Windows MSI installer creates doc shortcut with wrong URL

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3/5
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1-2 days
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25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
node.js
Domain
release

Research direction

Start by tracing the Windows MSI installer’s Start menu documentation shortcut and compare its generated URL with the proper /download/v8-canary/.../docs/api/ path shown here. Done means the shortcut resolves to that documented canary URL rather than the /download/custom/... 404.

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Description

Meaning this shortcut in Start menu:
cdocs

For example, in this build:

https://nodejs.org/download/v8-canary/v10.0.0-v8-canary20180306870146ff63/

Proper URL: https://nodejs.org/download/v8-canary/v10.0.0-v8-canary20180306870146ff63/docs/api/

Shortcut URL: https://nodejs.org/download/custom/v10.0.0-v8-canary20180306870146ff63/docs/api/ (404)

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