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Re: How to use g++ when paths contain spaces?
- To: Pontus Lidman <pontus@mathcore.com>, cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com
- Subject: Re: How to use g++ when paths contain spaces?
- From: Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 13:53:53 -0700 (PDT)
- Reply-To: earnie_boyd@yahoo.com
--- Pontus Lidman <pontus@mathcore.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I can't seem to get my command lines or makefiles right when the path to
> my include directories contain spaces.
>
> The two main cases are:
>
> g++ file.cc -I"include dir"
> [usage message for cpp]
> cpp.exe: too many arguments
>
> or
>
> g++ file.cc -Iinclude\ dir
> g++: dir: No such file or directory
>
> I guess quotes are the only way to use spaces in arguments on the Windows
> NT command line. Is there any workaround that will let me use the full
> path names including spaces? I really don't want to use the short 8+3
> names as that would mean rewriting big chunks of my application.
Character quoting using the DOS shell uses the ^ character. If you execute
your commands in the bash shell the you can use the \ character.
I as a manager wouldn't ever allow a space in a directory or file name. It
causes too many headaches. The FAQ also warns of the dangers of the space in
file names. I suggest that you modify the spaces to _ or -. Or in the case of
"include dir" change it to "include".
===
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Earnie Boyd <mailto:earnie_boyd@yahoo.com>
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