--configpath option breaks plugin installer

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Author Name: Regis Haubourg (@haubourg)
Original Redmine Issue: 6764
Affected QGIS version: master
Redmine category:python_plugins
Assignee: Nathan Woodrow

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Subject has been discussed previously here [0]
Tested only on Windows (XP and 7)
When starting QGIS with @--configpath@ option to move profile in a different location than @%USERPROFILE%@, plugins can be installed with installer.
Path handling seems to consider '\' as an escape character, and error log shows a truncated path.

For example, starting with @--configpath "F:\temp\.qgis"@ gives following error on install:

@Impossible de charger l'extension 'HelloWorld' depuis ['C:/OSGEO4W/apps/qgis-dev/./python', 'F: emp\.qgis/python', 'R:\Espace_Correspondants_SIG\Astuces_Outils\QGIS_PLUGINS', 'F: emp\.qgis/python/plugins', 'C:/OSGEO4W/apps/qgis-dev/./python/plugins', 'C:\OSGEO4W\bin\python27.zip', 'C:\OSGEO4W\apps\Python27\DLLs', 'C:\OSGEO4W\apps\Python27\lib', 'C:\OSGEO4W\apps\Python27\lib\plat-win', 'C:\OSGEO4W\apps\Python27\lib\lib-tk', 'C:\OSGEO4W\bin', 'C:\OSGEO4W\apps\Python27', 'C:\OSGEO4W\apps\Python27\lib\site-packages', 'C:\OSGEO4W\apps\Python27\lib\site-packages\PIL', 'C:\OSGEO4W\apps\Python27\lib\site-packages\win32', 'C:\OSGEO4W\apps\Python27\lib\site-packages\win32\lib', 'C:\OSGEO4W\apps\Python27\lib\site-packages\Pythonwin', 'C:\OSGEO4W\apps\Python27\lib\site-packages\wx-2.8-msw-unicode', 'C:\OSGEO4W\apps\qgis-dev\python\plugins\fTools\tools']
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[0] [[http://osgeo-org.1560.n6.nabble.com/commandline-startup-option-changed-in-master-td5018190.html#a5018973]]

[qgib]

Author Name: Nathan Woodrow (@NathanW2)

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Good old windows and it use of \ for paths. Will fix.

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Author Name: Regis Haubourg (@haubourg)

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Ah! so dumb of me, I should have known it.
Well, so the workaround before patch is to use "/" and not "\" in configpath. Tested today and it works.
Thanks Nathan (again)

[qgib]

Author Name: Nathan Woodrow (@NathanW2)

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Fixed in changeset "e97afe0997e325c96d432a79d55e49de9304e33b".

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• status_id was changed from Open to Closed