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Document MSI_PATH variable for post-install scripts.
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Tweak the name of the environment variable.
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Post-install scripts for MSI installers now expose an `INSTALLER_PATH` environment variable.
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When an installer option is defined, the value of the option will be made available to the post-install or pre-uninstall script as an environment variable. For example, if you define an option with a name of `foo`, an environment variable of `OPTION_FOO` will be defined, with a value of 1 if the option has been selected by the user, and 0 if the option has not been selected.

In the post-install script, the `ALLUSERS` environment variable will also be set; its value will be 1 if the app has been installed for all users, or 0 if it has only been installed for the current user.
In the post-install script, the `ALLUSERS` environment variable will be set; its value will be 1 if the app has been installed for all users, or 0 if it has only been installed for the current user. The `INSTALLER_PATH` environment variable will be set to the path of the MSI file.

If a user uninstalls software by clicking "uninstall" through the Windows "Remove software" interface, the uninstall options will not be displayed to the user. The pre-uninstall script *will* be executed, but the uninstall options will assume their default values. The uninstall GUI is only displayed if the user re-runs the installer manually, or if the user specifies the "Modify" option in the Windows "Remove software" interface. This is a quirk of the Windows uninstall tooling.

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