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Program Files messes up directories

2003-02-10
2012-09-26
  • Nobody/Anonymous

    Hi,

    I have Dev-C++ installed in C:\Program Files\DevCPP
    When I go Tools -> Compiler Option -> Directories I find that the links are split over two lines e.g.

    C:\Program
    Files\DevCPP\Bin

    If I delete and redo them they split into seperte lines again when I return to check.

    Also some of them loose the last letters e.g.

    C:\Program Files\DevCPP\Include\C++\Backwards becomes C:\Program Files\DevCPP\Include\C++\Backwar
    etc.

    Is this a known issue, and is there a way around it?
    Do I need to re-install to a directory structure without spaces in the folder names?

    Cheers
    Stuntie.

     
    • Nobody/Anonymous

      When you are dealing with Unix like environments, spaces in file names is always a potential issue.  I avoid it whenver possible.  In this case, I have always let Dev install in the root of my C directory. (I only have C :-).

      There are those who have, apparently made the program files install work, and I am sure they will chime in with helpful hints.

      Bottom line, after having issues with some Cygwin stuff, I avoid spaces, and UFOs and leprechauns...

      Wayne

       
    • Nobody/Anonymous

      A agree that blank in filenames/dirnames is Microsoft diversion but that is now common thing and that should be solved someday.

      I can make walkaround about that in makefiles.... :)

      Hiroaki

      p.s. Try put progra~1 instead of program files in directories.

       

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