Add news file for PR 1228 (#1265)

Author: lrandersson

news/1228-exe-long-path-check

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+### Enhancements
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+* EXE: Add a new error check when the chosen installation path would exceed the Windows 260-character limit, computed from the longest bundled file path. This reduces the risk of users running into confusing installation failures caused by long paths on Windows. (#1170 via #1228)
+
+### Bug fixes
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+* <news item>
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+### Deprecations
+
+* <news item>
+
+### Docs
+
+* <news item>
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+### Other
+
+* <news item>