The command interpreter did not run correctly

[JustSimonCZ]

Hello there!

I was trying to install the composer but the installation ended up with a error saying:
The command interpreter did not run correctly:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe

It changed the directory to...

Here is my log file:
Setup Log 2020-09-02 #004.txt
Also tried the sfc /scannow command in the cmd which ended with no issues found.

Thanks for the suggestions!

[johnstevenson]

Could you open up cmd.exe in your User directory then run the following 2 snippets and show me the output:

cd
cmd /c cd

Thanks.

[JustSimonCZ]

Well, if I´m doing it correctly, it does nothing.

[johnstevenson]

Sure, but I would like to see your output on screen. Your User folder is at C:\Users\Šimon but cmd.exe reports it at C:\Users\ćimon

[JustSimonCZ]

Ohh, ok, here you go :)

[johnstevenson]

Thanks. The installer gets this output by writing it to a text file, then reading from that (which is the only way to do it in Inno Setup). So could you now try:

cmd /c cd >out.txt

and show me what is in out.txt

[JustSimonCZ]

out.txt
Well that is interresting. Now it shows the profile name badly.

[johnstevenson]

Thanks. It shows a different profile name C:\Users\æimon from the one reported in your log file C:\Users\ćimon, which as you pointed out is not the same as C:\Users\Šimon

Perhaps this is a codepage thing. Could you tell me what chcp outputs (although I believe this will be the input codepage used by cmd rather than the output codepage).

Or it could be an Inno thing, or me just buggering things up!

[JustSimonCZ]

There you go.

[johnstevenson]

Thanks. I can replicate this now.

If I create a directory named Šimon then it outputs Šimon on screen but writes æimon to file (using codepage 852) which Inno Setup then translates to ćimon. However switching to codepage 850 it writes Simon to file. However I am none the wiser.

I've changed the installer to just use the 8-character ascii temp directory name that Inno Setup creates for the comparison. Could you please give this a go:

Composer-Setup.6.0.1.exe.zip

[JustSimonCZ]

Ok so the installation was succesful but now, when I try to open composer in cmd it shows this:

Could it be again the issue with the 'Š' letter?

[johnstevenson]

Hmm. Where did you install it. Run this in cmd:

where composer

or attach the latest log file.

[JustSimonCZ]

Ohh yes, I installed it in the wrong directory, sorry about that. I changed the directory and now it´s working perfectly. Thanks for the help!

[johnstevenson]

Could you explain where you installed it in order to get that error please.

[JustSimonCZ]

It was in C:\Users\Šimon\Appdata\Local\ComposerSetup\bin

[johnstevenson]

I can't replicate this (by installing into a directory at a path containing a Šimon folder).

Also, I don't understand your screen shot. It looks like you got no output when running composer (which can be called from any directory because it is on your path) and the error message 'Could' is not recognized as ... looks like it is the result of calling Could not open input file: @php

Did you send the wrong image because it doesn't make any sense to me?

[JustSimonCZ]

No, the screenshot is correct. I can´t call the composer from any directory but only in the
C:\Users\Šimon\Appdata\Local\ComposerSetup\bin directory. Here is the example:

[johnstevenson]

I'm baffled. What does where composer report? Perhaps you could send me your last installation log. Thanks.

[JustSimonCZ]

Setup Log 2020-09-02 #008.txt
Here it goes. Now I am baffled too xd.

[johnstevenson]

C:\Windows\System32\composer.bat shouldn't be there. Can you show me its contents please.

[JustSimonCZ]

This is it.

[johnstevenson]

Good grief! At least that explains the error message that I could not understand. I suggest you delete that file, and try running composer from any directory again.

[JustSimonCZ]

Yes it now works from any directory finally. Thanks m8! I have no idea where that bat file came from. Have a nice day.