Add Hyper CLI to user PATH without reboot needing

[chabou]

We are currently adding Hyper CLI path to user PATH in Windows registry: https://github.com/zeit/hyper/blob/262eb8ad9b7b9b15351f331765151538d67a09e2/app/utils/cli-install.js#L49-L91

A caveat is that environment variables are cached and users should open and validate "Edit environment variables for your account" dialog to force a cache refresh (or simply reboot their workstation).

@Stanzilla gave a link that could help to improve this: https://stackoverflow.com/a/11955920

[Stanzilla]

process.env.Path = process.env.Path + ';' + binPath ?

Would make it work the first time Hyper launches, granted, not outside of it, but is that that important?

[albinekb]

I think that's the better workaround @Stanzilla 👍

[buffos]

I have just installed and used hyper for the first time.
I open the env variables dialog box. No variable added there (no reboot yet)
I added one my-self (tried both to %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\hyper and with \app-)
It now "sees" the hyper command, but if I run hyper i it will just open a new terminal (nothing installed ( i can install plugins by adding in the hyper.js file)

Anything I am missing, or its a know issue?

[chabou]

@buffos Hyper CLI is only available on our canary release (upcoming v2)
You don't have to add anything by yourself :)

[Tyriar]

FYI I created a more generic version of this issue back in 2016 😄 #1211, maybe you can close it (#2284 (comment))?

[chabou]

@Stanzilla I think this is important to have hyper in PATH (outside itself). I think that hyper --verbose will be used to make some diagnostics for example.