ddev: WSL DDEV cant find Win10 DDEV: "ddev.exe not found in $PATH"

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I have DDEV installed via brew in WSL

$ ddev -v
ddev version v1.21.4

When I delete try to delete docker images I get an error:

$ ddev delete -Oy
ddev.exe not found in $PATH, please install it on Windows side; err=exec: "ddev.exe": executable file not found in $PATH
Volume postgres-snapshot-debug-mariadb for project postgres-snapshot-debug was deleted

However, DDEV is installed in Win10 (via choco)

❯ pwd
D:\code

❯ ddev -v
ddev version v1.21.4

❯  which ddev
CommandType     Name                                               Version    Source
-----------     ----                                               -------    ------
Application     ddev.exe                                           0.0.0.0    C:\Program Files\DDEV\ddev.exe

Expected Behavior

The error is a false positive and should not be displayed.

Actual Behavior

$ ddev delete -Oy
ddev.exe not found in $PATH, please install it on Windows side; err=exec: "ddev.exe": executable file not found in $PATH

Steps To Reproduce

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About this issue

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State: closed
Created 2 years ago
Comments: 23 (13 by maintainers)

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I had this issue right after installing DDEV on both WSL2 and on Windows using PowerShell. I installed it on WSL prior to installing it with PowerShell. /mnt/c/Program Files/DDEV was not added to the $PATH.

Edit: Restarting WSL2 added it to the path.

mbomb007 on Oct 10, 2023

I understand.

gsudo config CacheMode auto in the docs would some people who can self-debug, and theres a reference for future users.
I don’t require additional_fqdns, so I haven’t walked down any of those workflows (no need to complicate things 😄 )
I’ve seen a few debugging threads from our EU friends that often use Fritzbox routers, so I would recommend keeping it.
A check would be useful for people in my case.

There’s always an option of a simple settings.

If you use fritzbox, or add additional_fqdns, you need to set the manage_hosts: true.

Checks can be good, but harder to maintain. Settings are simple, but can be overlooked / forgotten.

tyler36 on Dec 21, 2022