Re: [Jython-dev] Second alpha release of Jython-2.0

[Robert W. B. <rb...@di...>]

Hello,

On Wed, 20 Dec 2000, Mats Wichmann wrote:
> At 10:28 PM 12/17/2000 +0000, Finn Bock wrote:
>  >Jython-2.0a2 is now available.
>  >
>  >  http://jython.sourceforge.net/index.html
>  >
>  >Install as with Jython-2.0a1. I don't intend to announce this any
>  >more widely than these lists for now.
> 
> As of b2 the installer is still producing a bad jython.bat
> file on Windows systems.  It's not respecting the rule (for
> bat files) that all components of the path have to be 8 chars
> or less, so if your Java is under "Program Files" that piece
> needs to look like "Progra~1".

Or enclosed in quotation marks- the other rule :)
I only mention this because I have a preference for seeing the
full path in quotes.  As someone who uses Windows only rarely, I
find this duality silly when quotes allow the perceived path and
functional path to be the same.  Or maybe I'm just easily confused :)

-Robert