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install-package with chocolatey never adds anything to the path environment variable

The command install-package <packagename> -providerName chocolatey never seems to add anything to the PATH envirnoment variable (Windows 10 Build 15063).

For example running 

install-package docfx -providerName chocolatey
install-package wkthmltopdf -providerName chocolatey

does not do it. Where as

choco install docfx
choco install wkhtmltopdf

does it. When I run the latter the commands docfx and wkhtmltopdf are available in the command line.

So my question is: How is installation different when using the choco command directly compared to install-package and what can I do about this?

Solution

  • As Rob Reynolds pointed out to me on gitter that package provider is not ready for prime time:

    do not use the prototype provider for OneGet/PackageManagement - it's not official, it's a non-fully featured prototype made by MS and it may have security issues. See https://github.com/chocolatey/chocolatey-oneget/issues/5#issuecomment-275404099 for details