Add news file for PR 1228#1265
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| * EXE: Warn users and improve error messages when the installation path may exceed the Windows 260-character path length limit, based on the longest file path bundled with the installer. (#1170 via #1228) | |||
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The code is stricter than that, it errors out. I would phrase it more along the lines of that EXE installers now have a reliable path length check.
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While browsing recent changes I realized I forgot to add a NEWS file to an older change:
Checklist - did you ...
newsdirectory (using the template) for the next release's release notes?