not in Startmenu, anymore)
- Closed