CYPRESS_INSTALL_BINARY on Windows Concats to Download URL

Current behavior:

On windows 10, setting CYPRESS_INSTALL_BINARY with the following:

setx CYPRESS_INSTALL_BINARY C:/cypressBinary.3.3.1/cypress.zip /M

Then run npm install

npm install cypress@3.3.1

Produces this in the install log:

‼ Warning: Forcing a binary version different than the default.

The CLI expected to install version: 3.3.1

Instead we will install version: C:/cypressBinary.3.3.1/cypress.zip

These versions may not work properly together.

Installing Cypress (version: C:/cypressBinary.3.3.1/cypress.zip)

× Downloading Cypress → Cypress Version: 3.3.1 Unzipping Cypress Finishing Installation The Cypress App could not be downloaded.

Please check network connectivity and try again:

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URL: https://download.cypress.io/desktop/C:/cypressBinary.3.3.1/cypress.zip?platform=win32&arch=x64 Error: Failed downloading the Cypress binary. Response code: 404 Response message: Not Found

Notice how the URL contains the path to the zip file.

Some more details here: https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress-documentation/issues/761#issuecomment-428059070

and a proposed solution here: https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress-documentation/issues/761#issuecomment-446140101

Desired behavior:

Setting CYPRESS_INSTALL_BINARY on windows should install using the file located in the env variable.

Steps to reproduce: (app code and test code)

• Download the cypress zip file to C:/cypressBinary.3.3.1/cypress.zip
• Run setx CYPRESS_INSTALL_BINARY C:/cypressBinary.3.3.1/cypress.zip /M
• Reload command window to refresh env variable
• Run npm install cypress@3.3.1

[ari-meetai]

Used "" instead of “/” and it worked.

i.e.: “c:\cypressBinary\cypress.zip”

[kaiyoma]

I see Unix-style for Windows here:

And also here:

Also, that path in the first screenshot is wrong. It’s missing a ~ in front.