bug#2062: PATH can contain non-expanded variables

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu@gmail.com>
> Cc: 2062@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com
> 
> On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 10:24, Jason Rumney <jasonr@f2s.com> wrote:
> 
> > If the system does not handle REG_EXPAND_SZ in the App Paths registry
> > values, then the bug is with whatever incorrectly used that type when
> > setting the registry value.
> 
> I'd say that Microsoft is of two minds about it, judging by the
> entries for msimn.exe (Outlook Express), pbrush.exe (mspaint) and a
> few others, that do use REG_EXPAND_SZ.
> 
> That said, ExpandEnvironmentStrings is not *specifically* for
> REG_EXPAND_SZ registry entries; it is generally useful for cases such
> as this one.

What was the use-case that caused Path to include unexpanded
environment variables in your case?