Fix Windows IDE Detection #297
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- Added 5 detection paths for VSCode (previously 2) - Added 4 detection paths for Cursor (previously 2) - Added 4 detection paths for Windsurf (previously 2) - Improved error messages with Windows-specific instructions - Fixed issue where IDEs installed in non-standard locations were not detected This fixes the 'installation not found' error reported by Windows users.
Use os.Getenv() to manually expand Windows environment variables instead of relying on os.ExpandEnv() which can be unreliable with %VAR% syntax on Windows systems. This matches the approach from the original working implementation and should fix the 'installation not found' error on Windows.
Changed debug logs to info logs for easier visibility without -v flag. This will help diagnose why IDE detection is failing on Windows by showing: - All paths being checked - Environment variable values (LOCALAPPDATA, PROGRAMFILES, etc.) - Expanded paths after variable substitution - Whether each path exists or not
Removed temporary debug/info logging that was used to diagnose the Windows path detection issue. The core fix (using os.Getenv() for Windows environment variables) is working correctly. Tested and verified on Windows - Cursor detection successful.
Shortened manual setup and permission error messages since auto-detection now works correctly. These are rare fallback messages so keeping them brief.
Added missing Linux detection paths from original implementation: - Snap install path: /snap/code/current/usr/share/code/resources/app - VSCode Server path: ~/.vscode-server/bin/*/resources/app (with glob support) Also added glob pattern support in detectInstallation() to handle wildcard paths like vscode-server installations.
- Updated setup.go with comprehensive description including all supported IDEs - Added practical examples for VSCode, Cursor, and direct URL usage - Removed unused setup/help.go file (was shadowed by setup.go) The help now clearly shows all supported IDEs (vscode, cursor, windsurf, jetbrains) with example commands for each.
Moved from: ide/docs/setup.go (package docs) To: ide/docs/setup/help.go (package setup) This matches the pattern used throughout the repo: - docs/<command-name>/help.go - package <command-name> Updated import in cli.go from 'ide/docs' to 'ide/docs/setup'
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Fix Windows IDE Detection for VSCode, Cursor, and Windsurf
Problem
IDE detection failed on Windows with error: "installation not found in standard locations"
Solution
os.Getenv()to manually expand Windows environment variablesChanges
Files Modified:
vscode_fork.go- Fixed environment variable expansion, added glob supportvscode_fork_registry.go- Added Windows and Linux detection pathsinstructions.go- Simplified error messages