[Mingw-notify] [ mingw-Support Requests-2747047 ] Makefile: problem with spaces in path.

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Support Requests item #2747047, was opened at 2009-04-09 14:18
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Category: MinGW
Group: None
Status: Open
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Manjunath Matti (manjunathmatti)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Makefile: problem with spaces in path.

Initial Comment:
Hi Everyone,

I have the following understanding of MinGW-make.
GNU Make treats the space character as a list separator; any string containing
spaces can be thought of as a list of space-delimited words. This is fundamental
to GNU Make and space-separated lists abound. Unfortunately, that presents a
problem if file names contain spaces.

I would like to know if there are any patches available to fix this problem in Windows?
Or how can i fix this problem in make. Hints or pointers in this regards will be highly
appreciated.

I have also tried suggested work around, however I would like to known if this problem
can be fixed.
Following are the work arounds I know.
1. Rename your files: However the spaces can be there in the built in path. 
	e.g. "C:\Program Files".
2. Using 8.3 filenames or long name in windows.
3. Use the \\ escaping
4. The only (useful) quote character is the double quote (").


Regards
Manjunath

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