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RE: win32 paths with spaces
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jgrant |
Subject: |
RE: win32 paths with spaces |
Date: |
Thu, 27 Nov 2003 13:39:50 -0000 |
Hello,
> No solid plans. I have an idea on how to do it but it could
> cause incompatibilities in some areas.
>
> The problem is that it's virtually impossible to do this
> using a traditional escape mechanism. When you consider all
> the ways variable values are interpreted, get their values,
> all the different make functions, etc. it's a daunting
> situation. Fundamentally, the entire syntax of make (not
> just GNU make: even the POSIX standard for make) is "word
> based" and is not friendly to spaces inside a filename.
Would it be possible for items within quotes to be flagged and considered as
a single item? Then when parsing to load the filenames the quote mark could
flaged and indicate to continue until the next quote.
Kind regards
Jonathan
- Re: win32 paths with spaces, (continued)
- Re: win32 paths with spaces, Paul D. Smith, 2003/11/27
- Re: win32 paths with spaces, Earnie Boyd, 2003/11/27
- Re: win32 paths with spaces, Eli Zaretskii, 2003/11/27
- Re: win32 paths with spaces, Greg Chicares, 2003/11/28
- Re: win32 paths with spaces, Eli Zaretskii, 2003/11/30
- Re: win32 paths with spaces, Eli Zaretskii, 2003/11/27
RE: win32 paths with spaces, jgrant, 2003/11/27
RE: win32 paths with spaces,
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RE: win32 paths with spaces, jgrant, 2003/11/30